Albanese to President Xi in Beijing today; Bullock set to lift interest rates; Israel resists US pause

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19 mins ago – 7.47AM Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned against being suckered into a ceasefire in Gaza. Morrison is visiting Israel with former British prime minister Boris Johnson on a solidarity tour after the October 7 attacks by Hamas. After arriving Sunday, Morrison and Johnson visited parts of southern Israel where Hamas fighters killed more than 1400 Israeli citizens and seized about 200 hostages. They were given a tour of the Israeli kibbutz Kfar Aza where 57 people were killed and 17 were taken hostage. The former leaders said they backed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s stance...