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Middle East conflict spreads to Lebanon as Israel and Hezbollah trade blows ...
Opposition welcomes Israel and America's war on Iran ...
Hannah Green becomes third player to win the HSBC Women's World Championship twice.
The conflict in the Middle East has expanded to Lebanon after Hezbollah launched projectiles at Israel in solidarity with Iran - and Israel retaliated with strikes on Beirut.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has issued a statement condemning Hezbollah's attack, and saying the militant group should not draw Lebanon back into war.
The tit-for-tat strikes appear to have shattered a ceasefire struck in November 2024, which had already been plagued by continuing Israeli strikes.
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has welcomed efforts by Israel and the United States to topple Iran's theocratic regime through military action.
The conflict began over the weekend with a strike on a school that Iranian authorities have said killed more than 100 children.
Iran has since retaliated with strikes against Israel and several countries in the Gulf region that host U-S military bases.
Mr Taylor says it's a good thing Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, has been assassinated.
"Can I welcome the action taken by Israel and the United States against the Iranian regime. The Iranian regime is authoritarian. It's despotic. It's theocratic, and it is completely at odds with our view of the world, and I do welcome the action that has been taken, I welcome the fact that the Ayatollah has seen his demise. This is not a good man."
Conflict in the Middle East is prompting questions over whether Australia will provide military support for Israel and the United States' war on Iran.
Defence Minister Richard Marles has said Australia didn't provide support for the initial attacks, but hasn't ruled out future military involvement.
Coalition Foreign Affairs spokesperson Ted O'Brien says he sees no reason to oppose Australian involvement if it's in the national interest.
But Independent Senator David Pocock says Australia should learn from the past and avoid getting involved.
"In terms of military engagement from Australia, that is not something that I think Australians would want to see, and as a cross-bencher, where we are consistently cut out of committees that have anything to do with defence or national security, I think that that should be something that the parliament decides on. We've seen in the past decisions taken by the executive that have had disastrous consequences."
Opposition leader Angus Taylor has branded Australian children stuck in Syrian camps as ISIS sympathisers, as the Coalition continues to press the government to block their repatriation.
His comments come amid intense scrutiny over a group of 34 Australians who are the wives and children of dead or jailed fighters for the so-called Islamic State group.
The group has been trying to return to Australia, and the government says it will not help them, but does not have power to prevent their return.
The majority of the 34 people are children, and many of them were born in Syria after their parents travelled there.
But Mr Taylor has rejected suggestions they were too young to make decisions.
"Well, they are ISIS sympathisers. Let's be clear that this is a group who have gone to the Middle East to support ISIS there's no there's no ambiguity about that, that, that's why these people went."
Catherine O'Hara has been posthumously recognised at the 32nd Actor Awards for her performance in The Studio, just one month after her unexpected death at the age of 71.
The Canadian-born actor earned a standing ovation at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles when she was announced as the winner of best female actor in a comedy series.
Co-creator of The Studio, Seth Rogan accepted the award on Ms O'Hara's behalf.
Ms O'Hara was best-known for iconic roles in Beatlejuice, Schitts Creek, and Home Alone.
To sport now and in golf,
Hannah Green has produced a final round masterclass to upstage fellow Australian superstar Minjee Lee and win the HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore.
The 29-year-old joins former world number ones Inbee Park and Jin Young Ko as the third player ever to win the prestigious tournament twice.
She closed with a three-under-par 69 and was never truly threatened down the stretch in racking up her seventh LPGA Tour victory.
The victory was also Green's first with her pro-playing husband Jarryd Felton on her bag as caddie.
"I think I'm far more emotional just because I was able to do it with my husband. I felt like, yeah, again, I played good in areas last year, but it wasn't very consistent at all, and I guess it has been a long time since I have had a trophy in my hands."
