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Shorten labels Greens’ Senate walkout ‘political grandstanding’
Government services minister Bill Shorten has labelled the Greens decision to walk out of Senate question time yesterday as “political grandstanding”.
Yesterday, the Greens stormed out of Senate question time to protest what they say is Albanese government inaction over the conflict in Gaza. You can read more from my colleague Paul Karp here:
Speaking to the ABC just earlier, Shorten argued the Greens’ walk out doesn’t help “a single soul anywhere”:
I think that is just political grand standing. I don’t know how that helps. And you know, no-one thinks that that helps.
I think that the Government has the right line and length. We want to make sure that we are supporting the humanitarian pause, we want to see relief get through to innocent Palestinian civilians.
But you know, with the Greens, going back to that, they don’t walk out over Hamas. So I think that these guys are opportunists, and I don’t think it’s worth me spending much more oxygen on them.
Shorten was asked if the government needs to be firmer in calling for a ceasefire, but he replied, “No, I think we’re getting the messaging right”.
This most recent shocking conflict was triggered by Hamas crossing the borders into Israel. I think the government has made its position clear that Israel has a right to defend itself. We also want to make sure that [where] possible, the rules of war are followed. These civilians, these Palestinian civilians, it’s not their fault and it’s shameful. What we’re seeing is very difficult to watch
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The shadow foreign affairs minister, Simon Birmingham, spoke to ABC RN just earlier and responded to the Greens’ walkout from Senate question time yesterday.
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Last month, the prime minister put forward a motion in question time condemning Hamas. The Greens voted against the motion because they had not succeeded in adding a line also condemning “war crimes perpetrated by the state of Israel” and seeking “an end to the state of Israel’s illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories”.
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Birmingham argued that because the Greens voted against this motion, they have “no credibility in this space”:
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… and based on their pathetic actions, just to see to weaken Australia and undermine our position.
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Birmingham said “the humanitarian concerns are real” and the loss of any child, whether Palestinian or Israeli, is a “tragedy”:
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It is a terrible function, sadly, of war. And the challenge here is trying to see Hamas removed as quickly and effectively as possible from a position of power … and we want to see that happen as quickly as possible so hopefully we can see a stabilisation, and ultimately, peace discussions between Israel and Palestinians to work to establish a viable peaceful outcome for the future.
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Government services minister Bill Shorten has labelled the Greens decision to walk out of Senate question time yesterday as “political grandstanding”.
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Yesterday, the Greens stormed out of Senate question time to protest what they say is Albanese government inaction over the conflict in Gaza. You can read more from my colleague Paul Karp here:
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Speaking to the ABC just earlier, Shorten argued the Greens’ walk out doesn’t help “a single soul anywhere”:
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I think that is just political grand standing. I don’t know how that helps. And you know, no-one thinks that that helps.
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I think that the Government has the right line and length. We want to make sure that we are supporting the humanitarian pause, we want to see relief get through to innocent Palestinian civilians.
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But you know, with the Greens, going back to that, they don’t walk out over Hamas. So I think that these guys are opportunists, and I don’t think it’s worth me spending much more oxygen on them.
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Shorten was asked if the government needs to be firmer in calling for a ceasefire, but he replied, “No, I think we’re getting the messaging right”.
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This most recent shocking conflict was triggered by Hamas crossing the borders into Israel. I think the government has made its position clear that Israel has a right to defend itself. We also want to make sure that [where] possible, the rules of war are followed. These civilians, these Palestinian civilians, it’s not their fault and it’s shameful. What we’re seeing is very difficult to watch
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Six Australian universities have signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a trip to India to explore the delivery of Australian degrees in the nation.
Innovative Research Universities (IRU) members James Cook University, the University of Canberra, Western Sydney University, Griffith University, Flinders University and La Trobe University have all committed to the consortium, while its seventh member, Murdoch University, declined.
It’s the first time a group of Australian universities have teamed up to deliver offshore education in India, and comes just months after announcements that Deakin University and the University of Wollongong would open Indian campuses.
IRU chair and vice-chancellor of the University of Canberra, Prof Paddy Nixon, said Australia and India’s education ministers had “been clear” about the opportunity for the nation to play a greater role in reaching India’s goal of 50% higher education participation.
