Australia live news: Penny Wong imposes sanctions on Iran’s morality police; parliament recalled to approve energy deal
, in Tokyo yesterday. Marles and Wong visited Japan after talks in the US earlier in the week.
The four ministers said in a statement issued afterwards that Australia and Japan shared a vision “for a free and open Indo-Pacific that is inclusive and resilient [and] where sovereignty and international law, including universal human rights, are upheld”. The statement flagged plans to expand air-to-air refuelling pairings between the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force aircraft.Manoeuvre deployment training of Japan’s F-35s with an eye to future rotational deployment of Japan’s fighters including F-35s in Australia while welcoming Royal Australian Air Force F-35s coming to Japan next year for the first time to participate in Exercise Bushido Guardian.
The energy deal nutted out at national cabinet yesterday is making the headlines today. Estimates are thaton their power bills after prime minister Anthony Albanese and state and territory leaders signed off on plans to cap the price of coal and gas. The federal government will provide $1.5bn in energy bill relief to eligible households and small businesses, which will be paid through state or territory governments. Parliament has been recalled for next week to ratify the plan.
to as low as $1.90 apiece. So great for those of us who love mangoes but not great for farmers. Brett Kelly, chief executive at Australian Mangoes, said the low price was being driven by an overlap in supply from different regions“There will be a tremendous amount of volume over the next few months, so consumers will be able to get their mangoes,” he said.
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