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- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese holds bilateral talks with Indonesia's President;
- Hopes fade in peace talks between Ukraine and Russia;
- New South Wales wins the women's State of Origin Series.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met with Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto during the first overseas trip of his second term in office.
Mr Albanese is using his visit to Jakarta to push bilateral defence links.
The PM says Australia should go further in strengthening ties with Indonesia.
He says the agreements they reach are not the last step in deepening ties, just the next step.
"This treaty level agreement, underpinned by the Lombok treaty, will enable new cooperation in maritime security, counterterrorism as well as humanitarian and disaster relief. It represents the most significant step in the Australia and Indonesia security partnership for three decades. Let me be very clear. I do not see this agreement, though, as the last step, just the next step."
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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed the delegation Russia sent to Türkiye for peace talks as merely decorative after his counterpart, Vladimir Putin, chose not to come.
The talks had been touted as the first direct negotiations in years after they were proposed by Russia when it declined to comply with a 30-day ceasefire Ukraine had put forward.
It's now unclear whether they'll go ahead, despite delegations from Ukraine and Russia flying to Türkiye; Mr Zelenskyy says he won't attend unless Mr Putin does.
The foreign minister of Russia's neighbour Finland, Elina Valtonen, who is also in Türkiye, says she's not expecting much progress either.
“When it is about negotiating how to end the war, we have one chair empty, which is the chair of Vladimir Putin. So, now, I guess the entire world has realised that there's only one party not willing to engage in serious peace negotiations, and that certainly is Russia."
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At least 60 people have killed been in another Israeli strike on Gaza.
Medical staff say the victims include women, children, and a prominent journalist, with most people killed in Khan Younis.
The attacks follows earlier strikes that reportedly killed 80 people, as Israel continues its 10-week total blockade on food and aid.
Displaced Palestinian Ahmed Hamad says that Israel's attacks have been intensifying.
"What we are experiencing now is even worse than the Nakba of 1948. We have suffered massacres, hunger, killing and repeated displacement. Now, the Israeli military urges us to move to the western part of Gaza, claiming it is a safe zone. But the reality is that we are attacked no matter where we go.
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Police say a stolen car used in an alleged synagogue firebombing has been linked to two previous arsons and a shooting.
Investigators have released a series of images and footage of the people believed responsible for the Adass Israel Synagogue arson attack in December.
Police allege the stolen car was also used in an arson and shooting in Bundoora, as well as an arson attack on a nightclub in South Yarra in December.
Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner for Counter Terrorism, Stephen Nutt, says it is being treated as politically motivated.
"This investigation remains a terrorism investigation, we will continue to investigate it as a politically motivated attack on the Jewish community. This arson was an antisemitic crime to set alight a synagogue is to strike at the heart of the Jewish community."
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Outspoken billionaire Elon Musk's X Corp is mounting a Federal Court challenge against Australia's eSafety Commissioner.
eSafety has introduced a standard known as the Relevant Electronic Services ((RES)), which requires online platforms to take meaningful action to address content such as abuse material and child exploitation.
X has filed a challenge in Federal Court to the RES, arguing it should not apply to its social media platform.
The agency says it is assessing the latest court documents filed by X Corp and considering its next steps.
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Australian singer-songwriter Marty Zambotto, better known as Go-Jo, has opened the second semi-final at Eurovision in Switzerland this morning.
He is one of 16 acts vying for a spot in the Eurovision grand final, performing the tongue in cheek song Milkshake Man.
Once all the acts have performed, the voting will begin with those countries performing being able to cast their votes for their favourites, and 10 contestants going through to the final on Sunday morning.
SBS’s exclusive broadcast of Eurovision 2025 is LIVE and in prime time on SBS and SBS On Demand.
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New South Wales has claimed the women's State of Origin series with a game to spare after beating the Maroons 26 to 6.
Olivia Kernick has helped the Blues to victory, scoring two tries and setting up another during game two.
The Blues won the first match of the series 32 points to 12.
