Eric Tlozek
Eric Tlozek is an ABC News reporter based in Adelaide. He was formerly the ABC's Middle East correspondent (from 2018-21) and Papua New Guinea correspondent (from 2015-18). He is a video journalist who has covered major stories across Australia and the world, including the 2019 Sri Lanka terrorist attacks, Turkey's incursion into northern Syria and the 2018 PNG highlands earthquake. Eric was nominated as a finalist in the Lowy Institute's Media Award for best Foreign Affairs reporting in 2016 and 2017. Eric has been a journalist since 2003 and has worked for the ABC since 2007. He tweets from @erictlozek.
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Analysis
analysis:'There's only been losers and we need to cut our losses': How does Israel actually end this war?
By Middle East correspondent Eric Tlozek in Jerusalem
Seven months into this war, Israeli authorities have not eliminated Hamas, they have not freed the hostages and they have not restored national security.
Analysis
analysis:Will voters care if SA Labor breaks its promise to fix the 'ramping crisis'?
In the two years since Labor made the key election promise that helped it win government in SA, ramping has become significantly worse — but failing to fix the crisis may not necessarily cost the government the next election.
As Gaza teeters on the brink of famine, these teen girls are trying to block aid trucks getting in
By Eric Tlozek, Orly Halpern and Haidarr Jones at the Kerem Shalom crossing
A small group of Israelis is using a range of tactics to delay or block the flow of aid into Gaza, saying all supplies should be blocked until the remaining hostages are released.
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analysis:Bombs and bread drop into Gaza, and the US has a hand in both
By Eric Tlozek in Jerusalem
The US decision to start parachuting aid into the besieged Palestinian territory has many figures in the humanitarian and diplomatic sector deeply frustrated, writes Eric Tlozek.
'Like someone squeezed the air out of my lungs': Man describes being tasered in the back by police while on crutches
SA Police defends its rising use of tasers, after the ABC obtained video of officers tasering a man who was on crutches. Today, Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said he wanted officers to be safe on the job.
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Fertility services are paying social media influencers to promote egg freezing — but is that legal?
By Shari Hams and Eric Tlozek
Testimonial promotion of regulated health services is illegal under Australia's advertising laws, but paid partnerships with influencers about egg freezing continue to appear on social media feeds, with the health regulator saying it is a "complex" legal area.
Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue remembered as 'one of the most remarkable leaders this country has ever known'
By Nicola Gage and Eric Tlozek
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this story includes images of an Indigenous person who has died. Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue, who fought endlessly for the rights of her people, has died aged 91.
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Analysis
analysis:The key question Israel must ask about its Gaza strategy
By Eric Tlozek
The question for Israel's government is how its campaign against Hamas — and its horrifying civilian toll — will prevent a new generation of people taking up arms? The answer, according to anti-terror experts, is not via military means, writes Eric Tlozek.
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Regional drivers, motoring lobby calls for urgent fix of SA's roads as death toll soars
By Eric Tlozek
Farmers, regional residents and South Australia's motoring lobby want a backlog of road maintenance completed, amid the deadliest year on SA's roads since 2019.
Here's how you can help SA charities in the face of high demand
By Eric Tlozek
Charities in South Australia say donations have decreased this year in line with the rising cost of living. They are asking the community to donate goods, food or even volunteer their time in the lead up to Christmas.
APY Art Collective manager says panel's referral over art interference allegations 'kicks the can down the road'
By Eric Tlozek
The artists and manager of an Indigenous art collective accused of inappropriately intervening in Aboriginal art, say the government's failure to close the investigation is causing ongoing trauma to artists and damage to the industry.
Travelling this summer? You'll likely need multiple apps to stay across emergency warnings
By Eric Tlozek
After the Black Summer bushfires, a royal commission suggested a single mobile phone app for emergency warnings be developed. But that hasn't happened yet, meaning people travelling interstate need to download and familiarise themselves with multiple apps to keep safe.
Adelaide Hills residents urged not to over-clear native vegetation in preparation for fire season
By Eric Tlozek
Some landholders believe the heightened fears for this fire season could lead to people clearing too much native vegetation.
America has an idea for what post-war Gaza could look like. Here's why almost everyone is against it
By Eric Tlozek in Ramallah
As a humanitarian disaster unfolds in Gaza, the United States fears a power vacuum will soon follow. But Palestinian leaders say the current ideas for post-war Gaza aren't viable.
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Analysis
analysis:US takes a new line with Israel, as growing death toll makes unconditional support untenable
By Eric Tlozek
The US has struggled to maintain support for Israel's offensive in the face of the shocking civilian death toll in Gaza. It is now taking a new line, writes Eric Tlozek.
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Analysis
analysis:Israel's new assault on Gaza is like none other before it, but Hamas has been preparing its defence
By Eric Tlozek
Gaza City is encircled by tanks and the skies above are full of planes and drones. Now, after inching cautiously around its outskirts, Israeli ground troops are going in, writes Eric Tlozek.
Analysis
analysis:After a week of destruction in Gaza, the Palestinian death toll is climbing — and Israelis are facing a new threat
By Eric Tlozek in Jerusalem
With its troops sweeping through Gaza, Israel has been unafraid to exploit its enormous advantages — and the Palestinian death toll is climbing. But Israelis may be about to face a new threat, writes Eric Tlozek.
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'You can go, she has to stay': Australian man returns to Gaza after wife denied border crossing
By political reporter Georgia Roberts and Eric Tlozek in Ashdod
Twenty Australians have successfully fled Gaza as 65 remain registered to leave, according to foreign affairs officials.
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New assessments point to rocket failure in Gaza hospital blast, but questions remain
By former Middle East correspondent Eric Tlozek
A week on it is still unclear who caused the blast at the al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza, but more Western leaders and governments have sought to blame a Palestinian rocket for the explosion which killed many civilians.
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Analysis
analysis:Biden tried to reassert US leadership in the Middle East, but left with fewer friends and greater risks
By former Middle East correspondent Eric Tlozek
US President Joe Biden had hoped his Middle East visit would reinforce US leadership and calm a spiralling crisis in the wake of the Hamas terrorist attacks and Israel’s bombing of Gaza. Instead it was derailed by the explosion at a Gaza hospital, writes Eric Tlozek.
Many rushed to condemn Israel for the Gaza hospital blast. But what does the evidence say?
By Eric Tlozek, Maryanne Taouk, and Kevin Nguyen
With Palestinian authorities claiming hundreds dead, many more injured and growing international outrage, the explosion at al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza demands examination and accountability.
No campaign outperforming Yes on social media, researchers say
By Eric Tlozek
Despite the prominence of pro-Voice views in mainstream and social media, researchers tracking polling found the Yes campaign failed to sway voters.
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Analysis
analysis:The people of Gaza will pay the price for Hamas taking the violent path
By Eric Tlozek
An increase in conflict between Israel and Hamas only serves the interests of armed groups. And the people of Gaza will pay the price, writes Eric Tlozek.
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Support for the Voice to Parliament lacking in Australian outer suburbs, polling suggests
By Eric Tlozek
About one fifth of Australia's population live in outer suburbs but this diverse group of voters are more likely to pick No in the upcoming referendum, pollsters predict.
Nathan suffered serious injuries at a police station — they charged him with assault
By Eric Tlozek
Each year, dozens of people claim to have been injured by police, but only a handful of officers end up facing court for those alleged assaults. In South Australia, police have been accused of charging their alleged victims instead, to stop their allegations being properly investigated.
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