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The Age
38 minutes ago
- The Age
Australia news live: PM ‘very happy' to meet Trump; Exports at risk of tumbling $30b; Trump pushes for ceasefire in Gaza
Latest posts Latest posts 7.17am PM 'very happy' to meet Trump: Plibersek By Cindy Yin Social services minister Tanya Plibersek has confirmed organisation of a meeting between prime minister Albanese and US president Donald Trump is underway after their first meeting was cancelled earlier this month. The US president was forced to leave the G7 summit early to deal with the Iran-Israel war in the Middle East, a blow for Albanese who was due to meet with him face to face for the first time to discuss issues including trade and AUKUS. Speaking on Channel Seven's Sunrise this morning, Plibersek said the government was awaiting confirmation for a suitable time for the two leaders to meet. 'I'm sure the prime minister is very much looking forward to it. We're awaiting confirmation of a suitable time, and I'm sure when that confirmation comes through the PM will be very happy to visit Washington,' she said. 'He's had a number of calls with president Trump. There's a lot of communication going on both ways, but it's not the sort of thing where you pop in with a plate of scones, hoping someone's home. The organising of the visit is in train.' It comes as foreign minister Penny Wong is set to meet her US counterpart, Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington DC this week. 6.53am Australian exports to tumble $30b as Trump's tariff war hits home By Nick Toscano Australia is headed for a $27 billion collapse in income from two of its biggest exports – liquefied gas and iron ore – as Donald Trump's trade war with China deepens fears for the global economy and stifles demand for commodities. The outlook for some of Australia's largest mining and energy companies has deteriorated since April, when the United States imposed across-the-board tariffs at much higher rates than many had been expecting, leading to increased uncertainty and lower global growth forecasts. While Trump gave Australia the minimum baseline tariff rate of 10 per cent, the fallout for the country is expected to be wider-reaching as the biggest Asian buyers of Australia's natural resources, particularly China, face much higher US tariffs amid an already sluggish time for their economies. 'Rising trade barriers – and uncertainty over how high these barriers will settle – have disrupted trade between the US and its major partners and caused businesses and consumers to adopt a 'wait-and-see' approach,' the Department of Industry, Science and Resources says in its latest export forecast report, to be released on Monday. 'The associated uncertainty is likely to impinge on world commodity demand, as the nations that Australia supplies are impacted.'
The Advertiser
an hour ago
- The Advertiser
Trump urges Gaza truce deal as Israeli cabinet meets
US President Donald Trump has urged progress in ceasefire talks in the 20-month war in the Gaza Strip as Israel and Hamas appeared to move closer to an agreement. Ron Dermer, a top adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was set to travel to the US this week for talks on a ceasefire, an Israeli official said, and plans were being made for Netanyahu to travel there in the coming weeks, a sign there may be movement on a deal. Netanyahu was meeting with his security cabinet on Sunday evening, the official said on condition of anonymity to discuss plans that had not been finalised. "MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA. GET THE HOSTAGES BACK!!!" Trump wrote on social media. Trump raised expectations on Friday for a deal, saying there could be an agreement within the next week. Trump has repeatedly called for Israel and Hamas to end the war. An eight-week ceasefire was reached just as he took office earlier this year but Israel resumed the war in March after trying to get Hamas to accept new terms on next steps. Some Palestinians greeted the possibility of a new truce with scepticism after watching the last ceasefire shattered. "Since the beginning of the war, they have been promising us something like this: release the hostages and we will stop the war," said Abdel Hadi Al-Hour. "They did not stop the war." Trump also doubled down on his criticism of the legal proceedings against Netanyahu, who is on trial for alleged corruption, calling it "a POLITICAL WITCH HUNT". In the post on Saturday evening, Trump said the trial interfered with ceasefire talks, saying Netanyahu "is right now in the process of negotiating a Deal with Hamas, which will include getting the Hostages back". Talks between Israel and Hamas have repeatedly faltered over a major sticking point - whether the war should end as part of any ceasefire agreement. Hamas official Mahmoud Merdawi accused Netanyahu of stalling progress on a deal, saying on social media that the Israeli leader insists on a temporary agreement that would free just 10 of the hostages. About 50 hostages remain, with less than half believed to be alive. Netanyahu spokesman Omer Dostri said that "Hamas was the only obstacle to ending the war," without addressing Merdawi's claim. During a visit on Sunday to to Israel's internal security service Shin Bet, Netanyahu said that the Israel-Iran war and subsequent ceasefire have opened many opportunities: "First of all, to rescue the hostages. Of course, we will also have to solve the Gaza issue, to defeat Hamas, but I estimate that we will achieve both tasks." Hamas says it is willing to free all the hostages in exchange for a full withdrawal of Israeli troops and an end to the war in the Gaza Strip. Israel rejects that offer, saying it will agree to end the war if Hamas surrenders, disarms and goes into exile, something that the group refuses. The war in