The most incredible story of resilience, told beautifully by Rafqa Touma Ariel Bogle Nick Evershed Mostafa Rachwani Shelley Hepworth and Andy Ball theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…

The WhatsApp messages between two artists and friends, Hamada and Nahed, during the first six months of the war reveal the incredible challenges of daily life in Gaza – and shows how music can help us through the very worst times theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…

Powerful story by Rafqa Touma in Guardian Australia on newly arrived #Palestinians from #Gaza making a new life in #Australia and those helping them to succeed: theguardian.com/australia-news…

A 19m yacht has been left to float off Nowra coast after 2 people were rescued. “Depending on conditions it may come in on the coast further down, it may go to New Zealand,” chief inspector Anthony Brazill said. “Our priority is to rescue people, save lives, not save boats.”

Super packed trains this morning - services cancelled “due to track repairs at Central” according to a note on the TripView app Was waiting for at least 20 mins due to delays, then couldn’t fit on the train when it did finally arrive

Fatima Payman singles out Rupert Murdoch as she decries mainstream media’s treatment of Muslim women - w Rafqa Touma theguardian.com/australia-news…

This excellent piece by Ben Doherty & Rafqa Touma shows all too starkly why our UNSW Kaldor Centre proposal for an emergency framework for humanitarian crises is needed. Even the Home Affairs Minister acknowledges here that its recommendations are important theguardian.com/world/2024/sep…

RIP Amy ‘Guardian Blog’ Remeikis 😢

.The Guardian by .Rafqa Touma & Mostafa Rachwani “I feel that I left them all behind and I rescued myself. I feel so much guilt, so much shame.” theguardian.com/world/2024/oct… #Gaza #Palestine #HumanRights

“The fate of western democracy is on the line,” Hope, an American-Australian dual citizen, says. She is watching the US presidential election results roll in at a Democrats Abroad watch party in Kent St Hotel, Sydney.

American expats are filling in to watch the US election results roll in at a Democrats Abroad watch party in Kent St Hotel, Sydney

Supporters of Kamala Harris are watching US election results roll in at Kent St Hotel in Sydney

Kent St Hotel, Sydney, is filling up with Australians and American expats supporting Kamala Harris as the US presidential election results roll in

The winners for Innovation Journalism, supported by Master Builders Australia, are: Guardian Australia team, Guardian Australia. #walkleys