Australia news live: Wong says sanctioned Israeli ministers incited human rights abuses with ‘extremist rhetoric’

Australia joins four other countries in sanctions move, accusing pair of inciting violence against Palestinians. Follow today’s news live

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The elective surgery waiting list in New South Wales public hospitals is nearing the pandemic record high, new data shows.

The Bureau of Health Information (BHI) has today released its latest Healthcare Quarterly report for the period of January to March 2025.