the enclave began with the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023 in which militants killed 1200 people and took about 250 hostage. Gaza's Health Ministry on Sunday said that another 88 people have been killed by Israeli fire over the past 24 hours, raising the war's toll among Palestinians to 56,500. The ministry, which operates under the Hamas government, does not distinguish between militants and civilians in its count but says more than half of the dead are women and children. The war has displaced most of the Gaza Strip's population, often multiple times, obliterated much of the territory's urban landscape and left people overwhelmingly reliant on outside aid, which Israel has limited since the end of the latest ceasefire. US President Donald Trump has urged progress in ceasefire talks in the 20-month war in the Gaza Strip as Israel and Hamas appeared to move closer to an agreement. Ron Dermer, a top adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was set to travel to the US this week for talks on a ceasefire, an Israeli official said, and plans were being made for Netanyahu to travel there in the coming weeks, a sign there may be movement on a deal. Netanyahu was meeting with his security cabinet on Sunday evening, the official said on condition of anonymity to discuss plans that had not been finalised. "MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA. GET THE HOSTAGES BACK!!!" Trump wrote on social media. Trump raised expectations on Friday for a deal, saying there could be an agreement within the next week. Trump has repeatedly called for Israel and Hamas to end the war. An eight-week ceasefire was reached just as he took office earlier this year but Israel resumed the war in March after trying to get Hamas to accept new terms on next steps. Some Palestinians greeted the possibility of a new truce with scepticism after watching the last ceasefire shattered. "Since the beginning of the war, they have been promising us something like this: release the hostages and we will stop the war," said Abdel Hadi Al-Hour. "They did not stop the war." Trump also doubled down on his criticism of the legal proceedings against Netanyahu, who is on trial for alleged corruption, calling it "a POLITICAL WITCH HUNT". In the post on Saturday evening, Trump said the trial interfered with ceasefire talks, saying Netanyahu "is right now in the process of negotiating a Deal with Hamas, which will include getting the Hostages back". Talks between Israel and Hamas have repeatedly faltered over a major sticking point - whether the war should end as part of any ceasefire agreement. Hamas official Mahmoud Merdawi accused Netanyahu of stalling progress on a deal, saying on social media that the Israeli leader insists on a temporary agreement that would free just 10 of the hostages. About 50 hostages remain, with less than half believed to be alive. Netanyahu spokesman Omer Dostri said that "Hamas was the only obstacle to ending the war," without addressing Merdawi's claim. During a visit on Sunday to to Israel's internal security service Shin Bet, Netanyahu said that the Israel-Iran war and subsequent ceasefire have opened many opportunities: "First of all, to rescue the hostages. Of course, we will also have to solve the Gaza issue, to defeat Hamas, but I estimate that we will achieve both tasks." Hamas says it is willing to free all the hostages in exchange for a full withdrawal of Israeli troops and an end to the war in the Gaza Strip. Israel rejects that offer, saying it will agree to end the war if Hamas surrenders, disarms and goes into exile, something that the group refuses. The war in the enclave began with the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023 in which militants killed 1200 people and took about 250 hostage. Gaza's Health Ministry on Sunday said that another 88 people have been killed by Israeli fire over the past 24 hours, raising the war's toll among Palestinians to 56,500. The ministry, which operates under the Hamas government, does not distinguish between militants and civilians in its count but says more than half of the dead are women and children. The war has displaced most of the Gaza Strip's population, often multiple times, obliterated much of the territory's urban landscape and left people overwhelmingly reliant on outside aid, which Israel has limited since the end of the latest ceasefire. US President Donald Trump has urged progress in ceasefire talks in the 20-month war in the Gaza Strip as Israel and Hamas appeared to move closer to an agreement. Ron Dermer, a top adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was set to travel to the US this week for talks on a ceasefire, an Israeli official said, and plans were being made for Netanyahu to travel there in the coming weeks, a sign there may be movement on a deal. Netanyahu was meeting with his security cabinet on Sunday evening, the official said on condition of anonymity to discuss plans that had not been finalised. "MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA. GET THE HOSTAGES BACK!!!" Trump wrote on social media. Trump raised expectations on Friday for a deal, saying there could be an agreement within the next week. Trump has repeatedly called for Israel and Hamas to end the war. An eight-week ceasefire was reached just as he took office earlier this year but Israel resumed the war in March after trying to get Hamas to accept new terms on next steps. Some Palestinians greeted the possibility of a new truce with scepticism after watching the last ceasefire shattered. "Since the beginning of the war, they have been promising us something like this: release the hostages and we will stop the war," said Abdel Hadi Al-Hour. "They did not stop the war." Trump also doubled down on his criticism of the legal proceedings against Netanyahu, who is on trial