Government under pressurThe government is facing internal pressure to recognise a Palestinian state as the UK threatens formal recognition unless Israel ends the war.

Labor’s new Member for Calwell says recognising a Palestinian state is more than symbolic, promising to take the fight up with his party room. Basem Abdo’s parents are Palestinian refugees who fled to Kuwait before coming to Australia. He sat down with SBS News for his first interview since the May election.

The government is under pressure from the United Nations and the crossbench to set an ambitious climate target. It comes as some coalition backbenchers are pushing for net zero to be scrapped all together.

Police have made one arrest and briefly detained 17 other protesters after a demonstration over the conflict of the Middle East at federal parliament. While The Greens want Australia to stop supplying weapons parts to Israel and to impose much broader Israeli sanctions, the opposition argues the government should be focusing its criticism on Hamas and not the Israeli government.

From 1 July, the minimum superannuation an employer will be required to pay will be 12%. Australians eligible for government-funded Parental Leave Pay will also be paid superannuation for the first time, the Australian Taxation Office to pay the 12 % guarantee directly into their super fund. Former Treasurer Wayne Swan, who now works for a superannuation fund, announced the 9 to 12% increases in 2010. He spoke with SBS World News producer Stephanie Youssef about the milestone

The federal Opposition Leader has used an address at the National Press Club to paint her leadership as a departure from Peter Dutton, outlining her plans to rebuild the Liberal Party and draw more women to run for the party. She's also made a deeply personal admission about her own experience of coercion and control, as she vows to use her position to address domestic violence.

In a wide-ranging interview with SBS News, Tehran's top diplomat in Canberra referred to US strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities as "unprovoked and against international law". Ahmad Sadeghi says Australians who remain stranded in Iran are being provided with a way to transit to the Azerbaijan border, where they are getting consular support. He's told SBS Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson that Iran's willing to resume diplomatic negotiations and maintains his nation is peaceful and any attempts to overthrow the Supreme Leader would be disastrous

United States President Donald Trump has denied that he left the G7 Summit in Canada to work on a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. After a comment at the G7 from French president Emmanuel Macron welcoming Mr Trump's own remarks that he was having discussions with Iran and Israel, Mr Trump posted on social media describing Mr Macron as "publicity seeking", and claiming he is working on matters "much bigger than that". But Mr Trump's shortened visit to the G7 Summit resulted in the cancellation of his meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, which has sparked criticism from the Opposition.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will not get the chance to meet with Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit, with the US President leaving Canada early due to the conflict between Iran and Israel. It means it could be months until the first face to face meeting between the two occurs.

The Liberal Party is losing young voters - and fast. Now, for the first time, a woman is leading the party, with Sussan Ley tasked with rebuilding the Liberals after a devasatating election loss. The Feed sat down with her to talk about mental health in public life, leading a party that has been called out for having a “woman problem”, and whether the Liberals can reconnect with a generation that’s tuning out.