Australian ambassador joins calls for two-state solution Federal Australia’s vote was for upgrading Palestine’s rights as an observer state but without granting membership or voting rights.
Iran’s reckless acts threaten innocent lives, Albanese warns April 16, 2024 By Melissa Coade Federal Australian PM Anthony Albanese has condemned Iran’s strikes against Israel as the “flouting of international law”.
Australia’s potency suffers when diplomacy is exclusively considered soft power, Penny Wong says April 10, 2024 By Melissa Coade Federal The foreign minister has spoken of the impact Australia can wield when using “all the tools” of its national power — including diplomacy and military deterrence.
Israel special adviser named after aid worker death April 8, 2024 By Cassandra Morgan Federal A former chief of the Australian Defence Force has been named as a special adviser to the federal government on Israel.
What is doxing, and how can you protect yourself? February 15, 2024 By Rob Cover Communications & Technology The Australian government has brought forward plans to criminalise doxing. With it on the national agenda, here’s what you need to know.
Australia sanctions individuals linked to Hamas terrorist attacks November 21, 2023 By Melissa Coade Foreign Affairs & Immigration Penny Wong said the eight persons and one entity were actively engaged in the support and facilitation of terrorism by Hamas.
Surprise Hamas attack shows need for ADF reform: Moriarty October 25, 2023 By Dominic Giannini and Kat Wong Defence The Australian Defence Force needs to be fit for purpose in “a more precarious strategic era”, says department secretary Greg Moriarty.
No, the Australian government is not sending money to Hamas October 20, 2023 By Meghan Williams Editors' Picks While Australia provides aid funding to help Palestinian civilians, including an estimated $32.2 million in 2023/24, this money goes through the United Nations and major international aid agencies, not Hamas.
Australia gives $10m in aid to Gaza as security concerns develop in Lebanon October 16, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Federal Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong says adherence to international humanitarian law must be prioritised in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Hundreds of Australians ready to leave Israel for home October 13, 2023 By Kaaren Morrissey and Alex Mitchell Federal Prime minister Anthony Albanese says 1,600 people have registered in Israel or the West Bank, including 19 in Gaza, for repatriation and an ‘extraordinary logistical exercise’ is underway.
Two flights promised for Australians stranded in Israel October 12, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Federal There will be assisted departure flights for Australians stranded in Israel, with the prime minister saying more is to come.
Premium Columnists Right-wing strongmen, it turns out, are bad for national security October 11, 2023 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks Intelligence officials say nationalists such as Benjamin Netanyahu act in ways that increase terrorist attacks. Who knew…
DFAT officials monitoring Israel-Hamas conflict closely October 10, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Federal DFAT is seeking to confirm the welfare of Australians caught in the conflict.
Israel, and Israel lobby, enraged that Australia has its own foreign policy October 19, 2022 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks Israel’s fury isn’t that of the aggrieved, but of the privileged, enraged that a government assumed to be compliant had displayed an annoying adherence to international law.
Netanyahu’s poisoned legacy June 16, 2021 By Shlomo Ben-Ami Editors' Picks Soon, Benjamin Netanyahu will no longer be Israel’s prime minister. After 12 years in power, what kind of country will he leave behind?
