Major escalation as Israel bombs new country
Incredible footage shows a raging fire engulfing a key port, after Israel bombed a new country for the first time following a deadly drone attack on Tel Aviv.
Middle East
Explosion, drone attack near US embassy
Concerning scenes are unfolding in Israel where there are reports of a powerful explosion near the US embassy branch in Tel Aviv.
Albo’s terse reaction to Greens’ Hamas answer
The Prime Minister has lashed a Greens senator who refused to say whether Hamas should be dismantled, saying the answer should have been clear.
Jewish community calls for ‘freedom’
Melbourne’s Jewish community has rallied to mark the nine months since Hamas’ attack on Israel.
Shocking detail in Parliament protest
Activists made hoax calls to divert police attention before climbing onto the roof of Parliament House in a protest condemned by the Prime Minister.
Albo’s ‘ultimatum’ to rebel senator
Fatima Payman has quit the Labor Party in a bombshell press conference where she revealed the ultimatum she was given during a tense meeting with the PM.
‘United’: Caucus backs Albo on rogue senator
The federal Labor caucus has backed the indefinite suspension of Fatima Payman who says she’s been “exiled” from the party after crossing the floor.
‘Exiled’: Senator’s huge move after Albo’s ban
Labor Senator Fatima Payman says she is considering her future after she said she had been exiled by the party after being suspended from caucus.
Why Albo won’t expel rogue senator
The first-time senator became the first federal Labor politician to cross the floor in 18 years; however, she likely won’t be booted from the party.
‘On the brink’: Conflict will change the world
The fate of the Middle East sits on a knife-edge as Israel turns its eyes to Lebanon, and it could have major consequences for the entire world.
Albo’s update on rogue Labor senator
The Prime Minister has provided an update after a first-term senator became the first federal Labor politician to cross the floor in 18 years.
Man dragged from police station, killed
A man has been dragged out of a police station and killed. One source claimed the victim, who was on holidays, was tortured to death.
Stunning find backs up epic biblical account
A recent discovery may corroborate an epic biblical account of an angel of the Lord wiping out 185,000 soldiers, a scholar claims.
Aussie dies among hundreds in 50C horror
An Australian is among the hundreds of Muslim pilgrims who have died in Saudi Arabia while completing an annual pilgrimage to Mecca.
’Real work’: Graffiti protest lashed
Vile messages have been spray-painted on one of Australia’s iconic halls in another incident of pro-Palestine vandalism, with vandals lashed for “performative activism”.
Fresh blow for Aussie ISIS brides, children
The Federal Court has again rejected an effort to force the federal government to bring home Aussie women and children in Syrian refugee camps.
Uni’s ultimatum to pro-Palestine camp
A prominent university has delivered it’s ultimatum to pro-Palestine protesters who have camped on the campus grounds for months.
PM reiterates support for Biden peace plan
Amid a domestic political maelstrom over the conflict, the Prime Minister backed the Biden administration’s plans for peace.
Gaza journalist ‘holding hostages in his home’
A Gaza journalist who wrote for Al Jazeera was holding three hostages in his home before he was killed by Israeli commandos during a rescue operation, the IDF says.
Aus ceasefire call after hostages freed
A spokesperson for the foreign minister pushed for a ceasefire after hundreds of Palestinians were killed during a rescue operation.
Defiant Bandt hits back at Palestine rally
The Greens leader has hit back after a bruising week, addressing a pro-Palestine rally and calling on the Prime Minister to expel Israel’s ambassador to Australia.
Moment 25yo hostage reunites with dad
Noa Agramani has reunited with her dad after she was snatched by Hamas terrorists in a video that shocked the world.
Hero killed in daring hostage rescue raid
The lone Israeli soldier killed in the daring raid to rescue four hostages from Gaza has been hailed as a hero.
Moment Hamas hostage reunited with dad
Israel has rescued four hostages, including one of the most widely recognised victims kidnapped from a music festival, in Hamas’ October 7 attack.
Fury over uni’s radio expulsion move
Furious students have protested against their own university after it expelled one student over a radio comment saying Hamas deserved “support”.
Chaotic scenes as violence hits holy city
Reporters have been attacked after chaos broke out on the streets of Jerusalem, with thousands of nationalists gathering in dramatic scenes.
Angry Albo calls out MPs over Gaza protests
The House of Representatives erupted after the prime minister accused the Greens of inflaming tensions around conflict in the Middle East.
Biden sets out major plan to end the war
US President Joe Biden says “it’s time for this war to end” with a three-phase proposal from Israel.
PM backs under-fire minister
The government will revise a controversial ministerial directive that has led to dozens of criminal non-citizens being allowed to stay.
‘Washed away’: America’s $500m humiliation
A nearly $500 million floating Gaza pier touted by Joe Biden as a way to deliver aid to Palestinians has been “washed away” in humiliating scenes.
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