Australia signs a 10-year security deal with Ukraine; Australian rock icon Angry Anderson dies aged 79; And in sport, banned Sydney Swans players return to the club.
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- Australia signs a 10-year security deal with Ukraine
- Australian rock icon Angry Anderson dies aged 79
- Banned Sydney Swans players return to the club
Australia is stepping up its support for Ukraine in its war against Russia, pledging another 60 million dollars and signing a new 10-year security agreement.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the deal after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in New York, where world leaders are gathered for the United Nations General Assembly.
Mr Albanese says the war has consequences far beyond Europe.
"Could I pay tribute to my friend, President Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine who are inspiring the world with their bravery with their courage with their commitment to defend their sovereign nation and this is an issue not just for Europe this is an issue for the world. "
The new funding includes $45 million in Defence Force equipment, with another $15 million for energy and humanitarian support.
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US President Donald Trump's so-called Board of Peace has revealed a $3.5 billion (US$2.45 billion) plan to rebuild Gaza over six months, despite Israel and Hamas not reaching an agreement about a US-backed ceasefire plan.
The proposal was launched on the sidelines of the U-N General Assembly meeting of world leaders in New York overnight, with 66 planned programs to rehabilitate Gaza's infrastructure and economy, destroyed by two years of full-scale Israeli military assault.
Board of Peace High Representative for Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov, acknowledged the difficulty of the situation.
"Our goal is to get through the next stage of actually moving from planning to implementation. And of course, our discussions with Israel right now are not easy because of the elections there. Everything is a little bit more emotional, a little bit more politically sensitive."
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there will be "surprises" when he addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Mr Netanyahu who is due to speak today [[Thurs]], says he will use his speech to defend Israel and its military against international criticism.
"I'm heading to New York tonight to defend the state of Israel and IDF soldiers at the UN podium. You hear the terrible lies being spread there and in other places around the world. I will fight against the lies, I will fight for the truth of our soldiers, of our country. Yes, and there will also be surprises."
Mr Netanyahu did not elaborate on what those surprises could be.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is also due to address the assembly, but by video after the United States denied him a visa for a second consecutive year.
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The Coalition says its plan to repeal almost all aspects of Labor's climate and energy policy would put a stop to unnecessary expense.
The Opposition's eight-point plan includes removing four offshore wind zones, repealing the Climate Change Act to scrap net zero targets, and lifting prohibitions on nuclear energy.
An existing carbon emissions policy for vehicles would also be removed, and developers would be encouraged to invest in all energy types, including coal, gas and nuclear, rather than focusing on renewables.
Opposition Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Dan Tehan says Labor's policies are a waste of resources.
"Our problem is not a lack of resources. Our problem is that we have made energy unnecessarily green, unnecessarily complicated, unnecessarily expensive, and in some circumstances, unnecessarily unreliable."
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Friends and loved ones of Jesse Baird have described his growing fear of Beau Lamarre-Condon in the months before he and partner Luke Davies were killed.
A Sydney court has heard claims the former police officer went through Mr Baird's phone, interfered with his contacts and used social media to portray the pair as still being together.
In the months before Jesse Baird's death, the court also heard he confided in those closest to him about how the accused's actions were making him feel, his former long-term partner Corey-Dean Thorpe telling the jury Jesse was 'petrified'.
Mr Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mr Baird and his partner Luke Davies, claiming he acted in self-defence during separate struggles with the men.
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Australian rock icon, actor and youth advocate Gary "Angry" Anderson has died.
In a statement, the 79-year-old's long-time band Rose Tattoo says their front-man died surrounded by loved ones on Monday evening.
It comes just weeks after Rose Tattoo was forced to put an early end to its European tour, when Anderson suffered a cardiac arrest in early August.
The star was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1992, for his work as a youth advocate.
Rose Tattoo has thanked the public for their messages of support, requesting privacy for Anderson and his family.
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(Warning: This story contains a reference to sexual assault.)
To sport and in AFL, five banned Sydney Swans players have returned to the club's headquarters to speak with teammates, a month on from being stood down for breaching club standards.
Sydney vice-captain Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, James Jordon and Riley Bice returned to the Swans’ Moore Park headquarters for routine end-of-season exit meetings.
The players reportedly apologised to teammates after being suspended for the rest of the AFL season after a late-night incident in Melbourne.
Their club suspensions are separate from a Victoria Police investigation into allegations of sexual assault, with no charges laid.
