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- Anthony Albanese signs a new security treaty with Indonesia
- Police to deploy more than 3,000 officers during the Israeli President’s four-day visit
- Australian snowboarder Valentino Guseli books a spot in the big air finals at the Winter Olympics
A security deal between Australia and Indonesia has been formally signed by the country's leaders in a ceremony in Jakarta.
The deal was announced last year in November, and commits Australia and Indonesia to consult at a leader and ministerial level on a regular basis on matters of security.
And in the event that either country's security is threatened, there is an arrangement to consult and consider what measures can be taken in response.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the deal strengthens the bilateral relationship.
"This signals that Australia’s and Indonesia’s relationship is stronger than it’s ever been. The fact we are signing this treaty today is testament to president Prabowo’s strong leadership and his personal commitment to promoting security in our region, and indeed around the world."
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More than 3,000 police officers are to be deployed during the upcoming visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Nationwide protests are planned during Mr Herzog's visit, with police warning protesters in Sydney to observe the restrictions in place.
The planned route that includes Town Hall is in what is deemed a restricted area, with protesters at greater risk being arrested - as they will not have legal protection from charges like obstructing traffic.
Mr Minns says there will be a large police presence in place in Sydney on Monday.
"So yes, they may form up at Town Hall, but if they are too large and they start to spill over onto the pedestrian areas, onto the road ways. We will have no choice but to issue move on directions, ask the group to disperse and if those directions are not complied (with), potentially arrest those people."
Following the Bondi attack in December, laws were rushed through state parliament granting police the power to restrict protests in certain designated areas. Protesters gathering in these locations will not have legal protections against charges like obstructing traffic.
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Two family members of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont have hired separate lawyers to represent them.
South Australia police yesterday declared his disappearance a major crime and say they have a suspect who was someone who lived on the farming property in Yunta, South Australia, where Gus vanished last year in September.
While the suspect was not named, Detective superintendent Darren Fielke said it was not one of Gus' parents and was someone who had withdrawn their co-operation with police.
In a joint statement, grandmothers Josie Murray and Shannon Murray, say they have engaged separate lawyers to represent them.
The statement goes on to say the family has cooperated fully with the investigation and want nothing more than to find Gus and reunite him with his mum and dad.
Police have not laid any charges, nor made any arrests at this stage.
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The federal government has vowed to restore the graves of Australian soldiers at the Gaza War Cemetery, after satellite imagery revealed parts of it were bulldozed by Israel's military over the last two years of war.
Of the 3,000 soldiers buried there, 250 are Australian - most of them light horsemen during World War One.
The satellite images show the most extensive destruction has occurred in areas containing Australian graves.
Defence Minister Richard Marles says the government is seeking to restore all affected graves as soon as it is feasible to do so.
"We do understand that a number of graves of Australian personnel have been damaged in respect of this. The Department of Veteran Affairs is closely monitoring this. We have clearly expressed our concerns. And soon as the situation is one where we can safely repair those graves, obviously we will do that. But that's clearly not what the situation is on this day. But we are deeply concerned about it. And we will continue to monitor the situation closely."
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And to sport, Australian snowboarder Valentino Guseli has booked a spot in the finals of the men's snowboard big air event at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
The 20-year-old achieved a scored of 91.50 on his third and final jump to secure the last spot in the final.
Guseli is the first Australian to compete at the Games - and was only given a spot in big air qualifying at the last minute, after Canadian Mark McMorris withdrew due to injury.
And that's the latest from the SBS Newsroom.
