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Seventeen more hostages have been released by Hamas in exchange for 39 Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons, in the third round of exchanges on the penultimate day of a four-day truce. As the international community expresses hope the pause might lead to a lasting ceasefire, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns Israel will resume its military operations once the truce is over. With protests on the conflict continuing around the world and in Australia, the Greens are defending themselves against antisemitism accusations from former Ambassador to Israel and returning federal...

The independents are exploiting a new ‘persuasion window’ by spending big and early on social media, while unions are leading statewide spending.

Allegra Spender, 44, walked away from her family's multi-million dollar fashion business for a life in politics, winning the seat of Wentworth in the federal election in May. But politics was already in her blood.

Scott Morrison's unpopularity cost the Liberal Party a winnable election against an opposition that lost millions of votes to the Greens and independents.

The candidates mobilised the female vote, tapping anger about gender issues, integrity and climate.