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Australia tells citizens to depart Israel, Palestinian territories
Palestinians are seen on the beach in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 30, 2024
Australia on Friday told its citizens to leave Israel if possible, citing a "high threat of military reprisals and terrorist attacks", issuing a similar warning for the Palestinian territories.
Australia tells China of 'outrage' over writer's suspended death sentence
Australia has told China of its "outrage" over a suspended death sentence handed to Chinese-Australian dissident writer Yang Jun, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday.
Yang was sentenced to death on Monday with a two-year suspended execution and had all of his property confiscated, the Chinese foreign ministry said.
In shock move, Facebook blocks news access in Australia
In a shocking act of retaliation on Feb. 18, Facebook blocked Australians from sharing news, a milestone in the increasingly frantic jockeying between governments, media and powerful tech companies that one Australian minister called "an assault on a sovereign nation" and abuse of power.