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Australia news live: Penny Wong rebukes Israel over ‘shocking and unacceptable’ treatment of flotilla activists


Australia’s foreign minister condemns video posted by Israel’s national security minister taunting detained activists. Follow today’s news live

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Federal government announces diphtheria support package

As the diphtheria outbreak spreads, the federal health minister, Mark Butler, announced a $7.2m package targeting vaccines and health worker support, particularly in the Northern Territory.

I will absolutely always focus on how we get not just the top marginal tax rate down, but every tax rate down, because there are so many Australians right now who are working harder than ever, and they don’t feel like their hard work is paying off.

The government has basically gone after a complete assault on the self-starters and small business of this country … and we are going to stand up and we are going to fight for them.

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Publish date : 2026-05-20 22:19:00

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