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Trade Subcommittee visits Orange

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The Trade Subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade will hold a public hearing in Orange today for its Inquiry into Australia’s tourism and international education sectors. The Subcommittee will hear evidence from regional education institutions, such as Charles Sturt University, and tourism bodies in Orange and surrounding regions, including … Continued

MEDIA ADVISORY: Tibet’s President in Exile National Press Club Address 12:30pm today – Resolving the Sino-Tibet Conflict and Securing Peace in the Region

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MEDIA ADVISORY Resolving the Sino-Tibet Conflict and Securing Peace in the RegionAustralia’s National Press Club, Wednesday 21 June CANBERRA, ACT (21 June 2023) – Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the democratically elected political leader of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, formally known as the Central Tibetan Administration, is visiting Australia from 17-25 June 2023. This is his first official visit … Continued

Treaties Committee to consider Australia-Timor-Leste Defence Cooperation Agreement

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The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties will hold a public hearing into the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on Cooperation in the Field of Defence and the Status of Visiting Forces. Committee Chair, Mr Josh Wilson MP said: “This treaty would establish a legally binding framework to facilitate mutually beneficial … Continued

Treaties Committee recommends ratification of Czech Republic Extradition Treaty

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The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) has recommended that the Australian Government ratifies the Treaty on Extradition between Australia and the Czech Republic (Canberra, 17 February 2022) (Extradition Treaty). The Extradition Treaty creates a framework that simplifies the surrender of a person from one country to the other for criminal prosecution or to serve a criminal sentence. JSCOT … Continued

Greens Congratulated for new policy on Palestine & Israel

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“The Greens are to be commended for their new policy position on Palestine and Israel” said Nasser Mashni, President of the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network. “For too long Australian politics has been bogged down in the now defunct ‘two state solution paradigm’, it is well past time for Australian politics to speak to the facts … Continued

Workers threatened with sack during legal industrial action

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Casual labour hire workers at GrainCorp’s Port Kembla Grain Terminal have been told they will be sacked if they don’t turn up for work while their full time colleagues, who work directly for GrainCorp, take protected industrial action today. The 10 full time GrainCorp employees, who operate GrainCorp’s grain export terminal, have been locked in … Continued

Workers threatened with sack during legal industrial action

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Casual labour hire workers at GrainCorp’s Port Kembla Grain Terminal have been told they will be sacked if they don’t turn up for work while their full time colleagues, who work directly for GrainCorp, take protected industrial action today. The 10 full time GrainCorp employees, who operate GrainCorp’s grain export terminal, have been locked in … Continued

CDU EXPERT: The significance of Australia and India’s migration and green hydrogen announcements.

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26 MAY 2023 Who: Charles Darwin University Lecturer in Economics and Business Dr Bhanu Bhatia Topics: The economic and trade relationship between Australia and India. How critical international relationships are to Australia. Contact details: Call +61 8 8946 6721 or email [email protected] to arrange an interview. Quotes attributable to Dr Bhatia: On the Australia-India Green … Continued