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Fiji's top cop and public prosecutor clash over decision to drop charges against opposition MP ahead of election

An extraordinary stoush has erupts between Fiji's police commissioner and director of public prosecutions (DPP), just weeks out from the country's national election.

ABC News

Leeton school teacher Mark Ciavarella missing in Republic of Congo

The family of Mark Ciavarella say it took more than a week for them to be informed of his disappearance.

ABC News

Friend of Australian man killed in Ukraine says he died in Russian mortar attack

A friend of Trevor Kjeldal says the Brisbane man was a brave soldier who died in a mortar attack while fighting Russian forces in Ukraine's Donbas region.

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Successful mango season predicted for NT growers, but lingering workforce shortages remain

Leo Skliros predicts a huge proportion of his healthy mango crop will go to waste this season. And he's not the only one.

ABC News

Family mourns death of ‘treasured and loved’ Australian man in Ukraine

Prime minister offers condolences to family and friends of Trevor Kjeldal, describing the news as ‘tragic’

The Guardian - AU

Aust man dies in Ukraine amid invasion

The death of Australian man Trevor Kjeldal in Ukraine has been described as tragic by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

AAP

Australian Trevor Kjeldal killed while fighting in Ukraine amid Russian invasion

Australian Trevor Kjeldal has died in Ukraine, according to DFAT, which is providing consular assistance to his family.

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Sudanese minister who allegedly threatened woman on last visit cancels appearance at Sydney mining conference

Sudanese Minerals Minister Mohamed Bashir Abunammu — whose behaviour towards a woman during a visit to Perth earlier this year prompted an apology from the country's ambassador — cancels an appearance at a mining conference in Sydney.

ABC News

Ukraine war prompts unprecedented response from Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The war in Ukraine has prompted an unprecedented consular response from the Australian government, capping an immense workload for diplomatic officials dominated by health and geopolitical crises.

ABC News

Kidnapped French-Australian environmentalist Jérôme Hugonot freed in Chad

Jérôme Hugonot, a conservationist with dual French and Australian citizenship, has been freed after being taken hostage in Chad earlier this week.

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Aus Reversed Its Stance On West Jerusalem, But Palestinians Were Left Out Of The Conversation

Labor reversed the last government's recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but Palestinians were left out of the conversation.

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Australia’s reversal on West Jerusalem: how did it happen and what’s the reaction?

Labor opposed from the beginning the 2018 recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. So why has its policy shift come as a shock?

The Guardian - AU

Labor says it has not changed Scott Morrison's controversial recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel's capital

Foreign Minister Penny Wong insists there has been "no change" to Australia's decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, despite the policy disappearing from her department's website.

ABC News

Australia quietly drops recognition of West Jerusalem as capital of Israel

Exclusive: Former PM Scott Morrison’s decision to formally recognise West Jerusalem has now been reversed by Labor government

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Documents reveal Australia’s efforts to stay neutral as Donald Trump claimed electoral fraud

US political insider admits there are ‘reasons to worry’ for its democracy as allies wonder at damage done to the west’s credibility

ABC News

Optus data breach customers navigate varied rules on changing drivers licence number

Optus customers whose personal details were exposed in the data breach are trying to take steps to prevent identity theft, but in some jurisdictions it's impossible to change a licence number unless fraudulent activity has already occurred.

ABC News

Australian government reveals $2.5 million spend at Myanmar military-linked hotels in bloody aftermath of coup

A disclosure from Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong shows the government has spent $2.5 million at hotels with ties to the Myanmar military regime, despite Australia's repeated condemnation of the junta's violence and political executions.

ABC News

How two prime ministers made sure the PNG Hunters' long-awaited homecoming would take place

It took a conversation between the Australian and Papua New Guinean prime ministers to make sure the Hunters' Queensland Cup match against the Mackay Cutters in Port Moresby on Saturday goes ahead, writes Ali Almond.

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Myanmar nationals in Australia face passport limbo as calls for sanctions against military junta grow

Myanmar people opposed to the coup tell the ABC they fear renewing their passports at the embassy, which is loyal to the military, could expose and endanger their loved ones back home.

ABC News

Travellers waiting months for passports call for system change as DFAT says 40,000 delayed

Frustrated travellers say the Australian Passport Office needs to upgrade its application process as they face long, stressful waits even for updates on the documents.

The Canberra Times

Public servants 'misunderstood' - it's not all cocktail parties

Plea for understanding from former top diplomat

ABC News

Australian High Commissioner summoned by Solomon Islands government over ABC's Four Corners report

The Solomon Islands government hauls in Australia's High Commissioner over the Four Corners program exploring how China has been rapidly building commercial and security ties with the Pacific Island nation.

The Guardian - AU

Letters from those left behind: Afghans who worked for Australia describe desperation as they hide from Taliban

These are the stories of interpreters, embassy staff, guards and aid workers still trying to get to Australia a year after the fall of Kabul

ABC News

Attempts to deport Kiribati High Court Justice David Lambourne back to Australia lead to airport stand-off

David Lambourne, an Australian citizen, is in immigration dentation after a dramatic deportation attempt at Kiribati's international airport where Fiji Airlines pushed against the government, refusing to fly the judge against his will.

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Australians told to apply for passports as soon as possible amid lengthy delays

Australian travel woes won't be easing any time soon, with reports of passport production issues compounding the sector's long list of problems.

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