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This new consortium approach builds upon the existing strong links that our universities already have with partners in India, including more than 100 joint programs with Indian institutions to support student mobility, dual degrees and research collaboration.
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The IRU executive director, Paul Harris, has joined the delegation of 15 higher education leaders to present the education minister, Jason Clare, and his counterpart minister, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, with the signed MoU.
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The government should review how Australians with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can access Medicare benefits for care and prescribing rules around medications, a parliamentary committee has recommended.
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The “assessment and support services for people with ADHD” Senate inquiry has handed down its report after hearing of poor quality of care, inconsistent prescribing and high costs from more than 700 submissions, as well as 79 witnesses over three public hearings.
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The committee has made 15 recommendations, including the development of a national ADHD framework.
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It also recommended the government review the pharmaceutical benefits scheme, considering the requirements for a diagnosis to access some medications, age restrictions, dosage restrictions and the scope of practice for clinicians prescribing these medications in order to improve their safety and quality.
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The committee recommended the government create and fast-track nationally consistent prescribing rules between states and territories.
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It also recommended the government review the Medicare benefits schedule in order to improve the accessibility of assessment, diagnosis and support services for people with ADHD.
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In its report, the committee said:
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The committee is of the view that more can be done to remove barriers for people with ADHD so that they can receive the assessments, healthcare and support they need. The costs of the current system are too high, given the costs to the healthcare, education and justice systems, as well as to employers. However, above all these costs are the significant personal health, wellbeing and financial costs to people with ADHD and their families and carers.
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The government now has three months to respond to the recommendations.
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Hundreds of “heartbroken” Jewish Australians have put their names to a petition rejecting suggestions their community “unanimously supports” Israel’s actions and urging the Australian government to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
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The petition circulated among the Australian Jewish community on Monday as it marked 30 days since Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,400 people and kidnapping a further 230, with vigils in several locations and Israeli flags hoisted in Melbourne’s Federation Square.
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Some 1,400 candles were expected to be lit across all states and territories on Monday evening, each representing a victim of the 7 October attacks.
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The vigils come as a newly formed group, Jewish Australians for a Ceasefire in Gaza, said it had gathered nearly 700 signatures on a petition arguing Israel’s actions put the goal of sustainable peace in the region “further out of reach”.
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“We urge the Australian government to call now for both the release of innocent hostages, and for a full ceasefire,” the petition says. “Australia cannot stand by while Israel continues to subject Palestinian civilians to its campaign of collective punishment.
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“Our Jewish values are incompatible with the unjustified cruelty and reckless disregard for human life and dignity that the Israeli government is displaying.”
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The Australian government does not endorse the claim that Israel’s action amount to “collective punishment” of Palestinian civilians, though some ministers have used the phrase.
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Jewish Australians for a Ceasefire in Gaza’s members hold varying views on Israel and Palestine but are united in their call for a ceasefire.
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The petition was sent to several high-profile politicians on Friday after it reached 500 signatures.
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“The hope is that they begin to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza,” the spokesperson said.
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“And this statement makes clear to them that there are many, many Jewish Australians who urgently want that to happen.”
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In Melbourne, the Hamas attack was remembered 30 days after it happened with seven Israeli flags raised above Federation Square and a rally calling for the release of Israeli hostages before candle-lighting ceremonies.
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Good morning and welcome to our rolling news coverage. I’m Martin Farrer with the best of the overnight news before my colleague takes you through the rest of the action.
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Anthony Albanese has declared that his landmark visit to Beijing was about “taking forward” Australia’s relationship with China, and has talked up the need to keep communications open with Beijing. His host, Xi Jinping, also spoke positively about relations and played along with Albanese’s efforts to cast the occasion as a reset alongside Gough Whitlam’s famous visit in 1973. Albanese raised sensitive trade and human rights issues but was guarded about Xi’s response. Here’s what we learned.
