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U-S President Donald Trump says he sees the United States becoming the long-term owner of the Gaza Strip.
Mr Trump has shocked many by announcing he wants the U-S to take over Gaza and develop it economically- after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere.
Mr Trump has not stated how, or under what authority, the U-S would take over Gaza.
The forced relocation of the Palestinian population in Gaza population, which is around two million people, would likely violate international law.
Mr Trump claims his plan would bring long-term benefit to a long-troubled region of the world.
"I do see a long-term ownership position. And I see it bringing great stability to that part of the Middle East- and maybe, the entire Middle East."
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The pushback to U-S President Donald Trump's announcement of a U-S plan to take over Gaza has been swift.
Saudi Arabia says it rejects any attempts to displace Palestinians from their land, and says it will not establish ties with Israel without the establishment of a Palestinian state.
The Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, says the Palestinian people cannot be torn from their home.
"The ministers from Saudi Arabia, from Egypt, from Jordan, from Qatar, from United Arab Emirates and Palestine issued a statement just two days ago not accepting and rejecting any notion of displacement of Palestinians of outside the Gaza Strip our country and our home is the Gaza Strip. It's part of Palestine. "
In a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mr Trump, Mr Netanyahu told reporters Israel will normalise ties with Saudi Arabia.
Amnesty International has also condemned the U-S for hosting Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing International Criminal Court [[ICC]] arrest warrant for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia's position has not changed after U-S President Donald Trump's announcement the U-S intends to take over Gaza.
Mr Albanese says Australia still supports a two-state solution.
"What i would say is Australia's position is the same as it was this morning, as it was last year, and it was ten years ago, and it was under the Howard government, the Australian government supports on a bipartisan basis a two state solution in the Middle East."
But Greens leader Adam Bandt says Australia must take a stronger stance towards Mr Trump.
"This is wrong, and Australia should say this is wrong. When other countries have said that they're going to invade Australia has rightly said that they oppose it and will play no part in it. Now it should be the same here. International law should apply."
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The federal government has announced it will give an extra $1.7 billion to fund public hospitals and health services.
Under the new agreement, the total Commonwealth contribution to state-run public hospitals will increase by 12 per cent.
The federal government says the funding will be delivered to help cut wait lists, reduce waiting times in emergency rooms and managing ramping.
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler says this funding may also alleviate pressures such as those created by the recent mass resignation of psychiatrists in New South Wales.
"Well, obviously this will provide additional funding to the New South Wales government, which is the jurisdiction you're talking about there, to deal with wage pressure in the system, and there is wage pressure right across the public health system for nurses and for parts of the medical workforce as well. So additional funding obviously enables them to deal with some of those pressures, but the exact wage negotiation you're referring to is obviously a matter for the New South Wales Government."
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Aboriginal legal and human rights groups are hitting out at the Victorian government after announcements controversial bail laws may be revived.
Bail offences that were dropped following a coronial inquest into the death of Aboriginal woman Veronica Nelson may now reintroduced as part of a review into the changes.
Bail laws were tightened in 2017 after a man on bail drove into Melbourne's busy Bourke Street Mall, killing six and injuring dozens more.
The changes were deemed a mistake during an inquest into the death of Ms Nelson, who died in her cell after being refused bail on a charge of breaching bail and suspicion of shoplifting.
The offences of breaching bail conditions and committing further offences while on bail were scrapped in 2023 in direct response to their disproportionate effect on women, children and Aboriginal people.
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The man accused of painting Pam the Bird murals across Melbourne has been denied bail because of fears he will keep offending to grow his social media following.
Jack Gibson-Burrell, 21, will remain behind bars while his co-accused Matthew Raoul White, 39, has been released on bail.
It's alleged Gibson-Burrell has been breaking into Victorian train stations, abseiling off buildings and scaling heritage-listed sites to spray-paint the cartoon-like bird.
The murals have garnered an Instagram following of more than 70,000 people, with police enlisting the U-S Federal Bureau of Investigation to prove Gibson-Burrell is also the one behind the account.
The pair are due back in Melbourne Magistrates Court in June.
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To sport now...
Football Australia has refused to speculate on Matildas captain Sam Kerr's playing future in the aftermath of the injured players court case.
Chief Executive James Johnson has refused to comment on how the forward's return to the pitch will be handled or whether she will hold onto the captaincy.
Kerr is in line to return from an A-C-L injury for international friendlies against South Korea in Australia, but will first attempt to clear her name in a U-K court.
The 31-year-old striker is on trial this week, facing a charge of racially aggravated abuse of a police officer after calling a police officer stupid and white on a night out in London in 2023.
Kerr denies the charge.
