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Foreign Minister Penny Wong has urged Israel against a ground invasion of Lebanon, and has called for Australians to leave the country whilst commercial flights are still available. SBS Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson spoke to Senator Wong, who is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly

Intense Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon have killed at least 492 people in the past 24 hours, making it the country's deadliest day since its brutal civil war ended more than 30 years ago. Lebanon's Health Ministry says at least 35 children are among the dead. There've been widespread strikes - hitting about 1600 sites, so far, targetting dozens of towns and villages in southern Lebanon, as well as southern parts of the capital, and the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon's east.SBS's Janice Petersen spoke to Makram Rabah, Assistant Professor of History from the American University in Beirut and asked him about the reaction in Lebanon.

An interest rate cut in Australia may still be some time away after the Reserve Bank left them on hold at 4.35% today and highlighted its focus on underlying inflation. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves goes through today's decision with RSM Australia Economist Devika Shivadekar and Scott Phillips from The Motley Fool.