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Israel’s Foreign Ministry posted an image of activist Greta Thunberg on its X account early on Tuesday (AEST).

Israel says Greta Thunberg has been deported after seizure of Gaza-bound ship

The Swedish activist was one of 12 passengers on board the Madleen, a boat carrying aid destined for people in war-torn Gaza. 

  • Yesica Fisch and Tia Goldenberg

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Thunberg with part of the crew of the boat Madleen, shortly before their departure for Gaza.

What happened when Greta Thunberg was detained by Israel – and who she was with

Thunberg’s interception on a ship in international waters has devolved into a saga playing out through official diplomatic channels as much as on social media – even Conor McGregor was involved.

  • Bronte Gossling
Israel’s Foreign Ministry posted an image of activist Greta Thunberg on its X account early on Tuesday (AEST).

Activists like Greta Thunberg care more about fame than facts

When it comes to the moral high road, the likes of Thunberg seek to occupy ALL of it, no matter how muddled the thinking. This is precisely the problem.

  • Suzanne Moore
Gaza charity boat Madleen boarded

‘Ditch the phones’: Israel boards Gaza charity boat with Greta Thunberg on board

Social media footage showed a chaotic scene as the yacht Madleen was boarded, and Israel says the activist crew will now be sent to their home countries.

  • Yesica Fisch, Marissa Newman, Wafaa Sharafa and Kareem Chehayeb
Footage posted by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition to social media shows the scene onboard the yacht Madleen as it is intercepted by Israel.
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Gaza activist yacht boarded by the Israeli Navy

Footage posted by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition to social media shows the scene onboard the yacht Madleen as it is intercepted by Israel.

“Completely throws out the rules of ballet”: Ballet Preljocaj’s production of Swan Lake is on at QPAC this week.

When fossil fuels pollute Swan Lake: Provocative ballet opens in Brisbane

Greta Thunberg as a swan? Maverick choreographer Angelin Preljocaj says classical ballet can be a form of climate protest.

  • Nick Dent
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New frog species named after Leonardo DiCaprio

Scientists chose to honour the 50-year-old actor for his dedication to environmental causes.

  • Michael Murphy
Thunberg with a sign reading in Swedish “School strike for the Climate” while wearing the cap in Stockholm on Friday that high school students typically wear in Sweden upon graduation.

Greta Thunberg’s school climate strikes come to an end after 251 weeks

“When I started striking in 2018 I could never have expected that it would lead to anything,” Thunberg wrote on Twitter. “We’re still here, and we aren’t planning on going anywhere.”

  • Remy Tumin
People demonstrate outside the European Court on Wednesday, when a group of Swiss retirees took their government to the top European court for failing to take stronger action on climate change.

Little Vanuatu just got 192 countries to agree with it

A tiny Pacific Island nation has pulled off the kind of diplomatic win that can elude global superpowers.

  • Somini Sengupta
Climate activist Greta Thunberg, centre, attends a demonstration by youth-led organisation Aurora, in Stockholm, Sweden, in November. Her sign says “Now we sue the state”.

Court allows Greta Thunberg, activists to sue Sweden over climate

Their youth-led Aurora group says “the Swedish state does not treat the climate crisis as a crisis”.

  • Johan Ahlander

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