Australia defends its embassy in Iran amid a social media post controversy; Ireland to open a commission of inquiry into historic allegations of abuse in Catholic schools; Australia meeting Scotland tonight in a Twenty20 matchup.
Ireland to open a commission of inquiry into historic allegations of abuse in Catholic schools;Australia has defended the right to back in its values overseas after Iran reportedly summoned its ambassador in Tehran over a social media post it deemed "promoted homosexuality".
Workplace Relations Minister Murray Watt has said Iran's reaction to the post is a concern, and that the government supported the embassy's promotion of Australian values. It also found 884 alleged sexual abusers at more than 300 schools across the country between 1927 and 2013."We shouldn't underestimate this. This is the first time that the scale of child sexual abuse allegations in schools run by religious orders has been disclosed."Vladimir Putin has arrived in Mongolia for two days of talks, defying a war crimes arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court last year.
There has been growing concern on the back of spiralling property prices and not enough action to create more affordable homes.
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