Monique Ryan rules out joining potential party of Teals | Midday News Bulletin 25 May 2026

The Greens have four key principles that drive us as a party, and I've got to tell you, it's a long hard project keeping a party together on a national level, and if people want to start their own party, it's a matter for them.".Seven of the 11 Australians detained by Israel after trying to deliver aid to Gaza via a flotilla, have arrived in Sydney to emotional scenes.Australian activist Neve O'Connor says they were treated appallingly, including being beaten, tasered, denied food and water, and held on prison ships with few toilets and nowhere to sleep."From the moment we arrived from the prison ship they were abusing us The evidence will build on the evidence and analysis in the interim report."The commission has already recommended tighter security at Jewish community gatherings, nationally consistent firearm laws, and a gun buyback scheme..New South Wales Premier, Chris Minns, says the hearings this week are an opportunity to understand and learn from previous mistakes.Mr Minns says evidence should be used to find out what went wrong and to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again."I know that there is a joint counter terrorism command, I know that that is incredibly important in confronting violence and terrorism in our community