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Minister warned unis of campus tensions days after October 7
Universities assured Education Minister Jason Clare they had measures in place to deal with antisemitism on campus within days of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
- by Angus Thompson and Natassia Chrysanthos
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Iran seeks extradition treaty with Australia, despite vast differences
Iran’s ambassador to Australia says Hamas should be viewed as a “resistance group” rather than a terrorist organisation, as it currently is under Australian law.
- by Matthew Knott and David Crowe
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‘You assaulted me’: Nine chairman Peter Costello appears to shove journalist to ground
Video released by The Australian newspaper shows Costello hastening his steps before he appears to drop his shoulder into the reporter at Canberra Airport.
- by Anthony Segaert, James Massola and Calum Jaspan
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Labor clashes with Greens over war export claims
Labor rebuked the Greens after being asked to cancel a contract with Israeli company Elbit Systems, cited as proof Australia was “complicit” in the slaughter of Gazans.
- by David Crowe and Olivia Ireland
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Political leadership
The Paris paradox: Why Albanese can’t send Shorten to France just yet
For months, the chatter about Bill Shorten being the next ambassador to France has bubbled up and then deflated like an old souffle. But it refuses to go away.
- by James Massola
UN chief wants tobacco-style ban on fossil fuel advertising
The head of the United Nations says fossil fuel companies – “the godfathers of climate chaos” – must be stopped from shameless greenwashing.
- by Mike Foley
No Paris plan for Shorten
The NDIS minister uses his schoolboy French to rule out the rumours of a diplomatic posting to Paris.