A former Australian journalist turned aid worker has vented her frustration over security measures put in place by Israel not being met, after the convoy she was travelling in was struck by bullets outside a checkpoint to enter northern Gaza. Tess Ingram, a former Australian Financial Review and WAToday journalist,Continue Reading
A former Australian journalist turned aid worker says she is “really lucky” to have survived after shots were fired at her vehicle near a checkpoint to enter northern Gaza. Tess Ingram, who once worked for the Australian Financial Review’s Perth bureau and WAToday, now works for the United Nations Children’sContinue Reading
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says Penny Wong’s speech suggesting the possible future recognition of a Palestinian state is the “most reckless act” by a foreign minister in two decades. In a speech on Wednesday night, Mr Dutton also said Senator Wong had added to “a national moral fog, which hasContinue Reading
A signal Australia is prepared to recognise a Palestinian state has been branded by critics as a win for Hamas that rewards terrorists. Foreign Minister Penny Wong laid the groundwork for the policy shift in a major address to a security conference at the Australian National University, saying statehood couldContinue Reading
Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has indicated the federal government is considering recognising Palestinian statehood, which would help “build momentum towards a two-state solution” with Israel. The government’s criticism of Israel has increased recently as violence escalated in Gaza, with former ADF chief Mark Binskin appointed to scrutinise Israel’s investigationContinue Reading
A neighbourhood feud in one of Sydney’s most affluent suburbs has escalated its way into the NSW Supreme Court following an alleged assault between the occupants of two harbourfront mansions. Consultant Marie Barter launched legal action against her next-door neighbours commercial lawyer Joshua Theunissen and his wife Michelle as partContinue Reading
Her phone had been switched off overnight but when she turned it on the next morning, the message that flashed up shook her to the core. “It was from a World Central Kitchen (WCK) colleague,” Aliyah said. “He said that he had some very bad news and to please beContinue Reading
Australian diplomats in Israel have been briefed by the country’s military personnel regarding the death of an Australian aid worker. Australian chef Lalzawmi ‘Zomi’ Frankcom was among seven aid workers killed when three vehicles, marked with the branding of international food relief organisation, World Central Kitchen, were struck by IsraeliContinue Reading
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has led floral tributes for the Australian aid worker killed in an airstrike on Gaza. Seven people delivering aid supplies were killed by Israeli-led air strikes in central Gaza, including 43-year-old Melbourne aid worker Zomi Frankcom. Senator Wong joined representatives from Australian NGOs to lay flowersContinue Reading
An Australian mother-to-be has claimed having a baby in your 20’s is the new teen pregnancy – and experts agree. Emily Tollenaar, 25, is currently expecting her first child with her fiance Simon, 29. But while the Sydney couple are “excited” about the impending arrival of their bub, due inContinue Reading