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POPULAR ARTICLES

Government

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New era begins as parliament opens

Australian politicians have marked the beginning of a new era as the 48th federal parliament opened in Canberra. Veteran MPs and fresh-faced senators alike sat shoulder to shoulder marked on the pews of the Wesley Uniting Church as they marked the opening of the parliamentary year in Canberra on Tuesday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hoped for the health and wellbeing of all Australians during the church service, and remarked on the tradition as a “wonderful way” to start the term.

AAP Newswire

Gaza

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Allies: ‘War in Gaza must end now’

Twenty-eight countries, including Britain, Australia, Canada, Japan and a host of European nations, have issued a joint statement saying the war in Gaza “must end now” – the latest sign of allies’ sharpening language as Israel’s isolation deepens. The foreign ministers of countries – also including Australia and Canada – said “the suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths”. They condemned “the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children, seeking to meet their most basic needs of water and food”.

AP/Reuters

Italy

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Man rescued from deep within narrow cave

Rescuers have freed a cave explorer who was injured by falling rocks some 40m (130 feet) below the surface in Italy’s northwestern Piedmont region while on an outing with friends. The 63-year-old man, who sustained a head injury, was brought to the surface by crews who used explosives to widen the cave at key junctures, Italy’s mountain rescue corps said.

AP

POPULAR ARTICLES

Government

frank

New era begins as parliament opens

Australian politicians have marked the beginning of a new era as the 48th federal parliament opened in Canberra. Veteran MPs and fresh-faced senators alike sat shoulder to shoulder marked on the pews of the Wesley Uniting Church as they marked the opening of the parliamentary year in Canberra on Tuesday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hoped for the health and wellbeing of all Australians during the church service, and remarked on the tradition as a “wonderful way” to start the term.

AAP Newswire

Gaza

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Allies: ‘War in Gaza must end now’

Twenty-eight countries, including Britain, Australia, Canada, Japan and a host of European nations, have issued a joint statement saying the war in Gaza “must end now” – the latest sign of allies’ sharpening language as Israel’s isolation deepens. The foreign ministers of countries – also including Australia and Canada – said “the suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths”. They condemned “the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children, seeking to meet their most basic needs of water and food”.

AP/Reuters

Italy

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Man rescued from deep within narrow cave

Rescuers have freed a cave explorer who was injured by falling rocks some 40m (130 feet) below the surface in Italy’s northwestern Piedmont region while on an outing with friends. The 63-year-old man, who sustained a head injury, was brought to the surface by crews who used explosives to widen the cave at key junctures, Italy’s mountain rescue corps said.

AP