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CANBERRA, Australia - NewsWire Photos - October 7, 2024: Thousands of attendees gather at Parliament House in Canberra taking an historic stand against antisemitism and to stand in support of Israel. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

‘Difficult’: Big call on high-stakes Israel trip

Mark Dreyfus’ mission to salvage relations with Israel is “as important as it will be difficult”, an Australian Jewish group is warning.

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Nauru Centre. Still from Chasing Asylum, Eva Orner documentary about asylum seekers and offshore detention centres.

Damning call on Nauru asylum seekers

A UN committee has made a damning call on Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers detained in Nauru.

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Papua New Guinea cannibalism act. Picture: X

Horrific ‘cannibal’ act shocks tiny country

Troubling images show a gang of men surrounding what appears to be a hacked-off human limb.

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This photo illustration created on January 7, 2025, in Washington, DC, shows an image of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and a phone displaying the download page for the Facebook app. Social media giant Meta on January 7, 2025, slashed its content moderation policies, including ending its US fact-checking program, in a major shift that conforms with the priorities of incoming president Donald Trump. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP)

Albo’s vow after Meta’s fact check move

Anthony Albanese has weighed in on tech giant Meta’s decision to end fact-checking on its platforms.

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‘Positive step’: Jewish Response to Dreyfus trip

The head of a key Jewish group has welcomed news that Labor’s most senior Jewish MP is heading to Israel amid severe friction with Australia’s Middle East ally.

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This handout picture released by the Peruvian news agency Andina shows US President Joe Biden (C), Canada's Prime Minster Justin Trudeau and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese smiling during the APEC Summit at the Convention Centre in Lima, on November 15, 2024. (Photo by ANDRES VALLE / ANDINA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

‘Good friend’: Albo’s tribute to Trudeau

Anthony Albanese has commented on Justin Trudeau’s resignation, calling him “a good friend of Australia”.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos - MAY 01 2024: ADELAIDE AIRPORT PLANE QANTAS GENERICS. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Ben Clark

Qantas running late behind global rivals

Airline punctuality rankings for 2024 show Qantas is falling behind the other global national carriers.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - SEPTEMBER 09, 2022: General generic editorial stock image of Virgin airplane at Sydney Domestic Airport. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

Major update after Virgin crew attacked

The Fiji government has issued a major update about an alleged incident involving Virgin Australia crew members being attacked on a night out.

Pacific

Fatal incident in Nelson, NZ has resulted in the death of a police officer

Officer killed in fatal car ramming identified

The violent incident occurred in the early hours of New Year’s Day and claimed the life of a police officer.

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Police at the scene on Douglas Crescent in Hamilton.

Child dead, three injured in NYE horror

Police have blocked off a residential road in New Zealand after a suspected domestic violence incident.

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MUAN-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 29: (EDITORÃ¢â¬â¢S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty ImagesÃ¢â¬â¢ editorial policy.) In this handout photo provided by the South Korean National Fire Agency, Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 burns after skidding off the runway at Muan International Airport on December 29, 2024 in Muan-gun, South Korea. According to reports, Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members when it attempted to land without landing gear. The Boeing 737 overran the runway and exploded after colliding with a wall. According to South Korean authorities, there are at least 64 fatalities and two survivors rescued from the crash with the casualty count is expected to rise. (Photo by South Korean National Fire Agency via Getty Images)

Wong’s message on ‘devastating’ plane crash

Penny Wong has sent Australia’s condolences to South Korea after a horrific plane crash killed scores of people.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has delivered a moving tribute while marking 20 years since the horrific Boxing Day tsunami – which killed thousands and devastated Australia’s island neighbour.

‘Nightmare’: Albo marks grim anniversary

20 years after the catastrophic Boxing Day tsunami devastated Australia’s island neighbour, Anthony Albanese has led a moving tribute.

World

Australian man Oscar Jenkins was captured by Russian forces in Ukraine. Picture: Screengrab

‘Not our friends’: Ukraine warning to Aussies

Australians have been warned that “Russians are not our friends” after a Melbourne man was captured in Ukraine.

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Rescue workers are seen at the site of a collapsed building after a powerful earthquake struck Port Vila, the capital city of Vanuatu, on December 17, 2024. A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island of Vanuatu on December 17, smashing buildings in the capital Port Vila including one housing the US and other embassies, with a witness telling AFP of bodies seen in the city. (Photo by AFP)

Holiday hotspot now unrecognisable

Fresh Australian aid crews have arrived in Vanuatu to help the country’s traumatised population through Christmas.

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Mr Jenkins' was struck several times in the video of his interrogation. Picture: Screengrab

Warning to Russia over detained Aussie

The Russian government has been urged to “fully adhere” to humanitarian law after reports its forces had captured a Melbourne man in Ukraine.

Banking

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - OCTOBER 27, 2024:Westpac signage, Norton St Leichhardt.Picture: NewsWire / Simon Bullard.

