News & Views Palestinian Australian student hit by shrapnel in West Bank demands investigation Ranem Abu Izneid who was hit by shrapnel from a bullet fired into her student accommodation in the West Bank, arrives in Melbourne.
World Women-led online campaign to sanction Israel launches as humanitarian crisis in the Middle East worsens A women-led online campaign is calling on the Australian government to sanction Israel over the conflict in the Middle East, which is “tearing apart” human rights, press freedoms, healthcare and more.
World Violence, displacement, discrimination: ActionAid shares ‘devastating’ update on women and girls in Gaza Violence, forced displacement and systemic discrimination are disproportionately impacting Palestinian women and girls in Gaza and the West Bank.
News & Views Protests erupt calling for ceasefire amidst yet more deaths in Gaza Fresh protests have erupted following the death of six Israeli hostages whose bodies were found on Saturday in Gaza.
News & Views Remah Naji could be the nation’s first Palestinian-Australian MP Palestinian-Australian Remah Naji has been announced as the Greens candidate for the Queensland federal seat of Moreton.
Soapbox The world is failing aid workers and the people we serve The devastating impact of ongoing attacks on aid workers and the urgent need for global leaders to condemn these atrocities and protect those risking their lives to help war torn countries.
World Mother and newborn twins killed in Israeli airstrike, as Palestinian deaths reach 40,000 Devastating scenes out of Gaza, of a father grieving his wife and newborn twins killed in an Israeli airstrike, has gotten global attention.
News & Views Peter Dutton defends call for ‘temporary’ visa ban on people from Gaza Peter Dutton is not backing down from his call to impose a “temporary” ban on issuing visas to people escaping the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
News & Views ‘The level of human suffering was mind-blowing’: A paediatric nurse on the devastating impact of war on children in Gaza Gaza was like nothing I’ve ever seen before, both in terms of healthcare needs and in terms of the whole humanitarian context.
News & Views ‘Serious failures’ by the IDF led to the death of Zomi Frankcom, review finds A review into the death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom has found the Israeli Defence Force’s strike was the result of “serious failures”.
Appointments Jillian Segal AO appointed at special envoy on antisemitism Jillian Segal AO is Australia’s inaugural special envoy on antisemitism, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced today.
Entrepreneurs Melbourne florist launches new subscription to support and employ women from Gaza Two new trainees join Melbourne-based florist social enterprise, which aids young women from refugee backgrounds to secure employment.