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Middle East ceasefire bringing relief for both sides of politics

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Australia has joined several countries in welcoming a two-week ceasefire in the War in the Middle East. The prime minister describing the development as positive, hopeful it would lead to a permanent end to fighting and global economic damage. But in a rare moment of criticism, Anthony Albanese condemned Donald Trump's warning to target infrastructure calling them "extraordinary" and "inappropriate".
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