News live: Australian government condemns Israel’s Qatar strikes; breakthrough vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia

<p>Foreign affairs minister says<strong> </strong>Israeli strikes on Qatar ‘the wrong thing to do’. Follow today’s news live</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Matt Thistlethwaite</strong>, the assistant minister for foreign affairs and trade, said Israel’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/09/israel-targets-top-hamas-members-in-qatar-for-gaza-ceasefire-talks">strikes against top Hamas members in Qatar</a> violated the nation’s sovereignty and imperilled ceasefire talks, adding the Australian government was not informed of the actions beforehand.</p><p>Thistlethwaite told RN Breakfast this morning the government condemned the strikes, adding:</p><p>These strikes violate Qatar’s sovereignty and they imperil a ceasefire and the release of the Israeli hostages. And unfortunately, they risk further escalation in the conflict.</p><p>Qatar’s been working quite hard behind the scenes alongside the United States and Egypt to try and broker a ceasefire and a release of hostages deal. So these strikes will imperil that. Nonetheless, it’s encouraging to hear Qatari leaders say that they remain committed to trying to broker an agreement and a ceasefire.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/10/australia-news-live-nampijinpa-price-littleproud-pacific-albanese-indian-immigration-sussan-ley-coalition-liberal-labor-koala-park-nsw-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>