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White elephant? Hardly – Snowy 2.0 will last 150 years and work with batteries to push out gas

When Snowy 2.0 is in the news, it’s usually about money. The cost of the huge project has gone well beyond the initial A$6 billion estimate and will now cost more than $12 billion.

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Australian Madeleine Habib released from Israeli jail after aid flotilla intercepted en route to Gaza

It’s not yet known if Habib signed waiver as demanded by Israel before being taken to Jordan border on Sunday

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Australian on pro-Palestinian aid flotilla told she will be ‘indefinitely detained’ by Israel unless she signs waiver

Madeleine Habib, who captained the Conscience ship, was arrested by Israeli forces on 8 October and detained in Israel’s Ketziot prison

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Gaza flotilla members allege beatings and insults in Israeli detention

Some of those held say guns were pointed at them, they were threatened with dogs and deprived of sleep

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Australian Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel complain of ‘degrading and humiliating’ treatment

One tells consular officials his arm was dislocated and head slammed into ground while another fears she may have a stroke

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Husic says Israel did not have ‘licence’ to strike Iran – as it happened

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Penny Wong Announces Suspension Of Tehran Embassy, Urges Aussies To Leave

"We urge Australians who are able to leave Iran to do so now, if it is safe."

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For Australians stranded in Israel with planes grounded, nights are the most unnerving

Melbourne lawyer Leon Zwier is among more than 1,000 Australians seeking Dfat’s help to leave amid the fighting with Iran but their options are few

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Indonesian police hunt for two Australians after Melbourne man shot and killed in Bali

Search under way for two Australian men after Melbourne man Zivan Radmanovic fatally shot and another man injured at Bali villa

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Mums Of Aussie Teens Poisoned In Laos Slam ‘Insulting’ Proposed Charges For Those Involved

“We know that there’s no murder or manslaughter charges, which we feel there should be.”

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Indonesian ambassador met senior Australian diplomats on same day Albanese accused Dutton of ‘damaging relationship’

Exclusive: Meeting with Dfat deputy secretary not specifically about reported Russian military request, diplomatic sources say, but may have been canvassed

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Fleeing Taliban fighters, Ibrahim begs the country he helped – Australia – to save his family

Mohammed Ibrahim spent four years as a translator for aid workers who taught children and trained doctors. In today’s Afghanistan the penalty for that is death

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‘Australia doesn’t care about me’: women international students suffering alarming rates of sexual violence

Every year, more than 700,000 international students leave their homes to study in Australia.

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What are non-tariff barriers – and why is agriculture so exposed?

Since the return to power of US President Donald Trump, tariffs have barely left the front pages.

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The US and UK have decimated their aid spending. Australia has a unique opportunity to help fill the vacuum

Hard on the heels of Donald Trump’s dismantling of USAID, the United Kingdom has ripped more than A$12 billion (£6 billion) from its foreign assistance budget.

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Call for Russia to face 'full force' if Aussie killed

Australia should downgrade diplomatic relations with Russia if the killing of prisoner of war Oscar Jenkins is verified, the nation's Ukrainian community says.

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Dfat making ‘urgent inquiries’ after reports Australian man captured while fighting for Ukraine has been killed

Australian government holds ‘grave concerns’ for welfare of Oscar Jenkins, a 32-year-old teacher from Melbourne

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'Grave concerns' for Aussie captured by Russian forces

An Australian prisoner of war is suspected to have been killed by Russian forces in Ukraine, with the government scrambling to confirm his death.

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The Mum Of Rory Sykes, The 32 Y.O. Aussie Who Died In The LA Fires, Pays Tribute To Her Son

“No life should be forgotten. And his was definitely a special one.”

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32 Y.O. Australian Man Dies In LA Wildfires After Water Was ‘Switched Off’, Mother Claims

“I couldn’t put out the cinders on his roof with a hose because the water was switched off by@LVMWD Las Virgenes Municipal Water. Even the 50 brave firefighters had no water all day!”

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Remaining Bali Nine Members Say They’re ‘Relieved And Happy’ To Be Back Home In Australia

“These Australians served more than 19 years in prison in Indonesia. It was time for them to come home.”

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Four Australian Tourists Hospitalised In Fiji After Suspected Alcohol Poisoning At Popular Resort

Several tourists, including four Australians, experienced “nausea, vomiting and neurological symptoms” after consuming cocktails prepared by the hotel bar.

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Four Australian tourists in hospital in Fiji with suspected poisoning after drinking cocktails

Foreign affairs department updates travel advice for Fiji to include warning about risk of methanol poisoning and drink spiking

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Australia restricting number of domestic workers foreign diplomats can bring into the country, UN official says

Information campaign directed at diplomatic missions expected after court cases highlighted ‘slave-like’ working conditions for domestic workers

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Third Australian fell ill after suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos

Exclusive: Dual national understood to be in stable condition after tragedy which has claimed six lives

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