Israel strikes a building in Lebanese capital Beirut, killing at least 14, University of Sydney's vice-chancellor apologises to Jewish students during antisemitism hearing, The Sydney Swans book a spot in the AFL grand final.
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- Israel strikes a building in Lebanese capital Beirut, killing at least 14
- University of Sydney's vice-chancellor apologises to Jewish students during antisemitism hearing...
- The Sydney Swans book a spot in the AFL grand final.
An Israeli air strike has hit a densely-crowded suburb of Lebanon's capital Beirut in what they say was a targeted attack on senior Hezbollah leadership.
Security sources in Lebanon say the attack hit near key Hezbollah facilities, killing at least 14 people including children and injuring more than 66 people.
The Israeli military claims to have killed senior Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil but the Lebanese group is yet to comment on the attack.
Tensions have increased between Israel and Hezbollah following suspected Israeli attacks earlier this week which wiped out a large portion of the militant group's communications network while killing and wounding some civilian bystanders.
This Beirut resident says he is worried that these attacks are just the beginning of a new war.
"We are not afraid, but we want a solution. We cannot continue with the country like this. We cannot say we know what will happen today. No one knows what will happen. The situation is not reassuring, but we are not afraid of anything except the future. What will happen in the future. We want to see what the future holds. We are not afraid for ourselves, we are afraid of the future, afraid for our children, the schools, all these things we are afraid of. We want to see a proper solution to know where we are going. War? I don't know if it started or not, but nothing is reassuring. It is clear that the two sides will not stop."
Jewish groups are joining calls for an independent judicial inquiry to address rising antisemitism at Australian universities.
The University of Sydney's vice-chancellor, Professor Mark Scott AO has apologised at a Senate inquiry.
He says the university did not always meet the requirements of the Jewish community.
"The testimonials are heartbreaking and unacceptable and for that I am sorry. No one should feel at risk, unsafe or unwelcome at any place of learning and no one should feel a need to hide their identity while studying, from classrooms or campuses."
But the Jewish Council of Australia is among those opposing the bill, saying a more holistic approach is needed.
The government has introduced legislation to establish a National Student Ombudsman to handle independent complaints, and has appointed a special envoy to combat anti-semitism.
Voters in Sri Lanka will head to the polls today to vote for the country's next president.
It's their first election since a mass protest movement forced the last elected president, Gotabaya to resign in 2022.
The protest was sparked due to what his critics say were bad policies and economic mismanagement.
This election is expected to be a close contest, with voters divided over who should lead Sri Lanka's economic recovery.
The country's current President Ranil Wickremesinghe is seeking re-election.
A food seller says the results won't change anything for people like him with about a quarter of the population living below the poverty line.
“Whoever becomes the president, nothing will change. We have to support ourselves. They are not providing anything for us”.
More than one thousand delegates have gathered in Bprloo Perth for the largest rural health conference of its kind in the southern hemisphere.
A key highlight of the three-day event were the discussions about the effort required in Closing the Gap for First Nations people in the Kimberley.
Across the three-day event, delagates heard from organisations who provide crucial services in their communities, so people don't have to travel thousands of kilometres to the city for lifesaving healthcare.
Kimberley Renal Services is the only one of its kind in Australia when it comes to being an Aboriginal-led renal service.
In AFL,
Sydney have broken their bad luck against Port Adelaide with a 36 point win in a lopsided AFL preliminary final to book a spot in the grand final.
Shaking off the humiliation of their 112-point loss to the Power only last month, the Swans won 95 to 59 after a dominating display across four quarters at the SCG.
The minor premiers, who earned a standing ovation from the 44,053-strong crowd, will play the winners of today's Geelong-Brisbane preliminary final in the decider at the MCG on September 28.
It is the first time John Longmire's men have defeated the Power since 2016 and comes after their round-21 loss at Adelaide Oval.
