Good morning. Today we reveal that three Israeli citizens can reapply for protection visas in Australia after officials accepted they held a genuine fear they would be forced to break international humanitarian law in Gaza. And we shed light on a One Nation senator’s claims that his party wants to deport at least 200,000 people from Australia.Overseas, firefighters are in a desperate battle with a huge wildfire near the major French city of Bordeaux. And: Australia’s Commonwealth Games medal haul is growing as swimmers make a splash in Glasgow.AustraliaOne Nation senator Malcolm Roberts with leader Pauline Hanson at a rally in Canberra. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP
‘Get rid of them’ | Senator Malcolm Roberts has repeatedly referenced the far-right concept of “remigration” in interviews and speeches to niche platforms, saying in two recent podcasts that One Nation wanted to deport 100,000 temporary residents as well as 100,000 international students.
Exclusive | A government tribunal has accepted three Israeli siblings could face “persecution” for refusing conscription into the Israel Defense Forces due to their political opinion on the war in Gaza and granted them the right to reapply for protection visas in Australia.
