In this bulletin;
- Foreign Minister Penny Wong raises concerns over Chinese military drills.
- Israel's Prime Minister says Hamas will pay for not returning the body of Shiri Bibas.
- Canada defeats the US in the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey final.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will make Hamas pay for failing to release the body of hostage Shiri Bibas, as agreed.
Israeli specialists say one of four bodies handed over by Hamas on Thursday was an unidentified woman and not Ms Bibas, the mother of Kfir and Ariel, whose bodies were handed over and identified.
Hamas maintains that they were killed in an Israeli air strike, while Israel says they were murdered by Hamas.
Mr Netanyahu says Hamas is acting in an unspeakably cynical manner by replacing her body with that of a Gazan woman.
"We will act with determination to bring Shiri home along with all our hostages - both living and dead - and ensure Hamas pays the full price for this cruel and evil violation of the agreement. May the sacred memory of Oded Lifshitz, Ariel and Kfir Bibas be forever enriched in the heart of the nation. May God avenge their blood, and so will we."
It is unclear whether the accusation will delay or prevent the handover of six living hostages due for release on Saturday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again ordered the Israeli army to step up raids in the occupied West Bank.
In a rare visit to the occupied Palestinian territory, Mr Netanyahu went to the Tulkarm refugee camp and ordered what he described as "operational activity against terrorist centres".
Locals in the West Bank say Israeli forces shot two children today, including a 13-year-old girl in the Jenin refugee camp.
It comes as a continuation of intensified attacks on the West Bank which escalated in the days after the Gaza ceasefire came into effect.
The United Nations says Israel's raids have displaced at least 40,000 people and killed 40.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has raised Australia's concerns with her Chinese counterpart over live-fire military drills in international waters between Australia and New Zealand.
The drills off the coast of New South Wales are considered unprecedented and forced flights from commercial airlines including Qantas, Emirates and Air New Zealand to change course on Friday.
Senator Wong met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Johannesburg to discuss what she called "safe and professional military conduct".
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun says the drills were conducted in compliance with international law.
"The Southern Theatre Command of the People's Liberation Army of China organised a fleet of ships to conduct exercises and training in the distant seas. The exercises and training activities always maintained safe, standardised and professional operations in accordance with relevant international laws and international practices."
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing pressure to save the jobs of 450 workers at Tahmoor underground mine in New South Wales, after stepping in to rescue Whyalla steelworks.
Like Whyalla, the mine is owned by Indian-born British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta, whose embattled global consortium GFG Alliance has failed to pay outstanding debts.
Management at the Tahmoor colliery have told workers they will remain at home on paid leave for four weeks, from the 10th of February, after suppliers halted deliveries over unpaid bills.
Mr Albanese says while Tahmoor has a future, this week has been all about Whyalla.
"This is a separate issue from the issue of Whyalla. We've made the investment in Whyalla. Of course, Tahmoor and the mine sector do have, I think, a future as well. And we will make sure people are looked after."
In sports, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has sent a pointed message to US President Donald Trump after Canada defeated the U-S in the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey final.
The 4 Nations competition featured Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States battling it out in a round-robin tournament.
The Canadian team beat the US 3-2 in overtime in a heated atmosphere in Boston.
The tense geopolitical situation between the two countries since Mr Trump took office was reflected in the game.
Mr Trump has spoken openly about his desire to absorb Canada as its 51st state.
Following Canada's victory, Mr Trudeau posted on social media platform X that the US can't take their country or their game.