for alleged corruption, calling it "a POLITICAL WITCH HUNT". In the post on Saturday evening, Trump said the trial interfered with ceasefire talks, saying Netanyahu "is right now in the process of negotiating a Deal with Hamas, which will include getting the Hostages back". Talks between Israel and Hamas have repeatedly faltered over a major sticking point - whether the war should end as part of any ceasefire agreement. Hamas official Mahmoud Merdawi accused Netanyahu of stalling progress on a deal, saying on social media that the Israeli leader insists on a temporary agreement that would free just 10 of the hostages. About 50 hostages remain, with less than half believed to be alive. Netanyahu spokesman Omer Dostri said that "Hamas was the only obstacle to ending the war," without addressing Merdawi's claim. During a visit on Sunday to to Israel's internal security service Shin Bet, Netanyahu said that the Israel-Iran war and subsequent ceasefire have opened many opportunities: "First of all, to rescue the hostages. Of course, we will also have to solve the Gaza issue, to defeat Hamas, but I estimate that we will achieve both tasks." Hamas says it is willing to free all the hostages in exchange for a full withdrawal of Israeli troops and an end to the war in the Gaza Strip. Israel rejects that offer, saying it will agree to end the war if Hamas surrenders, disarms and goes into exile, something that the group refuses. The war in the enclave began with the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023 in which militants killed 1200 people and took about 250 hostage. Gaza's Health Ministry on Sunday said that another 88 people have been killed by Israeli fire over the past 24 hours, raising the war's toll among Palestinians to 56,500. The ministry, which operates under the Hamas government, does not distinguish between militants and civilians in its count but says more than half of the dead are women and children. The war has displaced most of the Gaza Strip's population, often multiple times, obliterated much of the territory's urban landscape and left people overwhelmingly reliant on outside aid, which Israel has limited since the end of the latest ceasefire. US President Donald Trump has urged progress in ceasefire talks in the 20-month war in the Gaza Strip as Israel and Hamas appeared to move closer to an agreement. Ron Dermer, a top adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was set to travel to the US this week for talks on a ceasefire, an Israeli official said, and plans were being made for Netanyahu to travel there in the coming weeks, a sign there may be movement on a deal. Netanyahu was meeting with his security cabinet on Sunday evening, the official said on condition of anonymity to discuss plans that had not been finalised. "MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA. GET THE HOSTAGES BACK!!!" Trump wrote on social media. Trump raised expectations on Friday for a deal, saying there could be an agreement within the next week. Trump has repeatedly called for Israel and Hamas to end the war. An eight-week ceasefire was reached just as he took office earlier this year but Israel resumed the war in March after trying to get Hamas to accept new terms on next steps. Some Palestinians greeted the possibility of a new truce with scepticism after watching the last ceasefire shattered. "Since the beginning of the war, they have been promising us something like this: release the hostages and we will stop the war," said Abdel Hadi Al-Hour. "They did not stop the war." Trump also doubled down on his criticism of the legal proceedings against Netanyahu, who is on trial for alleged corruption, calling it "a POLITICAL WITCH HUNT". In the post on Saturday evening, Trump said the trial interfered with ceasefire talks, saying Netanyahu "is right now in the process of negotiating a Deal with Hamas, which will include getting the Hostages back". Talks between Israel and Hamas have repeatedly faltered over a major sticking point - whether the war should end as part of any ceasefire agreement. Hamas official Mahmoud Merdawi accused Netanyahu of stalling progress on a deal, saying on social media that the Israeli leader insists on a temporary agreement that would free just 10 of the hostages. About 50 hostages remain, with less than half believed to be alive. Netanyahu spokesman Omer Dostri said that "Hamas was the only obstacle to ending the war," without addressing Merdawi's claim. During a visit on Sunday to to Israel's internal security service Shin Bet, Netanyahu said that the Israel-Iran war and subsequent ceasefire have opened many opportunities: "First of all, to rescue the hostages. Of course, we will also have to solve the Gaza issue, to defeat Hamas, but I estimate that we will achieve both tasks." Hamas says it is willing to free all the hostages in exchange for a full withdrawal of Israeli troops and an end to the war in the Gaza Strip. Israel rejects that offer, saying it will agree to end the war if Hamas surrenders, disarms and goes into exile, something that the group refuses. The war in the enclave began with the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023 in which militants killed 1200 people and took about 250 hostage. Gaza's Health Ministry on Sunday said that another 88 people have been killed by Israeli fire over the past 24 hours, raising the war's toll among Palestinians to 56,500. The ministry, which operates under the Hamas government, does not distinguish between militants and civilians in its count but says more than half of the dead are women and children. The war has displaced most of the Gaza Strip's population, often multiple times, obliterated much of the territory's urban landscape and left people overwhelmingly reliant on outside aid, which Israel has limited since the end of the latest ceasefire.
