Fatima Payman has doubled down on her calls for a Palestinian state, further alienating the renegade WA senator from the Labor Party’s position ahead of a parliamentary sitting week. Senator Payman caused ripples through the party room earlier this month when she broke ranks to accuse Israel of genocide inContinue Reading
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters have taken to the streets of Melbourne and Sydney, condemning Israel’s war in Gaza and demanding the Albanese government take further action to sever ties with the Netanyahu government. The demonstrations on Sunday cap off a week of diplomatic blows for the Jewish state, after theContinue Reading
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has condemned the application by the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor to seek arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, alongside senior Hamas figures, branding the move “appalling”. The comments echo similar calls made by US President Joe Biden, who swiftly condemned theContinue Reading
Australian teenagers are in the midst of the greatest crisis of a generation because of toxic social media that is affecting their health and costing lives. Parents are losing the fight against multi-billion tech platforms who continue to knowingly expose children to harmful content that is affecting their mental andContinue Reading
Australian teenagers are in the midst of the greatest crisis of a generation because of toxic social media that is affecting their health and costing lives. Parents are losing the fight against multi-billion tech platforms who continue to knowingly expose children to harmful content that is affecting their mental andContinue 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
DUBAI: Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators and the US which includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom for Palestinian prisoners, 100 of whom are serving life sentences, according to a proposal seen by Reuters. Hamas said the initial release of Israelis would includeContinue Reading
Australia will unpause its $6m in funding to the United Nation’s “life saving” aid agency in Gaza, a month after it suspended its support and amid growing concerns about the worsening humanitarian crisis. A number of countries, including Australia, paused their funding to UNRWA last month after a number ofContinue Reading
RAFAH: Israeli strikes killed at least 48 people in southern and central Gaza overnight, half of them women and children, health officials said Thursday, as European foreign ministers and U.N. agencies called for a cease-fire, with alarm rising over the worsening humanitarian crisis and potential starvation in the territory.Tensions wereContinue Reading
Peter Dutton has called on the Prime Minister to “sack” Penny Wong should Australia resume funding to the United Nations agency responsible for Palestinian aid, saying such an act would be a misappropriation of taxpayers’ money. Australia, alongside the US, the UK and other like-minded countries, paused their funding toContinue Reading