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Krishani Dhanji
Good morning,
Krishani Dhanji with you, because of Martin Farrer for getting us began. The Home isn’t sitting right now however we nonetheless have Senate estimates so anticipate one other huge day.
We’ll be seemingly listening to extra response to the primary stage of the Gaza peace deal signed yesterday, and no matter different drama estimates brings up.
Stick to us!
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Returning to the interview on 730: in response to the remark from anchor Sarah Ferguson that Trump appeared to consider Israel was turning into remoted on the planet, Israel’s deputy overseas minister stated:
Look, Israel has been by a troublesome time frame. OK, we’ve been in lots of discussions with lots of our allies, and many countries that we actually anticipated to face beside us throughout these very tough occasions.
Look, Donald Trump is the most effective buddy Israel has ever had. He was in a position to negotiate, by stress on Hezbollah, a ceasefire with Lebanon. He was in a position to negotiate. That is the second ceasefire with Hamas, due to stress on Hamas. He understands it’s not in regards to the finish end result. It’s not in regards to the obsession in regards to the Palestinian state, it’s in regards to the course of, about constructing constructive steps in the direction of peace, stability and coexistence.
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Deadline looms on hacker risk to submit Qantas knowledge
Josh Taylor
Qantas is considered one of virtually 40 corporations dealing with having their knowledge probably posted on the darkish internet after a hacker group, Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters, reportedly despatched a ransom be aware to Salesforce ordering cost by right now.
The Qantas knowledge contains private and phone data of the businesses’ clients and staff, together with dates of delivery, buy histories and passport numbers. Qantas beforehand said the hackers might have additionally accessed frequent flyer numbers and membership-tier knowledge, which might embrace data on which individuals are given unique entry to Qantas’s chairman’s lounge.
As is turning into commonplace observe after ransomware assaults of enormous organisations in Australia, Qantas obtained an ongoing injunction from the NSW supreme court docket making certain protections to stop the stolen knowledge being accessed, seen, launched, used, transmitted or printed by anybody, together with third events.
“We proceed to supply a 24/7 assist line and specialist id safety recommendation to affected clients,” a Qantas spokesperson stated.
A Salesforce spokesperson informed Guardian Australia earlier this week the corporate “is not going to have interaction, negotiate with, or pay any extortion demand”.
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Admiral defends fourfold enhance in Aukus consultancy contract
Sarah Basford Canales
The pinnacle of the Australian Submarine Company has defended a consultancy contract that grew from $2.8m to $12.1m over the course of a yr, saying it was “worth for cash”.
In a Senate estimates listening to final night time, Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead stated the organisational evaluate by the Boston Consulting Group between November 2024 to final month was essential to making sure the company had the proper construction after it transitioned from an Aukus taskforce in July 2023.
The preliminary contract was valued at $2.8m in November 2024. It was prolonged twice extra earlier than it reached its last worth of $12.1m, greater than 4 occasions as a lot as the unique estimate.
Mead stated the company was tasked with “one thing that has by no means been undertaken earlier than on this nation and might be one of the complicated engineering duties on the planet”.
I can look you within the eye and let you know that, in my view, we bought worth for cash, the company now appears quite a bit completely different … [the Australian] authorities had given us very particular outcomes to ship the optimum pathway. The three [Aukus] leaders agreed to that trilaterally. We had been at all times underneath the scrutiny of presidency, however [also] by our trilateral companions to ship in accordance with the schedule.
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Israel’s deputy overseas minister takes intention at Australia
Stephanie Convery
Israel’s deputy overseas minister has praised the US president, Donald Trump, because the “greatest buddy Israel has ever had” and brought intention at Australia, in addition to different European states, for his or her recognition of Palestinian statehood final month.
Sharren Haskel stated on ABC’s 730 final night time that Gaza was “a two-state answer failure that was introduced on us, that exploded in our face” and that Australia and European states had “gifted Hamas” with their recognition of Palestine.
Haskell claimed the negotiation impasse between Israel and Hamas broke for 2 causes: “One is the navy stress, and the second is Trump stress on Hamas.” She continued:
Sadly, in the course of the very delicate negotiation that we’ve had simply a few months in the past, European nations, together with Australia, have gifted Hamas and made it very clear to them that the longer this struggle will proceed, the extra they are going to reward Hamas.
I imply, it’s a must to perceive when Hamas praises you, and thanks, that you’re on the unsuitable aspect of historical past. And so, they’ve pushed again and obliterated the possibilities for the peace negotiation that we’re taking up throughout that point.
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Good morning and welcome to our stay information weblog. I’m Martin Farrer with the highest in a single day tales after which it’ll be Krishani Dhanji with the primary motion.
Israel’s deputy overseas minister has praised Donald Trump because the “greatest buddy Israel has ever had” and brought intention at Australia, in addition to different European states, for his or her recognition of Palestinian statehood final month. Her feedback come as Gaza flotilla activists deported by Israel arrive again in Australia this morning.
The pinnacle of the Australian Submarine Company informed Senate estimates final night time {that a} consultancy contract grew from $2.8m to $12.1m over the course of a yr, however defended it as “worth for cash”. Extra particulars shortly.
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