News.com.au
an hour ago
- News.com.au
Netanyahu eyes hostage breakthrough as Gaza families mourn victims
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country's recent war with Iran had created "opportunities" for freeing hostages held by Hamas militants in Gaza, where witnesses and rescuers reported more than 30 people killed Sunday. His comments lifted hope for a new ceasefire in the devastating conflict in the Palestinian territory, after US President Donald Trump said he hoped a truce could be sealed within days. Israel is bombarding Gaza in a bid to destroy the militant group Hamas after its deadly attack on Israel in October 2023. Netanyahu said that after his country's recent "victory" over Iran in their 12-day war, "many opportunities have opened up... first of all, to rescue the hostages." "Of course, we will also have to solve the Gaza issue, to defeat Hamas, but I estimate that we will achieve both goals," he said. Following the war between Israel and Iran that ended with a ceasefire on June 24, domestic and diplomatic pressure has risen on Netanyahu to also secure a halt to the fighting in Gaza. Posting on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump weighed in, writing: "MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA. GET THE HOSTAGES BACK!!!" The US president had said on Friday that he was hoping for a new ceasefire there "within the next week". - Gaza strikes - Devastating bombardments continued in Gaza on Sunday, witnesses and rescuers said. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that the day's toll had risen to 34 people killed in various locations around the Gaza Strip, including at least four children. The Israeli military told AFP it was not able to comment on the reported strikes but said it was fighting "to dismantle Hamas military capabilities". Bassal said two children were killed in an air strike on their home in Gaza City's Zeitun district in the early morning. A family member, Abdel Rahman Azzam, 45, told AFP he was at home when he "heard a huge explosion at my relative's house". "I rushed out in panic and saw the house destroyed and on fire," he added. "We evacuated more than 20 injured people, including two martyrs -- two children from the family. The screams of children and women were non-stop," Azzam said. "They bombed the house with a missile without any prior warning. This is a horrific crime. We sleep without knowing if we will wake up." Restrictions on media in Gaza and difficulties in accessing many areas mean AFP is unable to independently verify the full tolls and details provided by rescuers. Elsewhere, Bassal said a drone strike on a tent camp housing displaced people near the southern city of Khan Yunis killed five people, including two children. An AFP journalist filmed people carrying victims from that strike into the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis and families mourning over five bodies. "We were sleeping and I woke up as if I was electrocuted and my children started screaming," said one of the bereaved relatives at the hospital, Iman Abu Marouf, 35. She said two of her children, aged 10 and 13, were killed in the strike. - Israeli soldier killed - The Israeli military said in a statement on Sunday that a 20-year-old soldier was killed "during combat in the northern Gaza Strip". The military had issued an evacuation order earlier in the day for parts of Gaza City and nearby areas in the territory's north. The military "will operate with intense force in these areas, and these military operations will intensify and expand... to destroy the capabilities of the terrorist organisations", military spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a statement on X. He told residents to "evacuate immediately" to the Al-Mawasi area on the southern coast. An AFP journalist filmed residents transporting their belongings on carts as they fled from the eastern Al-Tuffah and Al-Daraj districts of Gaza City after the order. AFP video footage filmed from southern Israel showed large plumes of smoke rising from northern Gaza. Criticism has grown over mounting civilian deaths at US- and Israeli-backed food distribution centres in the territory. Bassal said four people were killed by Israeli gunfire near an aid distribution centre in Rafah, southern Gaza, on Sunday. Israel launched its campaign in Gaza in response to Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, which resulted in the deaths of 1,219 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli official figures. Israel's retaliatory campaign has killed at least 56,500 people in Gaza, also mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry. The United Nations considers these figures to be reliable. str-rlp/dcp
