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Hiker found in Blue Mountains after six days – as it happened

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Australia’s Kyiv embassy to reopen as Ukraine aid tops $1.5bn

Penny Wong says Australia will reopen its embassy in Ukraine after closing it in 2022 due to the war with Russia, and Fatima Payman is putting out the call for candidates for her Australia’s Voice Party.

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Australia denounces Russia ahead of Kyiv embassy return

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has updated his Australian counterpart on Russia's invasion and asked for more aid to ensure a decisive victory.

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Penny Wong reportedly chastised by Israeli foreign affairs minister over Australia’s stance on Gaza war

The Israeli foreign affairs minister, Gideon Sa’ar, reportedly claimed Australia distanced itself from Israel in its ‘most difficult year’

The Guardian - AU

Vanuatu counts earthquake cost with 14 dead, 200 hurt

More than a dozen people are dead after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Vanuatu but little is known about the extent of the damage further afield.

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Major damage in Vanuatu earthquake, deaths feared

A response effort is underway in Port Vila after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu.

AAP

Remaining Bali Nine members return to Australia after 19 years

Australia and Indonesia struck a deal to return home the final remaining members of the Bali Nine drug trafficking group, and the mid-year fiscal update is showing bad news for Jim Chalmers.

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UK and Australia aim to boost defence and growth at summit in London

The Government is to set out a range of initiatives aimed at boosting security at home and around the world.

The Independent UK

Anti-Semitism denied following travel warning for Jews

A rise in anti-Semitism in Australia has sparked a travel warning from a Jewish human rights group as the prime minister vows any such acts won't be tolerated.

AAP

View from The Hill: Albanese announces more funding for Jewish security, labels synagogue firebomb ‘terrorism’

In the reactions to incidents of antisemitism, many people observe a contrast between New South Wales Premier Chris Minns and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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Melbourne Synagogue Fire An Act Of 'Terrorism': Australian PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday called a deliberately lit fire in a Melbourne synagogue an act of "terrorism" and warned about the "worrying rise in anti-Semitism" in Australia.

International Business Times

South Korea’s president declares martial law, country rises to reject it

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol unexpectedly declared martial law in the country only for lawmakers to rapidly assemble to reject it, and the Greens are keen to strike a deal with Labor should the next Parliament be hung.

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Australia has long aligned with the US on sanctions. With Trump’s return, this is an increasingly dangerous approach

Last month, US Republican lawmakers renewed calls to sanction officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in retaliation for the arrest warrants it issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.

The Conversation

'Line in the sand': Lidia Thorpe barred from parliament

Lidia Thorpe has been suspended from parliament after the senator she threw pieces of paper at Pauline Hanson, in a move described a "line in the sand".

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Gaza aid demand echoes as ceasefire in Lebanon welcomed

Australians with families in the Middle East have cautiously welcomed a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon-based listed terror group Hezbollah.

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Tarring Thorpe’s and Babet’s actions with the same brush is the mother of all false equivalences

The government’s decision to censure Lidia Thorpe alongside Ralph Babet shows how little has been achieved since the failure of the Voice referendum.

AAP

Australia legally obliged to act on Israel war warrants

Australia can't choose what world court rulings it will adhere to, an expert says, after arrest warrants were issued for Israel's PM and ex-defence minister.

The Independent UK

Who are ‘Hong Kong 47’? Pro-democracy activists at centre of largest national security trial

Key figures in ‘Hong Kong 47’ represent cross-section of city’s pro-democracy movement

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Foreign governments, rights groups criticize Hong Kong's sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists

Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to up to 10 years in jail, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups

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'Strong case' to reopen Australia's embassy in Ukraine

As Russia's war on Ukraine hits 1000 days, a parliamentary inquiry has found a "strong case" for Australia to reopen its embassy in the capital Kyiv.

AAP

Australia 'gravely concerned' for activist's sentencing

The sentencing of an Australian pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong has drawn bipartisan condemnation over the crackdown on political freedoms by China.

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Australian Senator Censured For Outburst At King Charles

Australian senators censure Sen. Lidia Thorpe for confronting King Charles III over historical injustices, sparking debates on respectful dialogue.

The Independent UK

Indigenous senator who heckled King Charles during Australia visit censured

Lidia Thorpe says she will do it again

The Independent UK

Australian senate censures Indigenous colleague who yelled at King Charles

“You are not our king. You are not sovereign,” Lidia Thorpe yelled at King Charles

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'I'll do it again': Lidia Thorpe defies censure motion

A Senate vote to censure Lidia Thorpe has not deterred the independent Indigenous senator, who says she'll use the rebuff as "kindling".

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