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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's colleagues have come to his defence after he was attacked by his Israeli counterpart.
In a social media post, Benjamin Netanyahu has described Mr Albanese as weak, and a betrayer of Australian Jews, for the government's decisions to recognise a Palestinian state, and deny a visa to controversial Israeli poliician Simcha Rothman
Cabinet minister Clare O'Neil says Mr Netanyahu's attack on Mr Albanese is the latest in a string of such incidents.
"These comments are really disappointing, and I think Benjamin Netanyahu is in a bit of a habit of making them. This type of diplomacy doesn't work, and that's why Australia doesn't engage with it. The Australian government has a really clear stance here. Our Prime Minister does us very proud on the global stage. He does it by being respectful. He does it by holding a strong position for our country. We determine our national interest. And that is how we are approaching the conflict in the Middle East."
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, who denied Mr Rothman the visa, is standing by his decision.
He's told the A-B-C Mr Albanese's actions are a far better example of leadership than Mr Netanyahu's.
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Federal Opposition Sussan Ley says Benjamin Netanyahu's attack upon Anthony Albanese is a consequence of Mr Albanese mismanaging Australia's relationship with Israel.
Ms Ley says, whilst any Australian Prime Minister must be treated with respect, Mr Albanese also has a responsibility to try and repair the damage she says he's done to Australia-Israel ties.
"Respect goes both ways. And that relationship has been, and is being, mismanaged. We are seeing a relationship that has deteriorated. And the consequences of that are not good, and they are spilling over into our relationship with the U-S, our most important ally. The Prime Minister needs to explain how he is going to get this relationship, which he has so badly mismanaged, back on track."
The Chief Executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, Alex Ryvchin, says Mr Netanyahu insulting Mr Albanese in public is unacceptable, but also says both Australia and Israel's governments, in this particular case, are acting contrary to the interests of the people they are supposed to be representing.
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The Business Council of Australia says there's no need for new laws governing the use of Artificial Intelligence in the workplace.
The role of A-I is set to be one of the main topics discussed on the second day of the federal government's productivity roundtable in Canberra.
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has previously said A-I could be a game changer, in terms of helping Australia's living standards and sluggish productivity growth... but some are also warning that A-I can cause problems.
Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Bran Black is one of the attendees at the roundtable.
He those calling for new laws around A-I misunderstand how A-I is changing workplaces.
"We're not seeing the type of workforce impacts that some people have spoken about. What we're seeing is that A-I is improving roles. And what I hear from members consistently is that what we are seeing across our economy generally is that A-I is augmenting roles, it is changing the way in which people do their jobs, and that is the experience of the far, far great majority of workplaces."
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Police are looking for the perpetrator of the second public shooting in Sydney in the space of three days.
A man was shot in his car around 7pm last night in the western Sydney suburb of Winston Hills.
He later died is hospital.
He's yet to be formally identified.
It comes two days after a 39-year-old man was killed and a 31-year-old man was injured in a shooting outside the Harold Hotel at Forest Lodge in inner Sydney.
Police are also appealing for help in finding that shooter, as well as a dark-coloured vehicle that left the scene.
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Air Canada has reached a deal with the union for the airline's 10,000 flight attendants, ending a strike that disrupted the plans of hundreds of thousands of travellers.
Workers walked off the job over the weekend, affecting around 130,000 travellers per day as flights, including several to and from Australia, had to be cancelled.
The airline warns some flights may still have to be cancelled over the next seven to ten days while the airline's schedule stabilises.
The deal has been reached with the assistance of a mediator.
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India is to ban online games played with money, citing the psychological and financial harm they can cause.
The bill has not yet been made public, but has been drafted by the country's I-T ministry.
It's a heavy blow to an industry that has attracted billions of dollars in foreign investment.
Venture capital firm Lumikai says the Indian market for such games is, or at least was, set to be worth $5.6 billion by 2029.
Particularly popular have been fantasy cricket games, endorsed by top cricketers in the cricket-mad nation.
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In rugby union, the Wallabies says they are expecting more out of South Africa's kicking game when the two sides clash again in Cape Town this weekend.
After Australia's surprise win over the Springboks in Johannesburg last weekend, South Africa have announced a whopping ten changes to their fifteen-man starting lineup for the match, including the recall of veteran Handre Pollard at the crucial fly-half position.
Australian back Andrew Kellaway says Pollard's recall, the bad weather forecast for this weekend's game, and a number of other factors mean the Aussies are expecting what they think is more of a typical game plan from the South Africans.
"Yeah, well I think what we have seen from the Springboks over the past four to eight years is a pretty strong game plan that hasn't deviated too much, and it's really worked well for them. That is, the box kick to compete, and then the physicality around the kick chase, and that sort of stuff. As I mentioned before, we're always expecting that from the Springboks. Moreso, in rugby at the moment, that is a pretty big staple. So, that doesn't change for us."
