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An Australian doctor treating patients in northern Gaza has described the conditions he's working in as catastrophic. 

Dr Wajid Khan says he has "lost a lot of patients ... with blast injuries" in the past two days with medication for pain relief in short supply as Israel continues its air strikes in the strip.

The Israeli military says its forces have resumed ground operations in the central and southern Gaza Strip, as a second day of air strikes killed dozens of Palestinians, according to local health workers.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the latest air strikes in Gaza won't stop until all Israeli hostages are released and the militant group Hamas is destroyed.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described a phone call with US President Donald Trump overnight as "positive", "frank", and "very substantive".

It's the first conversation between the two leaders since last month's tense Oval Office meeting and comes a day after Mr Trump's 90-minute phone call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. 

And the Trump administration has released tens of thousands of pages of previously unseen documents relating to the assassination of former President John F Kennedy in 1963.

Donald Trump had made a campaign promise to release the files — containing around 63,000 pages — despite persistent refusals from previous presidents including Joe Biden and Barack Obama.

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Annette Carruthers used to think that doctors were poor communicators.  It was one of the driving forces that would see her study medicine, work in hospitals in the NSW Hunter region and eventually become a GP. 

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Over 400 people have died after following air strikes from Israel in Gaza, according to local health authorities in the war-torn territory. 

The Israeli military says the air strikes will continue for as long as necessary and has even flagged a potential return of Israeli ground troops.

Meanwhile, the White House says US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to seek a limited ceasefire against energy and infrastructure targets in the Russia-Ukraine war, following a phone call lasting at least 90 minutes. 

The White House has described the pause as the first step in a “movement to peace” it hopes will eventually lead to a full and lasting end to the fighting.  

Also, the federal government has lodged diplomatic protests with China after two prominent Hong Kong pre-democracy activists were targeted by what appears to be attempts to intimidate and silence them on Australian soil.

In South Australia, a pamphlet was sent to Adelaide mosques which claimed to be from a local lawyer who was pro-Israel and wanted to "wage war against Islamic terrorism."

And Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has suggested holding a referendum to allow dual nationals - who break the law - to have their citizenship stripped by ministers, prompting some  on his own side of politics to call it a "very bad" and "insane idea".

It's part of the Coalition's plan to toughen the requirements for Australian citizenship, but in 2022, the High Court found only judges should have the power to decide whether to strip someone's citizenship if they have not faced trial in Australia.

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Wherever forest ecologist Professor David Lindenmayer goes, he carries waterproof red and yellow notebooks with him.  His children make fun of him for it, but he’s always jotting down ideas or taking notes about things he sees. 

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Jim Chalmers will use a speech today to argue the tariffs are both 'senseless and wrong'.

It comes as he prepares for his fourth budget right before the upcoming federal election.

Also, the Australian Peacekeeper and Peacemaker Veterans' Association has raised concerns about the nation potentially sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine. 

Over the weekend, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he remains open to making a "small" contribution to a peacekeeping force in Ukraine if requested.

And an ABC Four Corners investigation has exposed systemic failures in Australia's $20 billion a year childcare industry, ranging from child abuse to failure to enforce regulation. 

But is at the heart of the investigation is evidence that many private providers are prioritising profit over safety.

The former chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Professor Allan Fels, says urgent government action is required to improve the sector.

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The Australian Academy of Science is warning the federal government to diversify research collaboration away from the United States.

Academics from at least eight universities working on joint research projects with US institutions have been sent a questionnaire seeking to identify their alignment with US domestic and foreign policy aims.

Plus, former Australian Ambassador to the US, Joe Hockey, joins Radio National Breakfast to discuss the evolving state of US-Australian relations, including the impact of tariffs on key sectors like pharmaceuticals and agriculture. 

Hockey also reflects on the future of the AUKUS deal and the challenges of negotiating with the US, particularly under President Donald Trump.

Meanwhile, the United States and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are both vowing escalation, after the US launched air strikes at the weekend.

US President Donald Trump ordered the air strikes on Yemen's capital, Sana'a, to deter the rebels from attacking vessels on one of the world's busiest shipping corridors.

Over 30 people have been killed, according to the Houthi-run health ministry.

And Israel has categorically rejected a report by United Nations-backed human rights investigators that alleges Israel used "disproportionate violence against women and children" during the war in Gaza.

It also accused Israeli soldiers of carrying out rape and sexual violence against Palestinians.

The report released last week also accused Israel of committing "genocidal acts" by intentionally and systematically destroying embryos, sperm and other biological matter at a key reproductive clinic in Gaza.

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A new report from the United Nations is accusing Israel of "genocidal acts" and using sexual violence as a weapon of war in Gaza.

The Netanyahu government has labelled the accusations as baseless, saying the UN is continuing antisemitic attacks against Israel and refusing to investigate Hamas’ conduct.

The report was led by the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, reporting to the UN Human Rights Council, which examined the widespread destruction of Gaza, the use of heavy explosives in civilian areas and Israeli attacks on hospitals and health facilities.

Also, Russian President Vladimir Putin has given qualified support for a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine.

While the president says any ceasefire should pave the way to lasting peace, he has flagged there are "issues" which need to be discussed. 

In response, US President, Donald Trump, says he'd "love" to meet with President Putin.  

And New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has refused to repeal hate speech laws passed in state parliament last month, despite police now alleging recent antisemitic attacks were orchestrated by organised criminals to further their own causes.

The Premier is now facing calls for a parliamentary inquiry into allegations he misled parliament and the public when these laws went through.

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