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Sky News AU
25 minutes ago
- Sky News AU
Albanese government expresses concern about planned anti-Israel protests as politicians return to Parliament House
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has acknowledged government concern over planned anti-Israel protests at Parliament House. Federal politicians will return to Canberra from Monday for the first sitting week of the new parliamentary term, with anti-Israel protests planned over the coming days. Ms Rowland told Sky News Sunday Agenda that Australians have the right to protest, but said the government is hoping for calm amid heightened tensions in the capital. 'Well, obviously it is (a concern). We live in a free country where people are free to conduct this freedom of expression in that form,' she said. 'But obviously we don't want to see violence. I'm sure that we'll be briefed in due course as updates are available.' Protest groups are expected to hold demonstrations outside parliament, with rallies flagged in response to the Albanese government's support of Israel. The renewed focus on community safety and social division comes after the release of a major report by Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Jillian Segal. The report warned antisemitism has 'reached a tipping point that threatens social harmony, undermines trust in institutions and marginalises Jewish Australian citizens'. Shadow attorney general Julian Leeser has called on the government to fully implement all recommendations in the Segal report, including crackdowns at universities. 'There has been an attempt to silence Jewish academics, Jewish staff and Jewish students in recent times,' Mr Leeser told Sky News. 'And that just shouldn't be what universities are about.' However, the Albanese government has come under criticism for delaying its response to some recommendations — particularly those relating to higher education. Pressed on whether this delay was due to internal division or political sensitivity, Ms Rowland defended the government's approach. 'Look, I think (Education) Minister (Jason) Clare is undertaking this task as he sees fit, and he is doing that in a most excellent way,' she said. "We do have... a number of aspects that go to social cohesion in our universities (which) demonstrates that we take this seriously." She said her department had been involved in key policy areas such as anti-doxing legislation and laws criminalising nazi symbols and gestures. 'There are a number of recommendations that go to what I think is critical to support social cohesion in this area, and we will be examining that closely,' she said. 'Myself, as Attorney-General, I'll be doing that.'
Perth Now
an hour ago
- Perth Now
More results needed from PM's China trip: Liberals
Voters should have expected more tangible outcomes from the prime minister's trip to China, the opposition says. But a senior government minister said the six-day visit by Anthony Albanese had helped to stabilise the relationship with Australia's largest trading partner. The prime minister landed in Australia on Friday after visiting Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu during the official visit, which included a one-on-one meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. While Mr Albanese said the visit would strengthen ties between the two countries, deputy opposition leader Ted O'Brien said the trip should have been complemented with visits to nearby Asian allies. "When you have six days in a country, I think it is fair for the Australian people to expect more from it," he told Sky News on Sunday. "By spending six days there, not going to Japan, not going to South Korea, I think it has accentuated the problem we have with an imbalanced foreign policy." But Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said criticism of the prime ministerial visit was "extraordinary", given work was needed to be done to repair ties with China after trade sanctions on Australian exports were lifted. "China is our single biggest trading partner. Our resources sector relies on that relationship," she told Sky News. "We will always act in the national interest, and often we will disagree, but this is important from the perspective of our trade and of stabilising that relationship, which, quite frankly, had broken down." China imposed an estimated $20 billion worth of trade impediments against Australian products such as wine, lobster and beef following a breakdown in ties between the two countries at the start of the COVID pandemic. Access to the Chinese market has recently opened up to large numbers of exports. "This is about creating jobs and extra trade opportunities for Australia, and it's important that we maintain this vital relationship," Ms Rowland said. Mr O'Brien said while he was not criticising the prime minister for going overseas on the foreign visit, the outcomes did not meet expectations. "We are supportive of economic diplomacy. It's absolutely key, but Australia deserves nothing less than tangible outcomes, especially when you spend a week in country," he said.
AU Financial Review
an hour ago
- AU Financial Review
Trump's lawsuit against Murdoch ruptures bond that shaped the US right
As Rupert Murdoch settled into Donald Trump's luxury box to watch Chelsea's victory in the Club World Cup last Sunday, all appeared well with a relationship that has shaped conservative America for more than a decade. But within hours the US president would call on the billionaire again, this time with demands to not publish an embarrassing letter allegedly from Trump in the 50th birthday scrapbook for Jeffrey Epstein, the paedophile who would later die by suicide in jail.
