17 h. ago ‘I carry in my heart the suffering’: New pope’s plea for peace before 100,000 pilgrims

In his first Sunday address as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV appealed for a ceasefire in Gaza, peace in Ukraine, and applauded the tentative truce between India and Pakistan.

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18 h. ago Last surviving American hostage in Gaza to be released, Hamas says

The group says Edan Alexander will be handed over as part of efforts to establish a ceasefire, reopen crossings into the territory and resume the delivery of aid.

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32 h. ago Alex Pearce shared a post. Jewish groups took offence. The AFL said nothing

Only one group was prepared to give context to why Fremantle captain Alex Pearce should not have reposted an Irish band’s statements about the war in Gaza. It wasn’t the AFL.

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3 d. ago Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: Parliament to sit in July; New ministers emerge as PM vows to ‘deliver a better nation’; Taylor, Ley in Libs leadership race; Price silent on deputy tilt

Follow live as we bring you the latest on vote counting and post-election developments around the nation.

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3 d. ago Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: Dreyfus, Husic axed from cabinet in factional power play; Jacinta Price defects to Libs; Bandt concedes defeat; Wong blasts Greens, Coalition over Gaza

Follow live as we bring you the latest on vote counting and post-election developments around the nation.

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3 d. ago ‘The aggression has to stop’: Penny Wong blasts Greens, Liberals over Israel

Labor believes its electoral success has vindicated its attempt to craft a balanced and moderate policy on the vexed issue of the Middle East.

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4 d. ago No child, anywhere, should grow up like the children I saw in Gaza

As an Australian aid worker I’m haunted by what I’ve seen in Gaza. Why is the Western world turning a blind eye to this humanitarian crisis?

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5 d. ago Netanyahu’s move to seize Gaza won’t save the hostages, and he knows it

Absent of any realistic post-conflict plan, Israel’s forces will end up occupying Gaza or sections of it without any foreseeable strategic outcome.

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6 d. ago ‘He kind of got bored’: How Trump’s hopes of Gaza peace faded away

After an early diplomatic effort to free hostages and reach a long-term settlement, the US president and his top officials now seem distracted as Israel plans a major escalation.

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7 d. ago Popemobile converted into clinic for Gaza’s wounded children

An iconic popemobile once used by Pope Francis will be deployed on a very different mission – serving as a mobile health clinic for children in Gaza.

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1 week ago All aboard Gaza aid flotilla confirmed safe after NGO reports drone attack

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition uploaded video footage showing a fire on one of its ships but did not indicate who could have been responsible for the attack.

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1 week ago Ship carrying activists, aid to Gaza attacked by drones, NGO says

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition uploaded video footage showing a fire on one of its ships but did not indicate who could have been responsible for the attack.

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1 week ago ‘Is that a kangaroo?’: Runaway Sheila causes chaos on US highway

The escaped pet was spotted hopping along the road, stunning locals and snarling traffic as state troopers were forced to shut down both sides of Alabama Interstate 85.

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1 week ago Sheila the runaway kangaroo triggers traffic chaos on Alabama highway

The escaped marsupial snarled traffic as state troopers were forced to shut down Interstate 85.

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2 w. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Kooyong candidates Ryan and Hamer face off at Jewish forum; Gaza a flashpoint as Labor under fire

Follow our rolling in-depth coverage of key Victorian seats in this federal election campaign.

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2 w. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Gaza a flashpoint as Labor under fire; After 23 days, Bruce candidate Safi finally speaks

Follow our rolling in-depth coverage of key Victorian seats in this federal election campaign.

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2 w. ago Secret wartime diaries of young Queensland woman detail life in the 1940s

The secret wartime diaries of a young woman are giving new insight into life in Brisbane in the 1940s, describing the day peace was declared and the city's busy social scene with American troops in town.

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3 w. ago Israel says ‘misunderstanding’ led to killing of 15 Gaza medics found in mass grave

An internal investigation into the killing last month by Israeli forces found a chain of “professional failures”, while a deputy commander who was first to open fire has been sacked.

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3 w. ago Victoria’s hot seats week three as it happened: Adam Bandt DJs like nobody is watching (but everyone is); How much will Gaza conflict matter in Wills?

In a crisp white tee, Adam Bandt dropped the beat, not the policy, at Revolver. No talk of rent or climate fears, just bass and synths and dance floor cheers.

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3 w. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Adam Bandt DJs like nobody is watching (but everyone is); How much will Gaza conflict matter in Wills?

In a crisp white tee, Adam Bandt dropped the beat, not the policy, at Revolver. No talk of rent or climate fears, just bass and synths and dance floor cheers.

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