Israeli-Palestinian conflict
University of Melbourne facing investigation over tech surveillance of students
More than 20 university students were sent images of themselves caught by campus CCTV cameras as evidence of wrongdoings during anti-conflict protests.
- by Alex Crowe
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Hamas drops key ceasefire deal demand, renewing hope of progress
Hamas over the weekend appeared to drop its long-standing demand that Israel promise to end the war as part of any ceasefire deal, raising hopes for progress.
- by Jon Gambrell
In the face of denial
Testimony of October 7 survivors filmed by Danny Ben-Moshe for the "Be the Witness'' project.
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Antisemitism
The denial and disinformation facing October 7 survivors
Holocaust scholars recognise a sadly familiar pattern in October 7 denial, but are shocked at how quickly it set in.
- by Chip Le Grand
Israeli strike kills 16 at Gaza school, military says it targeted gunmen
The Israeli military says it took precautions to minimise risk to civilians before it targeted the gunmen’s hideout. Hamas denied its fighters were there.
- by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ramadan Abed
The university vowed not to spy on students. Now it’s using tracking data to punish them
Human rights experts have raised concerns over the University of Melbourne’s use of tracking technology to identify students staging a pro-Palestinian sit-in on campus.
- by Alex Crowe
Reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential runoff election, besting hardliner Jalili
Supporters of Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon and longtime lawmaker, entered the streets of Tehran and other cities before dawn to celebrate as his lead grew over Saeed Jalili.
- by Jon Gambrell and Amir Vahdat
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UK politics
‘This is for Gaza’: What the UK election means for Anthony Albanese
UK Labour lost five seats to pro-Palestinian independent candidates during the course of the night, all in areas with significant Muslim populations.
- by Rob Harris
The six weeks that turned Fatima Payman’s rift with Labor into a chasm
Fatima Payman was a quiet backbencher for her first two years in the Senate. But for the past six weeks the former union official has become a household name.
- by James Massola and Paul Sakkal
PM warns against faith-based political movements as Payman hints at next move
Payman said “stay tuned” and “anything can happen” when asked if she wanted to collaborate with a coalition of Muslim community groups planning to run against Labor MPs.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Israel
US sees major ‘breakthrough’ in Israel-Hamas talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Joe Biden he has decided to send a delegation to resume stalled negotiations on a hostage release deal with Hamas, their administrations said.