Israel recieves a list of hostages expected to be freed from Gaza today; Protesters and politicians call for an end to fossil fuel projects; And in golf, Australian Adam Scott finishes 11 under at the PGA Championships.
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- Israel receives a list of hostages expected to be freed from Gaza today;
- Protesters and politicians call for an end to fossil fuel projects;
- And in golf, Australian Adam Scott finishes 11 under at the P-G-A Championships.
Israel has received a list of hostages to be freed from Gaza today by Palestinian militant group Hamas, following the release of 24 hostages the previous day.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that Israeli security officials were reviewing the list, after his government's vow to work for the release of all hostages taken by Hamas in an attack on Israel on October 7.
A four-day truce which commenced on Friday was the first pause in fighting, with both sides saying hostilities would resume as soon as the truce ends.
Thirty-nine Palestinian women and minors detained on various charges were also freed under the accord brokered by Qatar.
The mother of Palestinian prisoner, Fatima Amarneh, was overcome with joy.
"I can't express how happy I feel. I can't imagine what will happen when I will see her and hug her. I miss her very much. There is nothing comparable with this joy, I couldn't believe it. I thought I will die before I can see my daughter."
Around 14,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli bombardment of Gaza and the ground operation launched last month and the military says it is preparing for the next stage of the operation once the truce ends.
Israeli authorities say 1,200 were killed during the October 7 attack by Hamas.
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Hundreds of protesters have surrounded the world's largest coal port as they call on the federal government to stop new fossil fuel projects.
The flotilla blockade have taken to the waters of Newcastle Port for 30 hours on various flotation devices, preventing ships from leaving as hundreds more protesters make their demands known from the shore.
Greens leader Adam Bandt and other MPs from the party will join protestors on kayaks to also call for the government to adopt a 75 per cent emissions reduction target and stop coal exports from Newcastle.
Mr Bandt says all the protesters want is a secure future.
"These people are fighting for fewer bushfires, fewer floods, and fewer droughts in our country to ensure that our kids and our grandkids get to enjoy this country in the same way that previous generations have done. Stop making the climate crisis worse stop opening new coal and gas markets, people power is on the rise around the world."
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says graphic pornographic videos are playing into the minds of young Australians and is calling for a pathway to age verification for some online content.
The opposition recently revealed if it were elected, it would provide $6.7 million over two years to the eSafety Commission to conduct a trial of age verification technology for online pornography, and other harmful content.
Speaking at the Liberal Party state convention in Sydney, Mr Dutton has accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of siding with the pornography industry over Australian kids and families.
"The Prime Minister hasn't had as his first thought, how to protect and defend Australian children and Australian families. He's rejected the advice of 45 groups have given their position to the government. He's gone with the pornography industry. I kid you not and I have not seen anything as negligent as this in a long time. So do I think this is a bad government capable of being replaced after three years. You bet."
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And in golf,
Australian Adam Scott has finished 11 under, and one behind leader Min Woo Lee, at the Australian PGA Championships.
The two-time PGA Championship winner is contending again at Royal Queensland, where he's been a member since he was 11.
Scott hit the flag with his tee shot to the 292m par-4 14th hole, then watched his eagle putt lip out, hitting the edge of the hole and following the circumference without dropping in.
The former world No.1 also had an eagle putt just roll by on the seventh.
Scott hasn't won an event since early 2020, a breakthrough that followed his second Australian PGA success in late 2019.
