The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza says more than 50,000 people have been killed by Israel’s bombardment and invasion of the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian death toll, which slowed for two months due to a ceasefire, has dramatically increased since Israel restarted its attacks on March 18. The Ministry says Israeli fire has killed 673 people and injured 1,233 …

Donald Trump says he’s had a “very good” phone call with Volodymyr Zelenskyy — their first conversation since the US president publicly scolded his Ukrainian counterpart and ordered him out of the White House three weeks ago. The pair spoke a day after Mr Trump’s call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who rejected a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire plan, but agreed …

For months, senior officials have been discussing exporting Australia’s world-leading radar technology JORN to the United States, but after Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Canada saw an opportunity and leapt. Overnight, new Canadian leader Mark Carney spoke to his counterpart, Anthony Albanese, then flew to his country’s Arctic territory of Nunavut to announce a $6.5 billion high-tech Australian …

An invasion of humid air from the north will generate widespread heavy rain across northern Australia during the coming fortnight. The increased tropical activity has already soaked Queensland this week, including 301 millimetres in Townsville in the 24 hours to 9am on Wednesday, the city’s heaviest fall since January 1998. The NT and WA’s Kimberley are also likely to see …

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said it is in “Australia’s national interest” to stand with Ukraine following a virtual meeting with other world leaders designed to drum up support for ceasefire discussions. Mr Albanese joined a call with European and Commonwealth allies on Saturday night, hosted by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Sir Keir urged the 25 world leaders, including …

The Coalition would be in the best position to form government if an election was held today, according to a new estimate from pollster YouGov. The ABC can reveal the results of YouGov’s latest MRP model, which finds the Peter Dutton-led Coalition would be likely to win about 73 seats, with a lower estimate of 65 and upper estimate of …

When a doctor, nurse or any other medical professional enters a hospital, a surgery or a clinic to treat another human, they have a moral obligation to provide equal care to that person, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, black or white, Christian, Muslim or any other faith. In the NSW medical system, Jewish people fear they cannot …

In the search for a dream home, Australians are competing with foreign cash. Real estate agent Nicole Qui meets with international buyers daily, showing them the best of our property market. Most buyers, she says, are from China, with many coming from Singapore and Malaysia. Our excellent schools are a big drawcard. Jeffrey Yuen has just moved his family to Melbourne from …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will end unless Hamas returns more hostages by noon on Saturday. “The military will return to intense fighting until Hamas is finally defeated,” he said in a video statement. The ceasefire has been called into question amid Hamas claims Israel violated key provisions, prompting it to cancel the …

There is a marked immaturity in the reporting of opinion polls and other political developments in Australia at the moment. I see problems in two main categories. First is the seemingly endless pursuit of uniquely Australian explanations for what are obviously global trends. The second is the tendency to ignore the historical reality that polls three months out from an …