‘We were only notified on the day’ delegation arrived in Australia, secretary of federal Attorney-General’s Department says
Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFollow our Australia news liveblog for all the updates
New South Wales had committed to letting UN human rights inspectors visit the state’s jails before backflipping as the delegation was on its way to Australia, a federal budget estimates hearing has heard.
A 12-day visit to Australia by a delegation from the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture was cut short in October because of a lack of cooperation from NSW and Queensland.
Continue reading…‘We were only notified on the day’ delegation arrived in Australia, secretary of federal Attorney-General’s Department saysGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFollow our Australia news liveblog for all the updatesNew South Wales had committed to letting UN human rights inspectors visit the state’s jails before backflipping as the delegation was on its way to Australia, a federal budget estimates hearing has heard.A 12-day visit to Australia by a delegation from the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture was cut short in October because of a lack of cooperation from NSW and Queensland.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…