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Australian flotilla activists arrive home alleging sexual assault and beatings in Israeli detention
ByNick Visser and Catie McLeod May 25, 2026

Activists detained by Israel after attempting to deliver aid to Gaza as part of Global Sumud Flotilla arrive in AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians returning home from detention in Israel say they were abused…

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Government ‘urgently seeking’ status of 11 Australian Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel
ByCaitlin Cassidy May 19, 2026May 19, 2026

Global Sumud Flotilla organisers say 38 ships holding 319 activists were about 250 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza when they were interceptedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news…

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Charges flagged as women and children from IS-linked families set to fly from Syria to Australia
ByTom McIlroy political editor May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

Home affairs minister Tony Burke says government continues to refuse to help the group of 13Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome of the Australian women linked to Islamic …

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Anthony Albanese brands Trump’s Iran threats ‘extraordinary’ in rare moment of criticism
ByDan Jervis-Bardy Chief political correspondent April 8, 2026

Australian PM also welcomes a conditional two-week ceasefire deal that will reopen the strait of Hormuz to global shippingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese …

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Iran war energy crisis equal to 70s twin oil shocks and fallout from Ukraine war, says IEA chief
ByTom McIlroy political editor March 23, 2026

Fatih Birol says effect on energy markets of Iran bombings and closure of Hormuz strait not initially understood by world leadersMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe global energy crisis caused by the war in Iran is equivalent to the combined fo…

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Labor MPs quietly alarmed by Albanese government’s response to US-Israel strikes on Iran
ByDan Jervis-Bardy and Sarah Basford Canales March 10, 2026

Exclusive: Several MPs question why the party rushed to endorse strikes that were likely in breach of international lawFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor MPs were priva…

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Australia to send aircraft and air-to-air missiles to Gulf to ‘protect and defend’ civilians, PM says
ByJosh Butler and Tom McIlroy March 9, 2026March 10, 2026

Anthony Albanese announces surveillance aircraft, air-to-air missiles and supporting personnel will be deployed to the UAE after request from their presidentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or …

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Three Australians were on US submarine that sank Iranian warship, PM says
ByJosh Butler, Ben Doherty and Krishani Dhanji March 6, 2026March 6, 2026

Anthony Albanese confirms ADF members were on vessel but says ‘no Australian personnel’ took part in attacks on IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily ne…

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Australian troops safe after drone strikes air base near Dubai as Hastie says rules-based order a ‘fantasyland’
ByTom McIlroy political editor March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

Liberal MP says rules are irrelevant when Trump acts as an ‘apex opportunist’, following a drone strike at UAE’s Al Minhad airbase where Australian troops are basedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free …

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News live: flights from Australia to Middle East cancelled; Albanese says Iran’s nuclear program a ‘threat to global peace’
ByAdeshola Ore February 28, 2026March 1, 2026

Follow the latest updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe foreign minister, Penny Wong, says Australia was not told in advance about the bombing of Iran but won’t say whether intelligence facilities here were used.“We…

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