State of Palestine
Inside the secret tunnel where Israel says a senior Hamas leader died
Israel’s strike on what it says was a hidden Hamas tunnel running below a major hospital has again exposed the bitter moral debate at the heart of the Gaza conflict.
- Patrick Kingsley
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- Antisemitism
In Jacinta Allan, Melbourne Jews have discovered a friend
The premier’s decision to toast Israel’s independence when condemnation of the war in Gaza is reaching a crescendo is unlikely to win her votes outside her party room or support from within.
- Chip Le Grand
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘The time is right’: Labor luminary calls for Netanyahu sanctions, Palestine statehood
Gareth Evans, Labor’s longest-serving foreign minister, rejected claims that recognising a Palestinian state would reward Hamas’ terrorism.
- Matthew Knott
‘People are starving’: Albanese attacks Israel over ‘outrageous’ Gaza food restrictions
The prime minister said Australia would continue to criticise the Netanyahu government when necessary – but is under fire both at home and abroad to match his words with action.
- Matthew Knott
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- Education
‘No takeover’: Harvard refuses to surrender independence after Trump threat
Trump’s demands include ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs, changing admissions and hiring, and curbing the “power” of certain students, faculty members.
- Janet Lorin and Brooke Sutherland
‘Looked like a kidnapping’: Student’s arrest in Trump crackdown caught on camera
The 30-year-old doctoral student was walking to meet friends for dinner when a man grabbed her on the footpath.
- Jake Offenhartz, Kathy Mccormack and Michael Casey
Dutton wrongly says Labor is fast-tracking citizenship for Gazans to win votes
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton made a series of unfounded claims in an interview on Thursday. Home Affairs says nobody who has fled the war-torn strip since 2023 is eligible for citizenship.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
This book is so powerful, it’s hard to resist the urge to cry
Jewish scholar Peter Beinart imagines a world where Jews who support Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and Jews who are utterly opposed make accommodations with each other.
- Jenna Price
‘No running commentary’: Albanese sidesteps Trump’s Gaza plan
Peppered with questions about Trump’s radical proposal for the US to take ownership of Gaza, Albanese did not directly respond to the president’s remarks on Wednesday.
- Matthew Knott
Tens of thousands join Invasion Day rally as Melbourne marks Australia Day
January 26 means different things to different people. Some protested the day, while others just wanted to enjoy the sunshine.
- Madeleine Heffernan, Lachlan Abbott and Marta Pascual Juanola
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