Labor seeks unity as Payman suspension row rumbles on
Labor faces another day of questions over a suspended senator as it pushes through a legislative agenda in the final days of parliament before the winter break.
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Payman ‘exiled’ from Labor after Palestine floor cross
A Labor senator is considering her future after being banned from caucus for crossing the floor in support of Palestinian statehood.
Labor struggles to focus on economy amid Payman fracas
Anthony Albanese has suspended indefinitely a senator for backing a Greens motion on Palestine, saying she wasn't elected as an individual but as a Labor MP.
Israeli tanks advance deeper into Gazan city of Rafah
Israeli forces say they have advanced further into western and central parts of the city of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip.
Israeli tanks move on north, south Gaza, fighting rages
Israeli tanks have fired shells towards several houses in Shejaia, in northern Gaza, leaving families trapped inside, residents say.
PM defends censure of defiant, pro-Palestine senator
Anthony Albanese has chastised a senator for voting for a Greens motion on Palestine, saying she wasn't elected as an individual but as part of the Labor Party.
Paramilitary attack opens new front in central Sudan
Fighting has raged between Sudan's military and a notorious paramilitary group in a city in a central province, opening another front in a 14-month war.
We don’t diminish people’s pain over Gaza: Treasurer
A rogue Labor senator who vowed to continue crossing the floor to support Palestinian statehood has been indefinitely suspended by the party's leaders.
Defiant senator suspended from Labor over Palestine
Outspoken Labor senator Fatima Payman has been suspended from the Labor Party caucus after declaring she would cross the floor again on Palestinian statehood.
Labor to meet after defiant senator suspended over Gaza
The government has suspended a senator who vowed to continue crossing the floor in order to support Palestinian statehood.
Glide bombs hammer front line in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Russia dropped more than 800 glide bombs in Ukraine in the past week alone.
Israeli tanks push in north, south Gaza, fighting rages
Israeli tanks have fired shells towards several houses in Shejaia, in northern Gaza, leaving families trapped inside, residents say.
No progress in Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel: Hamas
Palestinian militant group Hamas says it is still ready to "deal positively" with any ceasefire proposal that ends the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
US removes Gaza aid pier, Israeli tanks ‘shell Rafah’
US officials say a pier built off the Gaza Strip is being removed while 11 people have reportedly been killed in an Israeli attack in Rafah.
Four dead as Russia shells Ukrainian frontline villages
Russian shelling of frontline villages in eastern Ukraine has killed four people as an attack on a residential building in Dnipro kills another.
MPs cautious as threats and abuse rise over war in Gaza
A rise in death threats, abuse and office attacks have parliamentarians and authorities on higher alert for danger as the Gaza war frays community cohesion.
Payman might cross the floor again despite party rebuke
Labor senator Fatima Payman has been iced out of a partyroom meeting as punishment for crossing the floor but remains unapologetic about her actions.
Israel pushes deeper into southern and northern Gaza
Israeli tanks have pushed further into part of Rafah, forcing thousands of Palestinians to flee, while also continuing their advance against Hamas in Gaza City.
Ukraine signs security pact with European Union
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed security agreements with the European Union at a summit in Brussels.
Israel storms Gaza City neighbourhood, bombs Rafah
Israeli forces have told Palestinians to leave a Gaza City neighbourhood as tanks and drones moved in, while also targeting remaining militants in Rafah.
Kenya police clash with protesters as tax plan dropped
Seven people have reportedly been rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds in the town of Homa Bay in western Kenya amid continuing anti-president protests.
Ministers back benching senator for pro-Palestine vote
Senior ministers have defended Anthony Albanese's decision to temporarily bench a Labor senator for supporting a pro-Palestine motion by crossing the floor.
Kenyan president withdraws tax rise plan after protests
Kenyan President William Ruto has told the public "I concede," in a speech where he said he will scrap plans to raise various taxes, following deadly unrest.
Vilification concern as senator iced for Palestine vote
The prime minister requested Fatima Payman temporarily sit out of Labor's caucus after she defied the party position and supported a pro-Palestine motion.
Zelenskiy presents new commander to Ukraine troops
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has visited frontline forces in eastern Ukraine, where he introduced troops to their new joint forces commander.
Israeli air strikes dozens across Gaza
The family of the chief of the militant Islamist group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has again been targeted in Israeli air strikes which killed his sister.
Five dead as Kenyan police open fire on protesters
Several people have died and dozens more been wounded as police opened fired on demonstrators attempting to storm Kenya's parliament.
Labor senator crosses floor for Palestine, risks exile
A defiant Fatima Payman voted in line with her convictions to support Palestinian statehood as she risked her spot as a Labor senator to do so.
Russia swears retaliation against US for Ukraine strike
Russia says Washington supplied data and weapons and then aimed them for Ukraine in an attack on Crimea that killed four and injured 151.
Israel strikes kill 11 in Gaza, tanks push into Rafah
More than eight months into the fighting, international mediation backed by the United States has so far failed to bring a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
Israel air strike kills senior Gaza health official
Israel's military has killed a senior Hamas commander in an air strike on a hospital that the enclave's health minister says killed a top emergency official.