Royal Children’s hospital tells parents to seek alternative care as some wait 12 hours to be seen; Reserve Bank could lift borrowing costs by another 25 basis points. Follow the day’s news live
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We found out yesterday the prime minister Anthony Albanese tested positive to Covid-19 and Wednesday’s National Cabinet meeting has been delayed as a result. It was meant to see the federal and state governments develop a plan to tackle rising energy prices.
By contrast, in the first year since the United Kingdom parliament passed its targeted sanctions regime in July 2020, more than 78 designations were made against individuals and entities from 11 situations of human rights violations in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe, according to an analysis by nongovernmental organization Redress.
One year has passed since Australia’s parliament passed Magnitsky-style sanctions, yet the government seems reluctant to use this tool to hold human rights abusers accountable. Australia’s democratic allies have imposed such sanctions to good effect around the world and Australia should too.
Continue reading…Royal Children’s hospital tells parents to seek alternative care as some wait 12 hours to be seen; Reserve Bank could lift borrowing costs by another 25 basis points. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastGood morning! Natasha May now on deck with you.We found out yesterday the prime minister Anthony Albanese tested positive to Covid-19 and Wednesday’s National Cabinet meeting has been delayed as a result. It was meant to see the federal and state governments develop a plan to tackle rising energy prices.By contrast, in the first year since the United Kingdom parliament passed its targeted sanctions regime in July 2020, more than 78 designations were made against individuals and entities from 11 situations of human rights violations in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe, according to an analysis by nongovernmental organization Redress.One year has passed since Australia’s parliament passed Magnitsky-style sanctions, yet the government seems reluctant to use this tool to hold human rights abusers accountable. Australia’s democratic allies have imposed such sanctions to good effect around the world and Australia should too. Continue reading…