From Australia's energy regulator taking control of the electricity market, to US President Joe Biden being accused of abandoning human rights by planning to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, here's what's making news today:
Socceroos goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne carries daughter daughter Poppy after being welcomed home at Sydney International Airport in Sydney, Wednesday 15 June 2022. Good morning. It's Thursday 16 June 2022, and here's a round up of the latest news.Australia's energy regulator says it's been forced to suspend trading in electricity until further notice to maintain reliable supplies.
"And Mr Bowen went to the election saying that he would reduce electricity prices and at the moment we're seeing the complete opposite and we're seeing great uncertainty around the supply of electricity." That's seen by some as breaking a campaign promise to make Saudi Arabia a pariah after the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in Turkey in 2018 caused outrage around the world.A street outside the Saudi embassy in Washington has been renamed Jamal Khashoggi Way. At its unveiling, Nobel prize winner Tawakkol Karman says Mr Biden is acting shamefully.
"Jamal's legacy will live on, no matter the normalisation efforts. And this event today is just one way we will fight to honour Jamal's legacy."Defence Minister Richard Marles has held talks with his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo. Mr Marles and Nobuo Kishi pledged to step up defence cooperation and military exercises in the region.
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