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Listen to Australian and world news, and follow trending topics withAn Australian is one of 14 pro-democracy activists convicted by a Hong Kong court on national security charges.Foreign Minister Penny Wong has expressed concern over the verdicts and the application of national security legislation in Hong Kong.Senior politicians have reacted to the conviction of Donald Trump in the US on criminal hush money charges.
LEY: "We're not going to comment on the matter given this is a domestic political development in the US. But the relationship we have with the US is more important and bigger than any one individual, any one leader or any one government." "I had a chat with him yesterday, we talk regularly between Prime Ministers. I know, Prime Minister Luxon for a long period of time, because he was a former CEO of Air New Zealand. So we have a good relationship, we had a good chat yesterday. Australia makes our decisions in our national interests."Victoria Police say red paint was thrown over several Labor MPs offices early this morning, including that of federal Attorney General Mark Dreyfus.
She used the phrase "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free", which is regarded by some Jewish communities as a call for the destruction of Israel.The Queensland government is banning carbon capture projects in the state.
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