Australian activists poised to board aid flotilla bound for Gaza

Australian activists poised to board aid flotilla bound for Gaza

Three Australians are poised to board a convoy of three ships in an attempt to break Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip.

  • byMegan Gorrey andMary Ward

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‘Not good enough’:Israel may pay compensation to killed aid worker families

‘Not good enough’:Israel may pay compensation to killed aid worker families

Labor MP Julian Hill is also calling for regulators to address concerns Australians are claiming tax deductions to fund Israeli settler activities in the West Bank.

  • byMatthew Knott
‘Zomi would be heartbroken if her death prevented aid from being given to those in need’

‘Zomi would be heartbroken if her death prevented aid from being given to those in need’

Zomi Frankcom’s family have described her as “smart,brimming with fun and always the life of the party” after the Australian aid worker was killed earlier this week in Gaza.

  • byThe Frankcom family
Australia and Israel’s relationship hits new low after aid worker killed in Gaza

Australia and Israel’s relationship hits new low after aid worker killed in Gaza

Australian Zomi Frankcom was among four foreign aid workers killed in an Israeli airstrike while providing food assistance in Gaza.

  • byMatthew Knott andHannah Kennelly
Australia set to pump $5b into UK submarine industry

Australia set to pump $5b into UK submarine industry

Australia will inject the money into the British industrial base over 10 years in a bid to ensure AUKUS doesn’t face the delays that have bedevilled past naval projects.

  • byMatthew Knott
Australia to resume funding for UN aid agency

Australia to resume funding for UN aid agency

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has announced that Australia will resume funding to the UN’s main provider of humanitarian aid to Palestinians,having suspended the aid in January.

  • byDavid Crowe andOlivia Ireland
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‘Don’t give up on us’:PNG leader gives historic address to parliament

‘Don’t give up on us’:PNG leader gives historic address to parliament

In the first address to parliament by a Pacific leader,James Marape said PNG wanted to end its dependence on foreign aid.

  • byMatthew Knott
‘We didn’t know if they’d shoot us’:When Brett Sutton faced the Taliban
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‘We didn’t know if they’d shoot us’:When Brett Sutton faced the Taliban

He’s worked in war zones,nearly died climbing mountains and escaped a charging rhino. In a rare interview,Brett Sutton speaks about his wild-haired youth and life on the front line of medicine.

  • bySherryn Groch
Albanese overhauls aid program to counter China,flags Xi Jinping meeting

Albanese overhauls aid program to counter China,flags Xi Jinping meeting

Australia is seeking to offer Pacific and South-East Asian nations an appealing alternative to Beijing’s controversial Belt and Road infrastructure initiative.

  • byMatthew Knott
From the Archives,1948:Truman signs the Marshall Plan

From the Archives,1948:Truman signs the Marshall Plan

Seventy-five years ago,U.S. President Harry S. Truman signed the Marshall Plan,authorizing $5 billion in aid for 16 countries.

  • byStaff correspondent andAAP
Australia to advocate for LGBTQ rights in Asia-Pacific
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Australia to advocate for LGBTQ rights in Asia-Pacific

A new federal fund will focus on reducing social stigma and legal discrimination in the Asia-Pacific,where consensual homosexual relations remain illegal in many countries.

  • byMatthew Knott