Indonesia urges respect for its sovereignty after Australia-PNG defence treaty
By Erwin Renaldi and Hellena Souisa

The landmark agreement commits both countries to "meet the common danger" in the event of an armed attack on either. With that, questions have been raised about Australia's role if the conflict in West Papua escalates.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-10/indonesia-responded-pukpuk-defence-agreement-australia-png/105869738

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Islands at 'tip of America's spear' fear becoming China's 'bullseye'
By Hugo Hodge

The United States is spending billions of dollars muscling up across its Pacific Island military outposts, but locals fear their peaceful islands will become a target.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-10/united-states-military-presence-pacific-guam-palau/105861216

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Africa: AU-EU Summit - Angola and European Commission Address Details: [ANGOP] Brussels -- Angola's minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, met on Wednesday (08) in Brussels, Belgium, with European Commission's Deputy-Chair, Kaja Kallas, focusing on preparations for the upcoming African Union European Union (AU-EU) Summit, scheduled for this November, in Luanda. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TNZLM8 #Africa #AUEU #Angola #EuropeanUnion #ForeignAffairs

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Born as the first bombs fell, 2yo Mohammad has known nothing but war
By Eric Tlozek

Children in Gaza are experiencing grief, loss, displacement, and starvation. For some, this is all they know or remember.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-08/gazan-mother-on-raising-baby-born-on-october-7-2023/105860988

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Mother of Australian from Gaza flotilla pleads: 'stand up for my son'

Jacinta McEwan calls for the Australian government to help her son amid reports he has been physically abused after being arrested on a flotilla trying to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza.

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Australians from Gaza flotilla report rough treatment in Israeli detention
By Matthew Doran and Chantelle Al-Khouri

The ABC has obtained details of redacted summaries prepared by Australian diplomatic staff, including allegations that one Australian citizen has been slapped and had his passport "destroyed".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-07/australian-flotilla-detainees-rough-treatment-dfat/105860420

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Singapore PM wants to expand military ties with Australia
By Laura Tingle

Singapore wants to expand its military ties with Australia, including through a greater Australian troop presence in the island state as part of an upgraded trade and defence relationship, according to Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-07/singapore-wants-to-expand-its-military-ties-with-australia/105856094

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Australian acitivists allege physical, verbal abuse by Israeli authorities
By Chantelle Al-Khouri

The Israeli government is facing accusations of mistreatment, including allegations that some activists were denied access to their lawyers.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-06/australian-flotilla-activists-allege-israeli-authorities-abuse/105858942

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'Our nearest neighbour is our newest ally': Albanese, Marape sign new defence treaty
By Stephen Dziedzic

PNG and Australia formally sign a landmark new defence treaty, elevating the bilateral relationship between the two countries to an alliance and agreeing to "act to meet the common danger" if the other is attacked.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-06/australia-png-sign-defence-treaty-of-mutual-alliance/105858244

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I got an unexpected afternoon tea invite, and it told me a lot about Trump
By Mazoe Ford

An afternoon tea meeting with a president is not the sort of invitation you get every day as a foreign correspondent, but when I met Finland's Alexander Stubb in Helsinki, it taught me a lot about another world leader.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-05/analysis-on-alexander-stubb-and-donald-trump-relationship/105851222

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