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Australian officials scrambled to understand allegations before Unrwa funding suspended, documents show

Exclusive: Dfat official said there was ‘precious nothing in the public domain’ on claims against aid agency hours before pause announced

The Guardian - AU

‘They live in a tent now’: the desperate plight of Australian children trapped in Gaza

Sydney father Mohammed Almassri hopes to overcome visa complications so his loved ones can flee the besieged city of Rafah

The Guardian - AU

Fans and media rush to defend ‘sound of whiteness’ Swift

Accusations that Taylor Swift is unwilling to get political roundly rebuked, DFAT documents show why Penny Wong voted for ceasefire in December, and former ‘No’ campaigners are spending big in Dunkley.

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From a ‘pause’ to a humanitarian ceasefire: emails reveal why Australia shifted its position on Gaza

Exclusive: Documents obtained by Guardian Australia show confidential advice given to the foreign minister, Penny Wong, before she authorised ‘yes’ vote at UN

The Guardian - AU

FOI reveals ScoMo-Hockey party list, plus a potted history of parliamentary doxxing

Take a look inside the five year fight to uncover who Scott Morrison and Joe Hockey entertained at a Washington garden party. Plus plenty more tips and murmurs from the Crikey bunker.

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‘Extremely urgent’: Emails reveal Gareth Evans lobbied Penny Wong to speed up Afghan refugee intake

Recently released documents show the dilemmas faced by the Australian government in the lead up to the expulsion of Afghan refugees from Pakistan late last year.

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China asks Australia for 'trust' as it struggles to shed tense relations

But officials have put Australia on notice after a particular DFAT statement.

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Albanese government refuses to reveal stance on UN genocide case against Israel

Dfat vows to ‘convey concerns’ over inflammatory remarks from Israeli officials but does not commit to backing South Africa’s case in the international court of justice

The Guardian - AU

Australia looks ‘weak’ if it can’t solve ‘hostage crisis’ of man jailed in Iraq

On January 2, Robert Pether will mark 1,000 days in an Iraqi cell. His lawyer says the federal government has to ‘up its game’.

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Australia denounces Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Government joins more than a dozen countries to say settlers are ‘terrorising’ Palestinians in ‘unacceptable’ violence

The Guardian - AU

Why it's the right time for Fred Smith to 'move on'

There are songs about such subjects as isolation and love.

The Canberra Times

Adelaide man thanks Australian officials for ‘relentless’ effort to get family of four home from Gaza

Arriving in Adelaide the father of two has thanked everyone who ‘felt their pain’ and praised ‘compassionate’ Dfat staff

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Adelaide family tell of ‘nerve-racking’ Gaza escape; cricketers ridicule ‘Bazball’ dictionary inclusion; and sign up for a blind date

The family are among 20 Australians who have managed to escape Gaza via the Rafah crossing

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne grandmother stuck in Gaza, husband slams DFAT

The husband of a Melbourne woman trapped in Gaza has accused the federal government of being too slow in its repatriation efforts and sending mixed messages.

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The Guardian - AU

Australian citizens in Palestine raise fears about Dfat efforts as rescue buses cancelled

Buses had been scheduled to take Palestinian Australians from Ramallah in West Bank to Jordan but they did not go ahead

The Guardian - AU

Australians land in Dubai on flights from Israel but Gaza efforts not yet successful

Of the 255 people who took the repatriation flights, Clare O’Neil says, most are Australian citizens and family members

France 24

Netanyahu tells troops ‘next stage is coming’ as Israel prepares Gaza offensive

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee from areas in Gaza targeted by Israeli bombardments after Israel warned residents in the north to evacuate ahead of an expected ground offensive. Israeli air strikes on Gaza have killed at least 324 people over the past 24 hours, the territory’s…

The Guardian - AU

Sydney pro-Palestine rally to go ahead without NSW police approval – as it happened

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Gaza hospitals in crisis, says WHO – as it happened

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Qantas to help repatriate Australians from Israel starting Friday

Anthony Albanese has announced at least two new Qantas flights to begin evacuations as the death toll in the region mounts

Newcastle Herald

'Touch and go': Four depart Israel, but 29 others remain

High anxiety until 'every single one of them is safe'.

Newcastle Herald

'Bring us home': Newcastle residents stranded in Israel

'By the hour, things become more desperate here.'

The Guardian - AU

Minister linked Qatar Airways decision to treatment of Australian women at Doha airport, FoI reveals

Exclusive: federal government coordinated letters to the women and Qatari officials when they formally rejected the request for extra routes

The Guardian - AU

‘No arrangement’ to repatriate Australian women and children in Syrian camps, court hears

Government maintains it has no effective control of the Australians’ detention despite official correspondence citing plans to bring them home

The Guardian - AU

From Rita Ora to Daryl Maguire via Margaret Court: the curious links and unsung lives of Australia’s honorary consuls

It’s generally a low-profile job, especially when you are representing San Marino. But occasionally honorary consuls burst into the spotlight

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