This Month
Sydney Uni VC asked security about terror groups at protests
No concerns about Hizb ut-Tahrir have been raised by police or intelligence agencies, says Sydney University vice chancellor Mark Scott
- Tom Burton
Iran summons Australian ambassador over Instagram post
The Australian embassy had posted an Instagram message about supporting LGBTQIA+ youth and the Iranian government complained it “promoted homosexuality”.
- Reuters
August
Israel rescues first living hostage from Gaza tunnel
The 52-year-old Israeli father of 11 was taken to a hospital, where members of his large Bedouin Arab family gathered around his bedside in a joyful reunion.
- Melanie Lidman
Israel and Hezbollah signal end of heavy fire
Tel Aviv’s battle with the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group is the biggest since their war in 2006, sparking fears of a regional conflict.
- Updated
- Josef Federman, Abby Sewell and Kareem Chehayeb
- Opinion
- Opinion
Mark Scott failed to lead when radicals took over Sydney campus
The University of Sydney vice chancellor has sent the clearest possible message: he is prepared to accept some violence and hatred to appease extremists who threaten more violence and hatred.
- Jeremy Leibler
Blinken warns time running out as bodies of six hostages recovered
The US secretary of state left the Middle East without a ceasefire deal, as Israeli authorities discovered the bodies in an overnight operation.
- Updated
- Julia Frankel and Matthew Lee
Everyone is angry at Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, even its musicians
The MSO’s decision to cancel a guest pianist for his Gaza war commentary, then backtrack, has united pro-Israel and pro-Palestine activists in disdain.
- Michael Bailey
- Opinion
- Opinion
Whatever happens next, Iran is in poor shape to fight anyone
Iran is under acute social, political and economic stress. Its rulers will be under pressure if they retaliate against Israel, or if they don’t.
- Patrick Gibbons
US warns Iran’s ‘set of attacks’ on Israel could come this week
Israel and the US believe it is increasingly likely that Iran will launch an attack.
- Updated
- Courtney McBride
Israeli airstrike on school in Gaza City kills over 60 people
The Health Ministry’s Ambulance and Emergency service said the strike on the Tabeen school in central Gaza City also wounded 47 people.
- Associated Press
How geopolitical tension is changing ANZ and its clients
Geopolitical risk is hitting boardrooms with a bang, with ANZ the first of the big four banks to create a specialised unit.
- Patrick Durkin
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
There’s ‘only one outcome’ that really matters, and it’s not Trump v Harris
Calmer markets mean investors are back to worrying about US politics and the Middle East conflict. But this leading strategist says both fears are overdone.
- Updated
- James Thomson
Hamas names Sinwar, October 7 attack planner, as new leader
Yahya Sinwar is at the top of Israel’s kill list as it seeks to destroy Hamas and its leadership after the October 7 attack that killed 1200 in southern Israel.
- Bassem Mroue
Iran arrests dozens in hunt for suspects in killing of Hamas leader
Iran has begun a sweeping investigation into the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, with its intensity a sign of how damaging the security failure was.
- Farnaz Fassihi
Israel working with US, UK as retaliatory strike from Iran looms
Israel, the US and UK are coordinating the readiness of their military forces to respond to an expected strike by Iran.
- Dan Williams
- Opinion
- Opinion
Iran is playing a dangerous game
There are plenty of reasons to be suspicious of Benjamin Netanyahu’s motives. But Tehran has an even uglier strategy to disrupt the Middle East.
- Thomas Friedman
Death of Hamas military leader confirmed, Israel says
The head of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, one of the masterminds of the October 7 attack on Israel, was killed in Gaza last month, Israel said.
- Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell
Hezbollah leader says war with Israel has entered a ‘new phase’
As he often does, Hassan Nasrallah kept his comments vague, vowing a “very-well studied retaliation” without saying what form it would take.
- Abby Sewell and Kareem Chehayeb
Hezbollah confirms that a top commander was killed in Israeli strike
The Iran-backed group said earlier that Fouad Shukur was in the building during the attack, and they were searching for him in the rubble to determine his fate.
- Bassem Mroue and Tia Goldenberg
July
Austin calls for calm after attacks on Iran-backed targets
Israel claimed to have killed Hezbollah’s military commander, who it said was behind a deadly strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
- Updated
- Laila Bassam, Emily Rose and Simon Lewis
