Mass arrests in LA as an emergency curfew comes into effect

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The Los Angeles Police Department says officers have conducted mass arrests, after a curfew was implemented in the city. In a statement, the LAPD says several groups of protesters are still gathered in a designated curfew zone, prompting them to conduct mass arrests. The city's mayor, Karen Bass, who issued the curfew, has urged the Trump administration to end the immigration raids. Speaking earlier at the airport, US President Donald Trump insists that it's necessary to keep National Guard troops inside the city. "A very simple rule of engagement. If they're dangerous, if they're throwing concrete or bricks, if they're spitting in the face of the police or whoever's in front of them, if they're punching people, if they're doing all of the things that you see done for the last three nights, that I would say is engagement. We need to keep our city... I want to save Los Angeles. And (Governor Gavin) Newsom is totally incompetent. He's not going to... Look at the fires he had." The regulation of Australia's fertility sector will be discussed at a meeting of state and territory health ministers on Friday, after a second instance of an error during an embryo transfer done by Australian fertility group Monash IVF. In a statement to the stock exchange, the company says it transferred the wrong embryo to a patient on June 5 at the company's Clayton laboratory in Melbourne. Monash IVF has issued an apology to the impacted couple - and is also conducting an internal investigation. The Victorian Health Regulator says it has also begun an external investigation into how the error occurred. Assistant Minister for Social Services Ged Kearney says the Federal Health Minister Mark Butler is closely watching the case. "Well this is something that simply shouldn't happen, and my heart goes out to the people affected by the situation. Really it's a tragedy in some ways. It's unacceptable, and it shouldn't have happened, let's just put that on the table. And I know that Minister Butler is very interested in this, and has called for this to be on the agenda of the health minister meeting, which is actually happening on Friday, very timely. So it would be an important issue to be discussed there." Negotiations for a Treaty between Victoria's Indigenous peoples and the state government resumes today. Victoria became the first jurisdiction to begin work on Treaty with its Indigenous peoples more than eight years ago, with official treaty negotiations began last year in November. First Peoples' Assembly Co-Chair, Ngarra Murra says she is looking forward to building on the progress made so far on issues including: the ongoing representation of First Peoples in Victoria; an accountability mechanism to ensure policies and programs are achieving positive outcomes for First Peoples; and continuing Truth-Telling beyond the conclusion of the Yoorrook Justice Commission's work. Australia is one of the only Commonwealth countries that has not signed a federal treaty with First Nations peoples. Business and industry groups have welcomed the prime minister's announcement that the government will hold a productivity forum in August this year. Anthony Albanese announced the round-table late on Tuesday, saying it will bring together unions, civil society and business groups to exchange ideas. Australian Industry Group Chief Executive Innes Willox says the sector hopes the meeting will help spur private investment. Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry CEO Andrew McKellar says an ambitious productivity agenda is vital for the nation's future. "Without productivity growth, you can't have sustainable increases in living standards. That's the only way that you're going to get real wages increasing without it being chewed up by inflation. It's about taking the pressure off small business, more time for business, reducing red tape, the impact of regulation, ensuring that they've got technologies that make it easier to work. So it's of benefit to employees and to businesses." In sports, Spanish cyclist Iván Romeo has taken the overall lead at the Criterium du Dauphiné with a stunning solo victory on Stage 3. In the second win of his career, Romeo completed the hilly run across the southeast of France in 4 hours 34 minutes 10 seconds. The 21-year-old says he will be looking to maintain his advantage in the upcoming 17.4-kilometre time trial.
"I'm going go for it for sure. I hope yellow will give me wings because I will need them. We will see. I am here for Enric (Mas). We are going to do everything for him to put him on the podium. I think this is good for the team to boost their confidence, so I hope the week keeps this way."