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Melbourne surgeon on working in Gaza: ‘An open wound that never closes’

Suffering and death marked Bushra Othman’s humanitarian work in a Gaza hospital, but she wishes she could have stayed for longer.

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Bushra Othman treated casualties of the war in Gaza under the constant threat of bombs and drones.

Dozens of bodies found in Gaza after Israeli assault

Civil defence workers have been digging bodies out of collapsed buildings after an Israeli bombardment.

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A Palestinian boy stands among rubble, after Israeli forces withdrew from a part of Gaza City, following a ground operation, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City.

Australian Labor MP condemns Israel’s bombing of Gaza schools

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Labor has condemned the July 9 bombing of a school in southern Gaza that left 30 people dead. (EPA PHOTO)

Pro-Palestine protesters scale Parliament House as climate activists occupy foyer

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Two groups of protesters are staging action at Parliament House in Canberra, with one group currently sitting atop the building.

Labor senator defies party in rare move

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Labor Senator Fatima Payman (centre) crosses the floor in the Senate. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Woman accused of attempting to drown Palestinian toddler

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Elizabeth Wolf, accused of the attempted drowning of a 3-year-old Palestinian-American Muslim girl, poses for an undated police booking photograph in the Dallas suburb of Euless, Texas.