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Lebanese citizens with Australian partners being denied visitor visas amid concerns over unofficial ‘blacklists’
ByBen Doherty and Adeshola Ore April 28, 2026

Rejection letters for those applying to enter Australia while they wait for their partner visas read like ‘cut-and-paste’ refusals, migration agents sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEvery night Maram cries for her father. “…

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Greens say Australia should step up pressure on Israel over ‘disastrous, illegal, immoral war’ on Lebanon
ByTom McIlroy and Krishani Dhanji April 10, 2026

Call comes on same day former prime minister Tony Abbott says Australia should send troops to fight alongside US forces in the Middle EastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastT…

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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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Australia backs Lebanon’s sovereignty and opposes occupation, Penny Wong tells Israel
BySarah Basford Canales March 25, 2026

Foreign minister reiterates condemnation of Iran over the strait of Hormuz, and says Australia does not want to see occupation of southern Lebanon by IsraelPenny Wong has told her Israeli counterpart that Australia supports Lebanon’s sovereignty and do…

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Iraqi official urges Australia to take back alleged IS fighters during meeting with ambassador
ByNino Bucci Justice and courts reporter March 12, 2026

Iraq’s national security adviser Qassim al-Araji says he told Australian ambassador that countries should repatriate prisonersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA senior Iraq…

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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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