Politics live: Wong says ‘it’s a difficult time’ in Australia’s relationship with Israel after Zomi Frankcom decision; Coalition and Labor trade barbs over debt

Australia's relationship with Israel has hit a strained point, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says, after Israel's military cleared itself of wrongdoing in the killing of aid worker Zomi Frankcom and her World Central Kitchen colleagues. The Guardian reports that Greens leader Larissa Waters went further, calling the outcome outrageous and urging the government to sanction Israel and halt two-way arms trade. Waters said Frankcom was the best of us, someone who ran into danger to help others, and voiced dismay that the finding landed on World Humanitarian Day. The exchange played out in Australia's parliament, where debate over the government's next move continues.

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