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Much of the world quickly condemned Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar. Many leaders called it a clear violation of Qatar’s sovereignty and international law.
Was it? International law expert Shannon Bosch explains that Israel could try to claim self-defence against Hamas, but such a justification is extremely complex.
For one thing, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the objective of the Qatar strike was retaliatory, not aimed at preventing an ongoing or imminent attack. And self-defence against a non-state actor such as Hamas typically requires other criteria to have been met.
Middle East expert Scott Lucas, meanwhile, answers other big questions about the attack – perhaps most crucially, what was the thinking behind it, and where does it leave the peace negotiations?
In his view, Netanyahu is trying to stop any momentum towards a ceasefire in Gaza. His aim is clear: complete capitulation by Hamas, no matter how many civilians pay the cost.
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Justin Bergman
International Affairs Editor
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Shannon Bosch, Edith Cowan University
There are a number of criteria that must be met to claim self-defence, especially when it comes to a non-state actor like Hamas.
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Scott Lucas, University College Dublin
Scott Lucas looks at the implications of Israel’s unprecedented attack on a Gulf State.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Sussan Ley has sacked frontbencher Jacinta Nampijinpa Price after she failed to back her leadership of the Liberal Party.
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Simon Stevenson, Swinburne University of Technology
First, gravitational waves proved Einstein correct. Now, they’ve confirmed Stephen Hawking was right about black holes.
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Jeremie M Bracka, RMIT University; Gheran-Yarraman Steel, RMIT University
If successful, Victoria will demonstrate to the nation that truth, justice, and Indigenous self-determination can finally move from rhetoric to reality.
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Agata Mrva-Montoya, University of Sydney
The largest copyright settlement in US history has established a crucial legal precedent for the relationship between AI companies and content creators.
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Erin Harper, University of Sydney
The NSW government has proposed huge fines for providers who breach safety rules. Will they work? That depends on why there was a breach in the first place.
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Michael Townsley, Griffith University
Rising theft is hitting retailers hard. But it’s worth considering what we’d miss if even toothpaste and instant coffee were locked up – as they have been overseas.
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Tadgh McMahon, Flinders University; Gerard Goggin, Western Sydney University
Australia is increasingly settling refugees with disability. New research points to intersecting issues that help and hinder how they fare when they get here.
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The former NSW Senator has said Australia is an "active, eager participant in the US-led order" and urged the Albanese government to abandon AUKUS.
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Adrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne
Compared to other US presidents at the same point in their term, Trump’s ratings are only better than … his own.
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Health + Medicine
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Amelia Scott, Macquarie University
Lying awake at night doesn’t necessarily mean you have insomnia. Here’s what it could be instead.
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Environment + Energy
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Peter Newman, Curtin University; Ray Wills, The University of Western Australia
Weaning ourselves off fossil fuels is glacially slow – isn’t it? This pessimistic narrative doesn’t stack up against evidence of very rapid change in the real world.
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Science + Technology
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Jean-Pierre Scheerlinck, The University of Melbourne
The tropi mite spreads faster, kills colonies more quickly, and is harder to control with existing methods.
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Arts + Culture
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Oscar Bloomfield, Deakin University
Samuel Van Grinsven’s film follows a man and his estranged mother’s widow, as both are drawn into a haunting possession that forces them to confront their pasts.
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Dave Carter, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Catherine Hoad, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Jesse Austin-Stewart, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Oli Wilson, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Small clubs are the incubators of new talent and vital to the music industry’s future. But bigger players are tilting the market and threatening their survival.
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Jonathan Graffam-O’Meara, Monash University
Tom Wright’s new play for Malthouse poses a fundamental question: who can truly own land?
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Books + Ideas
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Joseph Steinberg, The University of Western Australia
Patrick Marlborough’s debut novel Nock Loose combines satire with a rather gnarly plot.
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The cost of climate action
“Every time I hear the Business Council of Australia speaking about the costs of taking action on climate change, I ask myself if they are really speaking on behalf of the wider business community, or whether their views are skewed by the big fossil fuel companies who want to delay climate action as long as possible.”
John Upham 
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Ann Ellis
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