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The deadline for Hamas to accept US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan is fast approaching and there are reports members of the militant group are not prepared to agree to its terms.

Australia's landmark defence treaty with Papua New Guinea has been approved by PNG's cabinet after a two week delay.

The Federal Government is denying its Home Guarantee Scheme will greatly increase property prices.

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed US President Donald Trump's proposed plan to end the war in Gaza and is urging both sides to agree to its terms.

The Federal Treasurer is talking up the government's economic management after the budget deficit for the last financial year came in about $18 billion lower than forecast.

In the United States, the former director of the FBI, James Comey, has been indicted by a grand jury on two charges of lying to Congress in 2020 about the investigation into Donald Trump's Russia links.

In his first speech the the UN General Assembly, the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has made a pitch for Australia to once again win a temporary seat on Security Council.

The telecommunications company Optus has announced an independent review of last week's outage that is linked to the deaths of three people.

This year's session of the United Nations General Assembly is proving historic as more nations join countries like France and Australia in recognising Palestinian statehood.

Australia's historic move to formally recognise Palestine as a sovereign state has been met with fury from Israel.