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A graphic depicting Anthony Albanese on the left and Donald Trump on the right, both tense, with a submarine between them.

Albanese government pressures rank-and-file to dump anti-AUKUS push

Pressure is being placed on Labor’s left and right factions by Canberra to water down their key demands ahead of the Victorian state conference.

Does Mr Albanese really think the Israel haters will be satisfied by recognition? They’ll pocket it, be encouraged their tactics work, and demand more.

Why Labor risks making the wrong call on Palestine recognition

Politically expedient shortcuts will make the situation worse. Do we want a viable Palestinian state, or just the warm glow of self-righteousness?

On Palestine, Labor recognises most voters just want the war to stop

Anthony Albanese’s position on the Middle East taps into the same middle-Australia sentiment that delivered Labor an overwhelming victory on May 3.

Right-wing Israeli activists rally in a call to resettle the northern Gaza Strip.

MAGA is turning against Israel and Trump knows it

A vocal contingent of his support base, including young Republicans and far-right podcasters, have grown sceptical of the US relationship with Israel.

July

GAZA CITY, GAZA - JULY 28: A charity distributes meals to Palestinians facing food shortages amid ongoing Israeli attacks and severe restrictions in Gaza City, Gaza on July 28, 2025.

‘Beyond comprehension’: PM floored by Israel’s Gaza denial

Anthony Albanese has sharply criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s denials that children in Gaza are starving.

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Blackstone shooting; CBA’s AI sackings; 20 ASX firms face job cuts

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Somoud Wahdan sits with her child in the northern Gaza Strip, waiting for humanitarian aid trucks to arrive.

Trump says ‘real starvation’ hitting Gaza despite Israel’s denials

The US president is working on “various plans” for the war-torn territory after speaking to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Palestinians carry sacks of flour unloaded from a humanitarian aid convoy that reached Gaza City from the northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, July 27, 2025.

‘No starvation in Gaza’: Israel’s big claim

A senior Israeli diplomat to Australia says Hamas has created a “false campaign” over the humanitarian and famine crisis in Gaza.

Palestinian child Yazan Abu Foul, 2, who is suffering from severe malnutrition, is held by his mother, Naima.

How Israel’s war became unjust

If your strategic choice leads to children dying of starvation when the food is available to feed them, then a civilised nation has to make a different choice.

Palestinians carry sacks and boxes of food and humanitarian aid, unloaded from a World Food Program convoy that was heading to Gaza City.

‘The decision Israel made’: Albanese accuses Israel of breaking law

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he’s no lawyer, but it was a breach of international law to stop aid to civilians and that’s what Israel was doing.

Palestinians carry sacks of flour unloaded from a humanitarian aid convoy that reached Gaza City from the northern Gaza Strip.

‘There is nothing to buy’: Gaza’s descent into mass starvation

Israel’s offensive and aid curbs have tipped the enclave of 2.1 million Palestinians into famine.

Yazan Abu Ful, a two-year-old malnourished child, sits at his family home in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on Wednesday.

PM says starving children in Gaza ‘beyond world’s worst fears’

Anthony Albanese has criticised Israel’s handling of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as Penny Wong refused to rule out recognising Palestinian statehood.

Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq, 1, is facing life-threatening malnutrition.

Children are starving in Gaza. Who is responsible?

Images and information about mass hunger show that a ceasefire between Israel and terrorist group Hamas should be the only priority.

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CBA slide nears 10pc; Trump ambushes Powell; Is yours a top super fund?

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French President Emmanuel Macron (left) with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu just weeks after the October 7 terror attacks.

France to recognise Palestine state. Is Australia about to follow?

The Albanese government has already signalled it could recognise Palestinian statehood, but Emmanuel Macron’s move adds pressure for Australia to act.

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Columbia University agrees to pay $300m to settle White House fight

The Ivy League school will pay the penalty over three years to resolve multiple civil rights investigations, clearing the way for the reinstatement of grants.

Palestinians ride on an aid truck heading into Gaza City on Tuesday.

No, Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza

There is a difference between too many civilian deaths and the extermination of a category of people for no other reason than that they belong to that category.

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Why the RBA held rates; Insignia’s $3b deal; Wall St guru buys dip

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A woman grieves casualties at a humanitarian aid distribution point in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza.

Australia and 24 other countries say the war in Gaza ‘must end now’

Nations condemned “the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children, seeking to meet their most basic needs”.

A graphic depicting Anthony Albanese on the left and Donald Trump on the right, both tense, with a submarine between them.

Victorian members to push Labor over AUKUS deal

Rank-and-file Labor members are preparing to launch a blistering attack on US president Donald Trump and demand the Albanese government withdraw from AUKUS. 

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