Morning News Bulletin 25 April 2024

A major university Gaza protest coming to an end; the government says it did all it could in the Suki case; and a top NRL player suspended by his own team

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The debate over Australia's energy future hots up, as the life of the country's biggest coal-fired power plant is extended... Australia's policy on recognising Palestine remains unchanged in the face of international moves on the matter... and, in rugby league, Isaiah Papali'i signs with the Penrith Panthers

Ireland, Norway and Spain announce plans to recognise a Palestinian state within days; Relieved Australian evacuees return home from New Caledonia, where many more remain stranded; Tottenham loses to Newcastle in front of a bumper crowd at the MCG.

Singapore Airlines send their condolences to the family of a man who died after severe turbulence; More Australians being evacuated from New Caledonia; A court case rules out West Coast forward Trent Brockman from A-F-L selection.

A group of Australians among those injured on a Singapore Airlines flight hit by turbulence; Promising signs in Australia's latest anti-scam report; Aleksandar Vukic eliminated from the ATP 250 event in Lyon.

A passenger killed and several others injured as a London-Singapore flight is hit with severe turbulence; after more than a week of turmoil in New Caledonia, stranded Australians escape to safety; the Matildas name a 25-player squad for their two upcoming friendlies with China.

Mixed local reactions to an international arrest warrant against the Israeli Prime Minister; A man under police guard after stabbing a woman in Melbourne; Parramatta fails to lure Wayne Bennett away from Souths.

Limited flights announced to evacuate Australians from New Caledonia; The government still calling for the release of Julian Assange after the latest UK court ruling; Matildas captain Sam Kerr out of the Paris Olympics.

A legal victory for Julian Assange, as his extradition case continues; The International Criminal Court seeks arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders; The Parramatta Eels sack coach Brad Arthur.