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The Global Sumud Flotilla is aiming to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and deliver aidFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has said it is “deeply concerned” about the safety of its citizens on board a flotilla to Gaza, with expectations the boats will be intercepted by Israeli forces on Wednesday afternoon Australian time.The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has said they have been in contact with six Australians confirmed to be on flotilla consisting of more than 40 ships. Continue reading... Source link :

Opposition leader has reportedly written to her frontbench team laying out minimum standards of behaviour. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastClare O’Neil notes Treasury has advised the government scheme will push up home prices by 0.5% over six years.Guardian Australia’s Luca Ittimani wrote an explainer on the new plan, and experts’ concerns with that estimate, below:They’ve spent the last three years trying to slow our government down and stop us from providing supports to Australians who are struggling. Now, I say out of touch because if you think, firstly, that billionaires’ children

Release comes after a Guardian investigation revealed US pullback on anti-trafficking efforts, which Trump officials deniedUS politics – latest updatesThe US Department of State has released a long-delayed, legally required report on human trafficking after an investigation by the Guardian and bipartisan pressure from Congress.The 2025 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, which details conditions in the United States and more than 185 countries, was initially scheduled for release at an event in June featuring the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, the Guardian has reported, but the event was scrapped and staff at the state department office charged with leading