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When the prime minister arrives home he could well be encountering a perilous political moment, as the Reserve Bank is predicted to resume its rate hiking again today. Most economists expect a rise despite a lot of commentary saying it’s a bad idea. We report today on modelling showing that almost half of Australia’s mortgage holders would be in financial stress if the expected Melbourne Cup interest rate rise goes ahead, concluding that those borrowers will be paying at least 30% of their income to service their loans. At the same time, an Essential poll today shows that 22% of voters said interest rate rises were having a “very negative” impact on them, up three points since February, with a further 31% saying the personal impact was “somewhat negative”.
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Domestic political temperatures are also rising thanks to the Israel-Hamas war. After a passionate display in the Senate by the Greens’ deputy leader, Mehreen Faruqi, who staged a boycott of question time with 10 of her fellow senators to highlight the plight of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, former prime minister Scott Morrison told reporters in Israel the world should not get “suckered into” supporting a ceasefire in Gaza, calling it a “play from Hamas”. At home, Jewish Australians are calling for a ceasefire and assembling a petition to push back against the notion that they all support Israel’s attack on Gaza. More coming up.
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And police hope today to interview the driver of a car that ploughed into the lawn outside a Daylesford pub on Sunday, killing three adults and two children, and injuring more.
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Emergency bushfire warning for WA highway
An emergency warning has been issued for people travelling along parts of Western Australia’s Goldfields Highway between Kalgoorlie and Menzies, AAP reports.
The warning for the Comet Vale area in the shire of Menzies was issued by WA’s Parks and Wildlife Service early on Tuesday after the fire crossed the highway. It reads:
You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive. There is a threat to lives and homes.
It advised travellers north of the out-of-control fire to return to Menzies and those south of the fire to return to Kalgoorlie.
The Goldfields Highway has been closed from north of Kalgoorlie through to Menzies.
The parks service is managing the fire that was reported on Monday afternoon and is believed to have been sparked by lightning.
Victorian police are investigation the circumstances surrounding a death in Melbourne’s northwest yesterday evening.
Emergency services were called Taylors Lakes around 6.55pm after a teenage boy was found injured in the street.
The boy is yet to be formally identified. He was treated by paramedics but died at the scene.
A statement from police says investigators believe the boy may have been struck by a car.
Two boys were also taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
Daniel Hurst
Big emitters must ‘pay for the damage’ of climate crisis, Pacific envoy says
The world’s response to Pacific leader’s repeated pleas for action on the climate crisis has been “underwhelming”, says the Cook Islands’ Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum, Tepaeru Herrmann.
As the Pacific Islands Forum begins its annual leader-level political gathering, Herrmann told a media briefing in Rarotonga that there had been “no lack of advocacy from our Pacific leaders for many many years” about the impact of the climate crisis on the region. She said the response had been inadequate:
Those global frameworks have not delivered for the Pacific. Our islands are still going under. Our people who live in coastal communities are still having to replace their little coral walls so their houses don’t get overwhelmed by water …
We see these political pledges and commitments and they’re counted as billions of dollars given to the Pacific. Nobody does any assessment on the execution rates. We know what those rates are for us: negligible.
Herrmann said this week’s meetings would discuss “Pacific solutions to these challenges”, including the Pacific Resilience Facility – an initiative seeking finance to “build Pacific resilience in the face of more frequent and severe disasters and ongoing climate change threats”. Herrmann said:
We know what the solutions are. We need the emitters to – compensate is not the word – well, basically to deliver, to pay for the damage.
Herrmann said the Pacific’s partners should be “recalibrating how they deliver their support”. She said delivery “must be in the hands of Pacific countries”. Those Pacific mechanisms would help communities to bolster climate and economic resilience.
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Pacific Islands Forum begins first day with leaders’ meeting
Good morning from Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, where the Pacific Islands Forum (Pif) leaders’ meeting kicks off its first day of official activities today. The week-long talks are the region’s most important annual political gathering.
The Australian minister for the Pacific, Pat Conroy, is due to land here today, whereas the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is scheduled to arrive tomorrow once he wraps up his trip to China.
Pacific leaders are expected to focus on the climate crisis, in addition to how to manage growing strategic rivalry between Beijing and Washington. Overnight, the Cook Islands’ special envoy to Pif, Tepaeru Herrmann, delivered a stark warning about the Pacific’s growing frustration at the region being at the “forefront” of the climate crisis. We’ll have more from that intervention shortly.
