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Welcome to SBS News in Easy English, I'm Camille Bianchi.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia should do more to strengthen ties with Indonesia.
On his first overseas trip since being re-elected as leader, Mr Albanese is using his visit to Jakarta to push defence links.
"This treaty level agreement, underpinned by the Lombok treaty, will enable new cooperation in maritime security, counterterrorism as well as humanitarian and disaster relief. It represents the most significant step in the Australia and Indonesia security partnership."
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The United Nations says it will not take part in a United States-supported humanitarian operation in Gaza.
Israel has blocked all food, water and medical supplies to Gaza since early March, saying Hamas must release all hostages before they allow aid in again.
A global hunger monitor says around half a million people are facing starvation.
Israel says it will allow the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation access to start work by the end of May.
But UN spokesman Farhan Haq says the group does not meet its standards.
"We participate in aid operations if they are in accordance with our basic principles. As we've stated repeatedly, this particular distribution plan does not accord with our basic principles, including those of impartiality, neutrality, independence, and we will not be participating in this."
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US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, says the only thing that will get peace talks between Ukraine and Russia moving forward is a direct meeting between U-S President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Mr Rubio is in Turkiye for talks between Russian advisers to Mr Putin and Ukrainian President, Volodomyr Zelenskyy.
Mr Rubio says he is disappointed Russia did not send its leader.
"We came because we were told that there might be a direct engagement between the Russians and the Ukrainians. That was originally the plan. You all heard the same thing. That was not to be the case or of it is it's not at the levels we had hoped it would be. I hope I'm wrong. I hope they have tremendous breakthrough tomorrow. But I frankly do not believe that we're going to have a breakthrough here until President Trump sits face to face with President Putin and determines what his intentions are moving forward."
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Sussan Ley says reconnecting with women will be a key priority as Federal Opposition Leader.
The Liberal Party's loss at the federal election is being blamed on the party not being connected with modern Australia.
Ms Ley is the Party's first-ever female federal leader.
She told the Seven Network she wants to connect with busy Australian women.
"I want to make sure that our policy agenda, that we work very hard as a team to develop, meets modern women- indeed, all Australians- where they are."
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In cycling, two Australians have had very different experiences at the sixth stage of the Giro D'Italia.
Kaden Groves was the winner, but former winner Jai Hindley had a huge crash.
He was taken to hospital in an ambulance and will remain in hospital overnight.
Czech rider Mathias Vacek says the conditions were terrible.
"The roads here are really slippery- and today, in some parts, it was like ice skating. So, yeah- a big crash happened there. And there were probably 60 riders on the ground, you know."
Mads Pederson is the overall race leader.
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That's the latest SBS News in Easy English.
