![]() ![]() “This is totally different from 1967 or ending White Australia. In a post on Twitter this morning, Abbott disputed the body’s statement, published in these newspapers today, which evoked historic opposition to the White Australia Policy, the 1967 referendum giving voting rights to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and the stance against apartheid in South Africa. Goodnight.įormer Prime Minister Tony Abbott says Rugby Australia has succumbed to “moral blackmail” in becoming the latest sporting body to officially back the Indigenous Voice to parliament. ![]() And Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed Rugby Australia and AFL’s decision to join the country’s other football codes in officially backing the Voice to parliament, while former prime minister Tony Abbott said rugby had succumbed to “moral blackmail”.Ĭaroline Schelle will be back to anchor the blog in the morning.Trade Minister Don Farrell (who discussed the restrictions on a two-day visit to China last week) said he was “delighted” by the announcement, and expected restrictions on goods including wine, barley and seafood to also ease. China’s ambassador announced the country would lift trade restrictions on Australian timber effective immediately.The party could face another byelection by the end of the year if former Prime Minister Scott Morrison leaves parliament by the end of the year – as expected. Federal MP and former government minister Stuart Robert officially resigned from parliament, triggering a byelection in the Gold Coast seat of Fadden which will test Peter Dutton’s leadership a year into his tenure.Australia’s unemployment rate rose by 0.1 of a percentage point to 3.7 per cent, softening the case for another interest rate rise from the Reserve Bank next month.Here’s a recap of some of the main stories we followed today: ![]()
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