The prime minister of the Cook Islands, Mark Brown, who is hosting this week’s talks, alluded to the growing contest for influence in the region. In a statement, he said the Pacific’s own voices must not be lost in those power plays:
Amidst a rapidly evolving geo-political landscape, it is more important than ever that our Pacific Leaders chart our own course towards a legacy of prosperity, sustainability, and unity for the generations that will follow.
Pif has 18 members, but four of their leaders will be absent. Instead, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Zealand will send senior delegates. More on that here:
Simon Birmingham: child deaths in Israel-Hamas conflict ‘a terrible function, sadly, of war’
The shadow foreign affairs minister, Simon Birmingham, spoke to ABC RN just earlier and responded to the Greens’ walkout from Senate question time yesterday.
Last month, the prime minister put forward a motion in question time condemning Hamas. The Greens voted against the motion because they had not succeeded in adding a line also condemning “war crimes perpetrated by the state of Israel” and seeking “an end to the state of Israel’s illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories”.
Birmingham argued that because the Greens voted against this motion, they have “no credibility in this space”:
… and based on their pathetic actions, just to see to weaken Australia and undermine our position.
Birmingham said “the humanitarian concerns are real” and the loss of any child, whether Palestinian or Israeli, is a “tragedy”:
It is a terrible function, sadly, of war. And the challenge here is trying to see Hamas removed as quickly and effectively as possible from a position of power … and we want to see that happen as quickly as possible so hopefully we can see a stabilisation, and ultimately, peace discussions between Israel and Palestinians to work to establish a viable peaceful outcome for the future.
Shorten: Government ensuring ‘spending policies aren’t putting upward pressure on rates’
Bill Shorten also responded to questions around infrastructure spending.
This comes as the infrastructure minister, Catherine King, confirmed that some of the 250 projects that have not begun construction in the $120bn pipeline will need to be cancelled or delayed as a result of an infrastructure review to be released “shortly”.
Shorten told ABC TV it was important Australia kept building infrastructure, but “we need to make sure that they’re value for money”.
Some of challenges for the inflation market at the moment in Australia is that we’ve got terrible things going on in the Middle East, petrol prices are up, that is a spike, and that’s on top of the Ukraine war and challenges around energy prices globally. So it is tough. And I know that the government is doing everything it can to try and help with cost of living, but make sure that the spending policies aren’t putting upward pressure on rates.
The government services minister, Bill Shorten, was also asked about the Reserve Bank’s upcoming decision on interest rates later today.
He acknowledged the Reserve Bank is independent of the government but said “I hope it stays static”:
[I] just know a lot of mortgage holders are doing it tough, but the bank will make its decision independently.
For the Albanese government, we know that inflation is a cost of living issue. We have put in a whole heap of measures from childcare to parental leave and energy support. People are doing it tough at the moment, I think it’s hard out there.
Shorten labels Greens’ Senate walkout ‘political grandstanding’
Government services minister Bill Shorten has labelled the Greens decision to walk out of Senate question time yesterday as “political grandstanding”.
Yesterday, the Greens stormed out of Senate question time to protest what they say is Albanese government inaction over the conflict in Gaza. You can read more from my colleague Paul Karp here:
Speaking to the ABC just earlier, Shorten argued the Greens’ walk out doesn’t help “a single soul anywhere”:
I think that is just political grand standing. I don’t know how that helps. And you know, no-one thinks that that helps.
I think that the Government has the right line and length. We want to make sure that we are supporting the humanitarian pause, we want to see relief get through to innocent Palestinian civilians.
But you know, with the Greens, going back to that, they don’t walk out over Hamas. So I think that these guys are opportunists, and I don’t think it’s worth me spending much more oxygen on them.
Shorten was asked if the government needs to be firmer in calling for a ceasefire, but he replied, “No, I think we’re getting the messaging right”.
This most recent shocking conflict was triggered by Hamas crossing the borders into Israel. I think the government has made its position clear that Israel has a right to defend itself. We also want to make sure that [where] possible, the rules of war are followed. These civilians, these Palestinian civilians, it’s not their fault and it’s shameful. What we’re seeing is very difficult to watch
Six universities sign MoU to explore delivery of degrees in India
Caitlin Cassidy
Six Australian universities have signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a trip to India to explore the delivery of Australian degrees in the nation.
