The Nationals say proposed $10 million fines for big supermarkets come too late; New special adviser on aid worker deaths in Gaza to find 'proper answers'; And in cricket, Australian big-hitters propel their Indian Premier League sides to victory.
The Nationals say proposed $10 million fines for big supermarkets come too late; New special adviser on aid worker deaths in Gaza to find"proper answers"; And in cricket, Australian big-hitters propel their Indian Premier League sides to victory.
But it falls short of backing joint calls by the federal Nationals and Greens to break up the big two supermarkets, Woolworths and Coles. Former chief of the Australian Defence Force Mark Binskin has been named as the federal government's special adviser on Israel's response the strikes that killed seven World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza.
"We have made it very clear that these deaths are utterly inexcusable and that action is needed to ensure that such a tragedy is never repeated. And we also want full accountability for these deaths. Now, the information Israel has provided so far on the investigation hasn’t yet satisfied our expectations."Australia, the US and UK are expectedly to imminently announce renewed talks about bringing new members into the AUKUS security pact.
Talk around new members comes as US President Joe Biden pushes for Asian countries to be involved, as a deterrent to what the US sees as China's growing military and territorial assertiveness.
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