Major bank’s huge $6.35m error

A major bank has apologised to thousands of its customers who were impacted by an error that led to them being massively overcharged.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA . NewsWire Photos. 19 DECEMBER 2024. Australian citizens arriving back into Australia at the Brisbane International airport on a defence force flight after leaving Vanuatu due to the earthquake that hit the Island nation a couple of days ago. Picture: NewsWire/ David Clark/ POOL

Update on Aussies fleeing quake-hit Vanuatu

Scores of Australians have been evacuated from earthquake-hit Vanuatu overnight on the final ADF repatriation flights.

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26/08/2010 WIRE: (FILES) Convicted Australian drug smuggler Scott Rush (C) is escorted by policemen to the court in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on August 26, 2010 to appeal his death sentence for a 2005 attempt to smuggle 8.3 kilogrammes (18.3 pounds) of heroin into Australia. Australian drug smuggler Scott Rush, one of a gang known as the Bali Nine, has won an appeal against his death sentence in Indonesia, his lawyer said on May 10, 2011. AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA / FILES

One call changed everything for Bali Nine

With the five surviving members of the Bali Nine now back home, questions have re-emerged as to how one phone call might have changed their lives forever.

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Chinese and Australian flags are displayed on the table where Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Australian opposition party leader Peter Dutton are due to hold their meeting at Parliament House in Canberra on March 20, 2024. Wang began a whirlwind visit to Australia on his rare trip marking a thaw in relations between the two trading partners. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)

Albo deals $190m Pacific blow to China

Anthony Albanese has dealt a massive blow to China’s influence by striking a major deal with a key Pacific country.

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Emotional moment Aussies escape Vanuatu

More Australians left stranded in Vanuatu after a devastating earthquake rocked the island nation have touched down on home soil.

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This handout photograph published on December 11, 2024, on the official Telegram channel of the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov, shows rescuers searching for people under the rubble of a medical clinic destroyed by a missile in the city of Zaporizhzhia, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A Russian strike on December 10, 2024, killed eight people and wounded 22 others including a five-year-old girl in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. (Photo by Handout / Telegram / @ivan_fedorov_zp / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

‘Unwavering’: Huge Aussie update for Ukraine

Australia is making a major move as the full-scale war in Ukraine nears its third anniversary.

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Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Hon. Villiame Gavoka holds a press conference on December 18, 2024. Picture: Supplied

‘No methanol’: Big update on Fiji cocktails

Fiji’s deputy prime minister has revealed fresh details about the cocktails that poisoned four Aussies, claiming methanol was not present.

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This screengrab taken from handout video footage posted on the Facebook account of Michael Thompson on December 17, 2024 shows people inspecting a damaged car trapped underneath a collapsed building in Vanuatu's capital Port Vila after a powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island. The 7.3-magnitude quake struck on December 17 at a depth of 57 kilometres (35 miles), some 30 kilometres off the coast of Efate, Vanuatu's main island, at 12:47 pm (0147 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey. (Photo by MICHAEL THOMPSON / Facebook account of Michael Thompson / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE â MANDATORY CREDIT Â«AFP PHOTO / FACEBOOK / MICHAEL THOMPSONÂ» - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS â DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS [- NO ARCHIVE ]

‘Plane loads’: Pledge to quake-hit Vanuatu

Australia is sending “plane loads of help” to Vanuatu after a horror earthquake wreaked havoc in the Pacific country’s capital.

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The death toll from a mammoth earthquake that struck Vanuatu has leapt, as a desperate search-and-rescue mission unfolds.

Aussies stuck in quake-ravaged Vanuatu

Officials are racing to find a number of Aussies stuck in Vanuatu after a deadly earthquake flattened buildings and cut communication links.

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A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off a Pacific Island nation, sending locals rushing for higher ground.

Terrifying footage emerges of Pacific quake

Images circulating online have shown immense damage to buildings after a massive 7.3 magnitude struck off a Pacific Island nation.

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BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 24: Chinese President Xi Jinping vote at the closing of the 19th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People on October 24, 2017 in Beijing, China. The 19th CPC National Congress is going to run 7 days and a new central committee of CPC will be produced. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

‘Certain countries’: China’s ominous warning

Beijing has issued a warning to “certain countries that infringe upon its rights” amid soaring tensions in the South China Sea.

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Islamophobic Graffiti seen in Sydney's west in Chester Hill. Picture: The Guardian

The ‘hidden cancer’ undermining Australia

A grim warning has been issued after Islamophobic graffiti appeared in a Western Sydney suburb over the weekend.

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‘Extreme’ theory after Fiji poisonings

Methanol poisoning has not been ruled out as the cause of seven tourists being hospitalised after drinking at the same resort bar in Fiji.

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‘Very concerning’: Plea to Aussies on Fiji tragedy

Australians have been warned to exercise caution at a popular holiday hotspot after seven tourists were hospitalised with suspected alcohol poisoning.

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NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND - MARCH 01: Commentator Candace Owens speaks during CPAC 2019 on March 1, 2019 in National Harbor, Maryland. The American Conservative Union hosts the annual Conservative Political Action Conference to discuss conservative agenda. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Firebrand US pundit scores big visa win

Free speech advocates are celebrating a visa win for controversial right-wing American firebrand Candace Owens.

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