Australia news and politics recap June 24: Israel, Iran ceasefire hangs in balance as new missiles launched
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Key events
24 Jun 2025 - 05:43 PM
Iran’s military denies it fired missiles at Israel after ceasefire
24 Jun 2025 - 04:06 PM
Israel orders retaliation as Iran breaks ceasefire agreement
24 Jun 2025 - 03:56 PM
Fresh missile barrage hit Israel hours after ceasefire begins
24 Jun 2025 - 02:33 PM
Israel says mission accomplished, agrees to ceasefire with Iran
24 Jun 2025 - 01:58 PM
Trump’s plea as Israel, Iran enter ‘ceasefire’
24 Jun 2025 - 01:08 PM
Sirens in Israel as sixth wave of missiles fired
24 Jun 2025 - 12:36 PM
Moment missile struck Israel moments before ceasefire
24 Jun 2025 - 12:15 PM
Israel-Iran ‘ceasefire’ begins as nervous wait plays out
24 Jun 2025 - 11:50 AM
Fresh attacks hit Israel despite claimed ceasefire
24 Jun 2025 - 10:48 AM
PM hopes ceasefire means Aussies in Middle East don’t need to flee for safety
24 Jun 2025 - 10:45 AM
‘Leaders aren’t there’: PM defends decision not to attend NATO
24 Jun 2025 - 10:43 AM
PM says Iranians have been ‘destructive force’ in Middle East
24 Jun 2025 - 10:38 AM
Albanese says he wants Israel-Iran ceasefire implemented
24 Jun 2025 - 10:06 AM
No reports of Israeli attacks after 4am local time
24 Jun 2025 - 09:46 AM
Iran says Armed Forces punished Israel until the ‘very last minute’
24 Jun 2025 - 09:32 AM
Israel says ‘there is no agreement on any ceasefire’
24 Jun 2025 - 08:31 AM
Vance learns of Trump’s truce agreement on live TV
24 Jun 2025 - 08:24 AM
Qatar secured Iran’s agreement to ceasefire deal: White House official says
24 Jun 2025 - 06:16 AM
Trump announces 'complete and total’ Israel, Iran ceasefire
Australia must stand with the United States: Opposition
Opposition leader Sussan Ley said the Coalition condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the Iranian regime’s direct missile attack on a US base in Qatar.
Ms Ley noted that US President Donald Trump said the US was provided with prior notice to prevent loss of life and injury.
Despite that, Ms Ley said this act was still a “violation of Qatari sovereinty.”
“Australia must stand firmly with our allies and partners, including the United States, in the face of such aggression,” she added.
“The Coaliation reaffirms its support for the actions taken by the United States to prevent the Iranian regime from acquiring nuclear weapons.”
Ms Ley also urged for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to attend the upcoming NATO summit in The Netherlands this week following reports Mr Trump could be seeking meetings with IP4 nations.
“Now is the time for Australia to stand with the United States and Anthony Albanese should be taking every opportunity to do so.”
Butler says Government is doing all it can to help Aussies in the Middle East
Reacting to news overnight that Iran had retaliated by carrying out a missile attack on the Al-Udeid US air base in Qatar, frontbencher Mark Butler repeated the Government’s call for a diplomatic solution to encourage peace in the Middle East.
Mr Butler also revealed the Government was still trying to find ways to evacuate about 3000 Australians registered for assistance to depart Iran, and more than 1,000 in Israel.
“We’ve been trying to do all that we can, particularly in land crossings,” he told Nine’s Today show on Tuesday.
“We had a flight we thought might be able to leave Israel yesterday, but because of the security situation, that wasn’t able to happen again.
“But our foreign affairs staff are working day and night to explore every possible opportunity to help Australians get out of there.”
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