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Bishop has called on the Australian government not to get involved in unnecessary tit-for-tat exchanges with the Chinese government.

Guardian Australia reports that 5000 protesters, mostly women, took part in Perth’s rally yesterday. Event organiser Dr Kate Ahmad explained in Crikey last week that March4Justice is based in part on “dehumanising” responses to allegations against politicians, and protesters will deliver Parliament a petition with demands including a federal Gender Equality Act and strengthening of accountability for parliamentarians and judges in the Sex Discrimination Act. As news.com.au reports, o...

Australia’s industrial laws could be reformed this week, but one worker’s name keeps coming up We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Simon Turner lives rent-free in One Nation’s senator Malcolm Roberts’ head. Spend any time talking to the Senator about the government’s industrial relations overhaul, which One Nation’s two Senate votes are key to approving or rejecting this week, and you’l...

COSBOA chief Peter Strong. Source: supplied. Senate crossbenchers are being urged by key members of the small business community to support the federal government’s proposed industrial relations reforms. This follows reports that the senators are demanding changes to the omnibus bill in exchange for their support.  The industrial relations omnibus bill is due to be voted on next week, following the completion of a Senate inquiry. However, fresh doubt has now been cast over the federal govern...

The West Should Learn From Hong Kong’s ‘Painful Lessons’ With the CCP: HK Lawmaker in Exile If those who enjoy freedom dont speak out, then no one else can Self-exiled former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui has warned that Western nations need to heed the lessons of Beijing’s takeover of the city, saying despite the many extensive trade ties to China, democratic nations had to see through the façade and take firmer action against the tyrannical regime. Motivated by a desire for Hong Kongers...

Posted by John Chan | Mar 10, 2021 A newly released report by more than 50 global legal and China experts has found that the Chinese government’s actions in Xinjiang have violated every single provision of the U.N. Genocide Convention. Published by Washington D.C.-based think tank Newslines Institute for Strategy and Policy (formerly the Center for Global Policy), it is the latest study to conclude that China’s ongoing persecution of Uyghursconstitutes an act of genocide. Since the beginnin...

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Health Minister Greg Hunt is the third minister to suffer a health-related ailment in recent weeks.

Last modified on Tue 9 Mar 2021 04.57 EST The Morrison government’s claim that national cabinet deliberations are exempt from freedom of information laws will be challenged in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, setting up a test over the new body’s immunity from scrutiny. The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) will file a case with the tribunal as it seeks to access information on at least 15 environmental approvals “fast-tracked” by the federal environment minister, Sussan Ley,...

The minister is now not sue back at parliament until the May budget sitting, feeding speculation about her future.