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Australians returning from Lebanon on the first of the federal government's repatriation flights have arrived in Sydney.
About 3,800 Australians are registered with the government to leave Lebanon.
Mahmoud Gebara was among the 349 people to alight from the Qatar Airways flight in Sydney.
He says he is tired, but happy to be home.
"I was tremendously exhausted, but job well done, Australia. We were in Cyprus but what the government did to us in that camp, it was amazing. I can't describe it and I can't find a word to say thank you, Australia. Thank you to everyone in Australia."
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The federal government faces a new legal challenge on the immigration detention system.
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre has filed a new class action on behalf of South Sudanese refugees, arguing that asylum seekers should be released from detention once their refugee status has been confirmed.
The legal challenge, filed on Friday, follows a decision by the High Court, which led to the release of about 150 detainees last November.
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The former chief of defence of the Netherlands, General Tom Middendorp, has addressed Australian political leaders with a speech at the National Press Club in Canberra.
The current chair of the International Military Council on Climate and Security used the speech to outline the ways security challenges are increasingly being shaped by climate risks, with impacts including water insecurity, displacement and conflict.
He told SBS Dutch, it is a topic he has given a lot of thought to - including how best to communicate the issue to politicians.
"I've noticed that they (politicians) find it hard to make the connection (between climate change and security risks). The topic of climate change is heavily politicised. What I try to do is to approach it from a professional point of view, based on my experiences - with the many examples I can give on how climate change is already affecting our security environment. And how it will be a driver of insecurity around the world in the period to come. To me, it is clear: this is biggest gamechanger we are facing. We need to take it seriously, also from a security perspective."
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A new tourism campaign launched by the New South Wales government has set a target of creating $91 billion by 2035.
That's an increase from 2023's record $53 billion.
State leaders believe 150,000 jobs could be created through the increase.
That will be assisted with the opening of international airports in Newcastle and Western Sydney in the coming years.
A government review has found the expansion would need to be supported by an 40,000 extra hotel rooms, many more chefs and tour guides.
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Labor will reintroduce its Help to Buy legislation today, but there has been no obvious support from the Greens or Coalition for the bill.
The Help to Buy scheme would see the government lend up to 40 per cent of the cost of a house to eligible buyers, with 40,000 people to benefit across four years.
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Two of Australia's most promising golfing talents have arrived on the sport's biggest tours, earning promotion on the same day.
Karl Vilips completed a rapid-fire rise to the PGA Tour for 2025 while Cassie Porter earned a card to play the LPGA Tour next year.
