Foreign Aid

Women in Nepal are four times more likely to die during labour than those in Australia. But a doctor's determination to build a new hospital may help bring change.

The aid comes at a critical time, with American aid stalled in Congress and little progress on the battlefield.

Palestinian political analyst and refugee from Gaza Khalil Sayegh says Hamas is a repressive regime, but is the product of the brutal Israeli blockade and occupation.

A growing list of countries are pausing funding for the United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians, after Israel alleged some of the agency's staff were involved in the October 7 terrorist attacks. 

Penny Wong has announced additional funding of $21.5 million to help Palestinians affected by the Middle East conflict. Cabinet Minister Ed Husic says the humanitarian package is 'absolutely crucial'.

Doctors and residents say women in Gaza are giving birth in horrific and dangerous conditions, with mothers and their babies dying after childbirth due to a lack of medical supplies. WARNING: This story contains distressing content.

With the nation's growing dependence on a Pacific Islander workforce, especially in regional areas, attention is shifting towards improving worker welfare and wellbeing.

Rugby league is widely loved in Papua New Guinea, and now the country wants a team in the NRL.

At least nine Israeli soldiers have been killed in an ambush in Gaza City, according to Israeli media. It comes as a spokesperson for UNICEF, James Elder, says the designated safe zones in Gaza are "quite simply not safe".

Global UNICEF spokesperson James Elder describes the horrendous injuries to children he has witnessed while delivering aid to hospitals in Gaza.

Israel's government has voted to back a deal to secure the release of some of the hostages held in Gaza over four days where there will be a "pause in fighting".

The United States says it believes Israel and Hamas are moving closer to a deal that would secure the release of some hostages held in Gaza.

Foreign affairs officials say 31 more Australians safely left Gaza through the Rafah Crossing into Egypt early Monday morning, as more than 100 others wait to evacuate the war zone.

Seven years in the making — and hundreds of millions of dollars later — this week Solomon Islands officially plays host to the 2023 Pacific Games, the region's "mini Olympics". But there's many other games going on.  

After an assessment mission, a WHO-led humanitarian team urges full evacuation of the the Al-Shifa hospital, describing it as a "death zone" and says the situation is "desperate".

A journalist in Gaza says Israel is issuing warnings over loudspeakers for people to evacuate Gaza's biggest hospital.

Increasing calls for pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow more aid to reach Gaza.

David Makovsky is an expert on Israel and Arab relations at the Washington institute and looks at Qatars role in the conflict.

A home in northern Gaza where an Australian family were staying before the neighbourhood was rocked by explosions.

The two female hostages released by Hamas arrive at Egypt's Rafah crossing.

The first 20 trucks bearing aid since Israel began a siege of Gaza pass through Egypt's border crossing, as Israel's military says it plans to step up its attacks on the area. 

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told delegates at the peace summit that they must push for "immediate, unrestricted and sustained humanitarian aid for besieged civilians in Gaza."

The first convoy of aid trucks from Egypt flows through the Rafah crossing into battered Gaza.

Project Rozana is one of the many aid and development organisations waiting for the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza to reopen so they can send critical aid.

Humanitarian aid agencies have been negotiating access to Gaza from more than a week. 2.3 million people in Gaza have been cut off from food, electricity and medicine.