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US group campaigning against Australia’s reversal of recognition of West Jerusalem as Israeli capital

StandWithUs places ad in the Weekend Australian and asks readers to email Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong about issue

The Guardian - AU

Australia and Thailand ink strategic pact

Australia and Thailand will cooperate on security, trade and emissions under a new strategic partnership signed by Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Bangkok.

AAP

Tightening the money belt

The PM says there’ll be no cash handouts because they’re ‘cheap politics and hugely expensive economics’, and Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong will sign a deal with Thailand today to counter human trafficking. (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that this column mentions a deceased person.)

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Australia drops opposition to treaty banning nuclear weapons at UN vote

After former Coalition government repeatedly sided with US against it, Australia has shifted position to abstain

The Guardian - AU

Australia's $1 billion regional investment

Australia's neighbours in the Asia-Pacific will receive more than a billion dollars in aid as the nation seeks to counter China's growing influence.

AAP

Foreign aid gets $1.4bn budget boost but Australia still among least generous in OECD

Aid sector welcomes Albanese government’s commitment but says country ‘can and must do better’

The Guardian - AU

Russian magnate's power 'transcends ties'

Billionaire businessman Alexander Abramov can influence the Russian government even without direct political ties, a lawyer has suggested.

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Steadying foreign aid budget signals the government takes development seriously

On budget night in 2014, the Abbott government cut nearly $8 billion from Australia’s international development program, the largest-ever aid cuts. Programs in South-East Asia were cut by 30%. For a government obsessed with surplus, it was seen as a sort of political victimless crime. Yes, it would hurt foreigners,…

The Conversation

Australia promises millions in climate, security aid for Pacific

Some 900 million Australia dollars ($565m) will be allocated to the Pacific region, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.

Al Jazeera

Australia pledges millions for police deployments in Solomon Islands

Australia will set aside A$46 million ($29 million) to fund police deployments in Solomon Islands in next week's budget, part of an increase in spending in the Pacific intended to shore up its standing in the region as China seeks greater influence.

Reuters

Floods put growth forecasts at risk

Flooding in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania will add almost 10 per cent to the price of fruit and vegetables at the supermarket.

AAP

Albanese government to give $900m budget boost to Pacific countries

Funding will help tackle poverty and shore up security in the region and make Australia ‘more influential in the world’, Penny Wong says

The Guardian - AU

Penny Wong says timing of Australia’s reversal on West Jerusalem ‘regrettable’

Foreign affairs minister admits poor timing of announcement on Jewish holiday and promises never to play politics on the issue

The Guardian - AU

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?

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The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss’s plans to move UK embassy to Jerusalem to be fought by legal group

International Centre of Justice for Palestinians says diplomatic move in Israel in breach of international obligations

The New Daily

Australia’s reversal on recognising Jerusalem as Israeli capital is simply a return to status quo

Australia's Jerusalem stance will likely reinforce its reputation as a middle power seeking to navigate its way through Middle East politics.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australia Drops Recognition of Jerusalem as Capital of Israel

Australia announced Tuesday it would no longer recognize West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, a decision that was welcomed by Palestinians but condemned by Israelis. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Jerusalem's status should be decided through peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians, reversing a decision by the previous conservative government.…

ABC News

Australia has changed its stance on Israel's capital city — this is why it's proved controversial

Jerusalem may be about 14,000 kilometres away from Canberra, but its "status" as the capital of Israel continues to court controversy. Here's why.

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The Conversation

Australia's reversal on recognising Jerusalem as Israeli capital is simply a return to status quo

The Albanese Labor government’s decision to reverse its predecessor’s recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has elicited a predictable reaction from Israel and its supporters in Australia.

AAP

Labor MP 'hurt' by Jerusalem reversal

Australia's decision to reverse recognising West Jerusalem as Israel's capital has been criticised for the handling and timing of the announcement.

Crikey

There’s something in the wind…

Labor is launching its $20 billion ‘rewiring the nation’ commitment by offering $1.5 billion for renewable projects in Victoria, and as a weather bomb hits Australia’s east coast, the BoM has changed its name to ‘The Bureau’.

Evening Standard

Australia reverses decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israeli capital

Foreign minister Penny Wong said Australia will remain a ‘steadfast friend’ to Israel

The Guardian - AU

Jewish groups blindsided by Labor’s reversal of recognition of West Jerusalem as Israeli capital

Prominent Jewish community leaders in Australia say Albanese government’s withdrawal of recognition ‘a gratuitous insult’ – but criticism is not universal

The Independent UK

Australia will no longer recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital as it ‘undermines’ two-state solution

Israel summons Australian ambassador to lodge formal protest

AFP

Israel vexed as Australia reverses recognition of 'capital' Jerusalem

Sydney (AFP) - Australia said it would no longer recognise west Jerusalem as Israel's capital Tuesday, a policy reversal that prompted a curt rebuke from the Jewish state but was cheered by Palestinians.

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