Thanks very much for reading Need to Know this Sunday, February 16. Here are some of the biggest developments:

• Australia strikes deal to resettle refugees convicted for crimes | The Albanese government has agreed with Nauru to resettle members of the NZYQ cohort of released immigration detainees on the island, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says.

• Fair Work rejects NSW bid to halt rail union’s sick leave-related industrial action | A NSW government application regarding the long-running pay dispute has been declined.

• Dutton threatens intervention in the insurance market | The opposition leader says a Coalition government would intervene to bolster competition and lower prices for consumers.
• Hamas frees three Israeli hostages in exchange for 369 Palestinians | Israelis Iair Horn, Sagui Dekel-Chen and Sasha (Alexander) Troufanov were released in Gaza on Saturday (Sunday AEDT) and Israel freed some 369 Palestinians in exchange after mediators helped avert a collapse of the fragile ceasefire.
• Zelensky calls for ‘armed forces of Europe’ | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday (Sunday AEDT) that the time has come for the creation of a united European force because the US may no longer be counted on to support the continent.