Accounting software maker Xero has become the latest technology company to announce major staff cuts, telling investors today it would axe up to 800 roles.
In Parliament House this morning, independent Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie is seeking to keep fresh in the minds of the public and politicians that Julian Assange remains locked up in Belmarsh prison.
“This is an award-winning Australian journalist who has been continuously punished and pursued by the United States for simply telling the truth. The man should be lauded as a hero, not rotting away in a cell.” There has been cautious optimism among Assange supporters that this could be the year he walks free and returns to Australia.
“We believe that this matter has dragged on too long, and we continue to raise it at the appropriate levels with both the US and the UK governments,” she said.Circling back to the interview with the opposition’s foreign affairs spokesman Simon Birmingham.this morning, the senator said there should be formal Yes and No committees for the Voice to parliament, and those committees should receive some funding.“I don’t want to see large licks of taxpayer funds spent on big advertising campaigns.
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