'Cashing in big time': Who's profiting from the war in the Middle East?

War in the Middle East has left hundreds of people dead and left destruction in its wake — and there's also an "uncomfortable truth".

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US-Israel strikes hit Iranian oil depots | More than 40 people killed in Israeli stikes on Lebanon

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'War of choice': Even if he wins against Iran, will Donald Trump lose?

Polls suggest Americans are not keen on a protracted war with Iran — and experts say it may cost Donald Trump in the mid-term elections.

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Were the Israeli-US strikes on Iran legal under international law? These experts say no

The government's refusal to publicly assess the legality of the strikes risks "trashing" international law, an expert says.

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Muslim worshippers say NSW police 'came in like a wrecking ball' at Sydney protest

Muslim worshippers who were praying at a Sydney protest say police intervened during a vulnerable moment of prayer.

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davidpocock on Instagram: "Zomi Frankcom was a young Australian woman killed by IDF drone strikes while undertaking humanitarian work in Gaza with World Centr…"

Zomi Frankcom was a young Australian woman killed by IDF drone strikes while undertaking humanitarian work in Gaza with World Central Kitchen in 2024.There have been no prosecutions of those responsible for her murder.At the time the Aust Goct said “We expect full accountability for these deaths.”The PM should pursue that commitment with President Herzog during his visit.https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/zomi-frankcoms-brother-seeks-answers-from-israels-president-over-her-death-in-gaza/qglvohe2h

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Zomi Frankcom's brother seeks answers from Israel's president over her death in Gaza

Mal Frankcom says "missing puzzle pieces" remain in the investigation into the killing of his sister, aid worker Zomi Frankcom.

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Trump, ICE set to be handed access to Australians' biometric data, ID documents

The Albanese government is giving the Trump administration and agencies like ICE access to Australians' biometric data — and we're not being told anything about it.

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Ardern withdraws from Writers' Week; Adelaide Festival board faces fresh questions

Former NZ prime minister pulls out of event. Meanwhile, a past Writers' Week director has questioned the Adelaide Festival board's viability after resignations.

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Iran medics describe hospitals overwhelmed with dead and injured protesters - BBC News

Hundreds of people are believed to have been killed or injured by the security forces, with more than 70 bodies brought to one hospital.

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Board members quit from Adelaide festival as fallout from dropped author grows

SBS News can confirm three board members have now resigned from the Adelaide Festival, amid growing controversy over a decision to drop a Palestinian Australian author and academic.

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Polio outbreak confirmed in PNG, World Health Organization says

The World Health Organization says the PNG outbreak is linked to strains circulating in Indonesia, posing a serious risk to other countries in the region.

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Denied citizenship by the country he died for, this Anzac Day Aboriginal war hero Bill Allan is being honoured by France

The Australian soldier who rushed four German machine-gun nests has been named an honorary citizen of the Somme

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'We don’t notice it': Meet the Aussie twins taking the internet by storm for speaking in unison

Australian twin sisters Bridgette and Paula Powers hope their resurgent fame from a viral video will help raise awareness about their efforts to save seabirds and pelicans.

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Australia calls for 'independent' investigation into Gaza paramedic killings

Australia has made a number of representations to the Israeli government about the killing of a group of paramedics and civil defence workers in Gaza, including to call for an investigation.

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Backlash over silence on aid worker mass grave in Gaza

An independent candidate challenging a minister is pointing to Labor's silence on a mass grave found in Gaza...

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Palestinian paramedics shot by Israeli forces had hands tied, eyewitnesses say

Senior doctor who saw bodies says men appeared to have been ‘executed’, adding to evidence of potential war crime Some of the bodies of 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers, killed by Israeli forces and buried in a mass grave nine days ago in Gaza, were found with their hands or legs tied and had gunshot wounds to the head and chest, according to two eyewitnesses. The witness accounts add to an accumulating body of evidence pointing to a potentially serious war crime on 23 March, when Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance crews and civil defence rescue workers were sent to the scene of an airstrike in the early hours of the morning in the al-Hashashin district of Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city. Continue reading...

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Australian doctor describes dire situation from Gaza hospital

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Israel's military is told to prepare to defend a Druze community outside Syria's capital

Israel’s defense ministry says the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus in neighboring Syria.

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Why Skype is being shut down and what it means for you

The two-decade-old internet calling service disrupted the landline industry and changed global communication, but in May it will go offline for good.

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'Outgrown Ramadan': Fears Australia's biggest food market has lost its roots

Lakemba's famous Ramadan food markets began as a haven set up by and for the Muslim community two decades ago. Now a cultural mecca for wider Australia, some feel it no longer represents what the Isla...

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Payman calls out Islamophobia response as commissioner warns of 'racism problem'

Australia's race discrimination commissioner has condemned alleged attacks on two Muslim women as "unprovoked and distressing" while Fatima Payman has said responses to the incidents expose a "double ...

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