Daniel Hurst

Nearly 40 years after the Treaty of Rarotonga came into force, the region is on edge about another rise in geopolitical tensions

European Commission vice-president says there must be ‘no role for Hamas in any post-conflict horizon’ during visit to Australia

Reciprocal access to military bases and training facilities to be granted in clear break from diplomatic rupture over failed submarine deal

Australian foreign minister also endorses US defence secretary’s comments on Israel-Hamas war that ‘you can only win in urban warfare by protecting civilians’

Legislation covering a wide range of military issues clears the way for Virginia class vessels to bolster Pacific defence

Government joins more than a dozen countries to say settlers are ‘terrorising’ Palestinians in ‘unacceptable’ violence

Prime minister suggests court cases won’t bring peace between Israel and Palestine, as Penny Wong sets off for a trip to the Middle East

Penny Wong engages in balancing act during trip to the Middle East while the political environment back home is fraught

Helen Clark’s call comes as Albanese government minister says halt in donations to refugee agency by more than 10 countries should be ‘as short as possible’

Foreign minister Penny Wong says UN relief agency is the only organisation that can provide substantive support to occupied Palestinian territories

Backbenchers tell constituents that it would not affect funding for the current year – but did not mention freeze on $6m in emergency top-up funding

WikiLeaks founder’s team says extradition is in breach of treaty, which prohibits doing so for political offences

Médecins Sans Frontières logistics expert calls for immediate ceasefire and fears ‘catastrophic’ Israeli ground offensive

The revelation that production is already running behind comes as China’s foreign minister heads to Canberra for talks in which the security pact is certain to be raised

Funding revealed on eve of government talks is in addition to billions of dollars to be sent to US

Rabbis for Human Rights director Avi Dabush sees a ceasefire as consistent with values of peace and human rights

Hilary Charlesworth further explains ruling calling on Israel to permit aid deliveries to Palestinians, saying ICJ was too ‘opaque’ in its wording

Australian Council for International Development head says ‘intense coordination and negotiation’ would have occurred prior to passage of workers

Greens senator David Shoebridge says review of shipbuilding program ‘adds to the growing list of reasons why Aukus is likely to fall over’

Peak body for Australian aid groups joined by faith groups and health experts saying there is no excuse for starvation due to impact of war