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Defence Minister Richard Marles says that Indonesia has assured Australia that it will not allow Russia to access one of its military bases. But the ordeal has been a diplomatic test for the two candidates for Prime Minister, as we hit the halfway point of the election campaigns.

Aid agencies have called it the largest and fastest displacement crisis on record. As the civil war in Sudan enters its third year, almost 13 million have been displaced. The country is also experiencing a growing hunger crisis, with around half the country’s population – 24.6 million people – considered acutely food insecure.

Fears are growing over the fate of 21-year-old Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander, believed to be the last living US hostage held by Hamas in Gaza. After releasing a video at the weekend in which Mr Alexander pleads for help, Hamas’ armed wing now claims it has lost contact with the militants holding him, allegedly due to an Israeli airstrike.