Innovative Research Universities (IRU) members James Cook University, the University of Canberra, Western Sydney University, Griffith University, Flinders University and La Trobe University have all committed to the consortium, while its seventh member, Murdoch University, declined.
It’s the first time a group of Australian universities have teamed up to deliver offshore education in India, and comes just months after announcements that Deakin University and the University of Wollongong would open Indian campuses.
IRU chair and vice-chancellor of the University of Canberra, Prof Paddy Nixon, said Australia and India’s education ministers had “been clear” about the opportunity for the nation to play a greater role in reaching India’s goal of 50% higher education participation.
This new consortium approach builds upon the existing strong links that our universities already have with partners in India, including more than 100 joint programs with Indian institutions to support student mobility, dual degrees and research collaboration.
The IRU executive director, Paul Harris, has joined the delegation of 15 higher education leaders to present the education minister, Jason Clare, and his counterpart minister, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, with the signed MoU.
Emily Wind
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Natasha May
Greens senators say ADHD should be included on NDIS access lists
The Australia Greens agreed with the 15 recommendations contained in the committee’s report into ADHD, and have recommended 12 more.
Senators Janet Rice and Jordon Steele-John said they were disappointed that the Labor and Liberal members of the committee did not include ADHD on the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s Access Lists A and B, which allow for faster assessments.
They said the National Disability Insurance Agency could improve the accessibility and quality of information around the eligibility of ADHD as a primary condition under the scheme.
Many personal and organisational submissions identified the National Disability Insurance Scheme as the best avenue for support.
Government should review Medicare access for ADHD, says Senate report
Natasha May
The government should review how Australians with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can access Medicare benefits for care and prescribing rules around medications, a parliamentary committee has recommended.
The “assessment and support services for people with ADHD” Senate inquiry has handed down its report after hearing of poor quality of care, inconsistent prescribing and high costs from more than 700 submissions, as well as 79 witnesses over three public hearings.
The committee has made 15 recommendations, including the development of a national ADHD framework.
It also recommended the government review the pharmaceutical benefits scheme, considering the requirements for a diagnosis to access some medications, age restrictions, dosage restrictions and the scope of practice for clinicians prescribing these medications in order to improve their safety and quality.
The committee recommended the government create and fast-track nationally consistent prescribing rules between states and territories.
It also recommended the government review the Medicare benefits schedule in order to improve the accessibility of assessment, diagnosis and support services for people with ADHD.
In its report, the committee said:
The committee is of the view that more can be done to remove barriers for people with ADHD so that they can receive the assessments, healthcare and support they need. The costs of the current system are too high, given the costs to the healthcare, education and justice systems, as well as to employers. However, above all these costs are the significant personal health, wellbeing and financial costs to people with ADHD and their families and carers.
The government now has three months to respond to the recommendations.
Jewish Australians call for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war
Hundreds of “heartbroken” Jewish Australians have put their names to a petition rejecting suggestions their community “unanimously supports” Israel’s actions and urging the Australian government to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The petition circulated among the Australian Jewish community on Monday as it marked 30 days since Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,400 people and kidnapping a further 230, with vigils in several locations and Israeli flags hoisted in Melbourne’s Federation Square.
Some 1,400 candles were expected to be lit across all states and territories on Monday evening, each representing a victim of the 7 October attacks.
The vigils come as a newly formed group, Jewish Australians for a Ceasefire in Gaza, said it had gathered nearly 700 signatures on a petition arguing Israel’s actions put the goal of sustainable peace in the region “further out of reach”.
“We urge the Australian government to call now for both the release of innocent hostages, and for a full ceasefire,” the petition says. “Australia cannot stand by while Israel continues to subject Palestinian civilians to its campaign of collective punishment.
“Our Jewish values are incompatible with the unjustified cruelty and reckless disregard for human life and dignity that the Israeli government is displaying.”
The Australian government does not endorse the claim that Israel’s action amount to “collective punishment” of Palestinian civilians, though some ministers have used the phrase.
