Matthew Knott

Independent MP for Fowler Dai Le could hold the balance of power after the election. Her Labor opponent, Tu Le, is campaigning to win back the seat while heavily pregnant.

Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia wrote to the chair of the Antenna Documentary Film Festival urging him to cancel screenings of the film Russians at War.

Hamas officials late on Sunday said they had sent the names of three hostages set for release.

Australia may be an island, but it is not immune to the systemic forces sweeping across global politics.

Fallout from the war in Gaza has created a deepening rift in relations between Australia and Israel. The hostilities are political and personal.

The decision by ASIO to raid a high-profile former officer is unprecedented in the agency’s recent history.

Some self-reflection would not go astray from Israel’s leaders and advocates about why the nation has become so isolated on the international stage.

Labor’s relationship with Israel has sunk to new lows, with the nation’s peak Jewish group declaring Australia’s longstanding bipartisan support for Israel has essentially vanished.

The Albanese government is preparing to again anger Israel by changing Australia’s stance in a series of high-profile votes on the Middle East peace process.

Cybercriminals see private schools as increasingly attractive extortion targets and are threatening to publish sensitive data on the dark web.