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- The international community condemns a deadly attack on a hospital in Gaza;
- Australia Post to stop sending some parcels to the US because of tariffs;
- Three Australians through to the next round of the US Open.
There's been an international outcry over an Israeli strike on a hospital in Gaza that's killed at least 20 people, including five journalists.
The Committee To Protect Journalists says Israel continues to unlawfully target the press, and is calling on the international community to hold Israel to account, while French President Emmanuel Macron says the situation is intolerable.
One of the journalists killed was 33-year-old photojournalist Mariam Dagga.
Her father, Riyad Dagga, says his daughter was loved throughout Gaza.
"She was loved by all people. She wished the best for everyone. She was always active in her work, and all the good qualities are present in Mariam. May God have mercy on her, God willing, and I ask God to admit her into heaven. It is a loss, not only for me, but a loss for all of Gaza, because she was loved in the entire Gaza Strip."
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A powerful typhoon has now made landfall in Vietnam, a day after tens of thousands of residents were evacuated from the coast.
The national weather agency says Typhoon Kajiki has brought torrential rain that's triggered flash flood and landslide alerts.
State media VTV says the typhoon is packing winds of up to 117 kilometres per hour, blowing away billboards and the roofs of buildings, uprooting trees and knocking down electric poles.
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Australia Post is temporarily halting the sending of some parcels to the United States and Puerto Rico, effective from today.
Ordinary letters and documents, as well as gifts valued under 100 U-S dollars, are unaffected by the change - but the wider parcel pause is understood to be a response to U-S government changes to customs and import tariff rules for parcels sent to the U-S.
Australia Post says the move is in line with what other mail operators have done around the world.
But opposition Small Business spokesman Tim Wilson says the decision is evidence that the government continues to mismanage Australia's relationship with the U-S.
"It raises serious questions, ultimately, about the claims that the Albanese government has the relationship between Australia and the United States sorted. So, let's hope that stability and calm prevails, that we get an outcome, because small businesses will be the ones who pay the price."
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Australia has been urged to aim high as it prepares to set its emissions reduction target for 2035.
More than 350 businesses including Atlassian, IKEA, Ben & Jerry's and Canva have signed an open letter urging the government to commit to at least a 75 per cent reduction goal.
And analysis from Deloitte Access Economics has found pursuing a more ambitious reduction agenda could boost Australia's economy by billions of dollars and create tens of thousands more jobs.
The analysis says that under a 75 per cent emissions reduction goal, Australia's GDP would be $370 billion greater by 2035 compared to current projections - and that about 69,000 additional jobs would be supported each year over the next decade.
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Meanwhile, Murray Watt says Australians won't have to wait for fast-tracked environmental reforms to get quicker approvals to build housing.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act was a key talking point at last week's federal economic summit, with many arguing it stands in the way of more housing, renewable energy and stronger environmental protections.
The Environment Minister has now promised to shave at least six months off the reform timeline in response and introduce draft legislation by the end of 2025 rather than mid-2026.
But Mr Watt says there are also things he can do before then.
"There are changes that we can make before the laws get changed, and then there are, of course, a whole range of changes that can be made under the reforms. What we are trying to do before the laws get changed is prioritise our resources so that we are focusing more on housing approvals and getting them done much more quickly."
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An N-D-I-S crisis workforce panel will meet today at Parliament House in Canberra to tell politicians of their concerns for the disability workforce.
The Health Services Union says they're facing a mass exodus, because of pay levels, understaffing, and burnout.
The union says it surveyed 500 workers in the industry, and 63 per cent said they had planned to leave in the next twelve months.
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To sport and in tennis news,
Three Australians have enjoyed first-round victories on day two of the US Open in New York, including one big upset winner.
Daria Kasatkina has outclassed Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse, while Priscilla Hon has beaten Frenchwoman Leolia Jeanjean.
Fellow Brisbane battler Adam Walton has also sent a more-fancied French opponent packing, taking down 22nd seed Ugo Humbert.
It follows his recent titanic win over former world No.1 and 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev in Cincinnati.
