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Trade Minister Don Farrell speaks to Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson. He is defending a new trade deal with the EU which will see beef exports to Europe increase eight-fold, despite the National Farmers' Federation calling for far higher quota. The government says the agreement is also a win for wine, seafood and other Australian producers.

A landmark conference about refugees in Australia is underway in Adelaide, aiming to bring refugees and multicultural communities together.

The world has just experienced the hottest 11 years on record. A new climate report warns that the planet is not only warming, but storing more energy than it releases - accelerating climate change. But what is that likely to mean for us here in Australia?

Israel says it will push up to 30 kilometres into southern Lebanon to establish a defensive buffer zone along the Litani River. Hezbollah is vowing to resist any advance and the United Nations warns the escalating conflict is deepening an already severe humanitarian crisis.

The latest report on Closing the Gap Targets, released last month, found just four of the nineteen targets are on track. Among those targets Australia is failing to meet, the country is moving backward when it comes to reducing suicide rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people , which are now more than three times higher than for non-Indigenous Australians. First Nations health advocates and practitioners are urgently calling for investment in new approaches to preventative mental health led by First Nations wisdom and experience.