Jewish Australians for a Ceasefire in Gaza’s members hold varying views on Israel and Palestine but are united in their call for a ceasefire.
The petition was sent to several high-profile politicians on Friday after it reached 500 signatures.
“The hope is that they begin to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza,” the spokesperson said.
“And this statement makes clear to them that there are many, many Jewish Australians who urgently want that to happen.”
In Melbourne, the Hamas attack was remembered 30 days after it happened with seven Israeli flags raised above Federation Square and a rally calling for the release of Israeli hostages before candle-lighting ceremonies.
Hundreds gather for vigil at Daylesford’s Victoria Park after deadly crash
More than 200 community members gathered at a vigil at Daylesford’s Victoria Park on Monday night, including the Victorian health minister, Mary-Anne Thomas and the federal infrastructure minister, Catherine King.
The emotional crowd was urged to reach out to support services if they were struggling with the aftermath of the crash at the Royal Daylesford Hotel.
The vigil was moved from the local community centre to the park to accommodate a large turnout.
Devastated mourners streamed through the area to lay flowers, teddy bears and leave messages of condolences at the site of the accident.
“[We] are broken. Rest in peace,” one message read.
The federal infrastructure minister, Catherine King, was among those paying their respects.
A counselling service has been set up at the community health centre for locals struggling to cope with the tragedy.
Politicians including the premier, Jacinta Allan, the opposition leader, John Pesutto, and the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, thanked those who went to the victims’ aid and offered their condolences to those affected.
Driver in Daylesford crash to be interviewed by police today
The driver of a car which ploughed through a regional Victorian pub is expected to be interviewed by police today as investigations into the fatal crash continue, Australian Associated Press reports.
Three families were sitting in the Royal Daylesford Hotel’s roadside beer garden when a BMW SUV mounted the kerb and hit patrons about 6pm on Sunday.
A 38-year-old Tarneit man and his 11-year-old son were killed at the scene while his 36-year-old wife and six-year-old son were hospitalised.
A 44-year-old Point Cook woman was killed along with her partner and nine-year-old daughter.
An 11-month-old boy was injured but is in a stable condition at the Royal Children’s Hospital.
More than 200 community members gathered at a vigil to mourn the crash victims.
The 66-year-old driver remains in hospital for shock and non-life threatening injuries and is expected to be interviewed by police today.
He did not have alcohol in his system and was not known to police.
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Martin Farrer
Good morning and welcome to our rolling news coverage. I’m Martin Farrer with the best of the overnight news before my colleague takes you through the rest of the action.
Anthony Albanese has declared that his landmark visit to Beijing was about “taking forward” Australia’s relationship with China, and has talked up the need to keep communications open with Beijing. His host, Xi Jinping, also spoke positively about relations and played along with Albanese’s efforts to cast the occasion as a reset alongside Gough Whitlam’s famous visit in 1973. Albanese raised sensitive trade and human rights issues but was guarded about Xi’s response. Here’s what we learned.
When the prime minister arrives home he could well be encountering a perilous political moment, as the Reserve Bank is predicted to resume its rate hiking again today. Most economists expect a rise despite a lot of commentary saying it’s a bad idea. We report today on modelling showing that almost half of Australia’s mortgage holders would be in financial stress if the expected Melbourne Cup interest rate rise goes ahead, concluding that those borrowers will be paying at least 30% of their income to service their loans. At the same time, an Essential poll today shows that 22% of voters said interest rate rises were having a “very negative” impact on them, up three points since February, with a further 31% saying the personal impact was “somewhat negative”.
Domestic political temperatures are also rising thanks to the Israel-Hamas war. After a passionate display in the Senate by the Greens’ deputy leader, Mehreen Faruqi, who staged a boycott of question time with 10 of her fellow senators to highlight the plight of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, former prime minister Scott Morrison told reporters in Israel the world should not get “suckered into” supporting a ceasefire in Gaza, calling it a “play from Hamas”. At home, Jewish Australians are calling for a ceasefire and assembling a petition to push back against the notion that they all support Israel’s attack on Gaza. More coming up.
And police hope today to interview the driver of a car that ploughed into the lawn outside a Daylesford pub on Sunday, killing three adults and two children, and injuring more.
