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Police to investigate claims by Gaza flotilla activists
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Australian federal police Following the meeting, “investigations” will begin into allegations of harassment and sexual assault made against Israeli officials by Australian members of the Global Sumud fleet. Penny Wong yesterday afternoon.
AFP confirmed he met with members of the group at Parliament House and “began investigations into allegations made by a representative of the group”.
Guardian Australia understands a criminal report has not yet been formally lodged, which would trigger a formal review into allegations they were abused, tortured and, in some cases, sexually assaulted by Israeli authorities while detained after trying to deliver aid to the occupied Palestinian territories.
Minister of Multiculturalism Wong, Anne AlyA spokesman for Wong said he and senior AFP officials had met with the group to “hear from their direct experiences”.
Minister condemns actions of Israeli officials and Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, The spokesman said who had already imposed sanctions.
He has repeatedly made the allegations and directly stated to Israel that Australia expects an “independent, transparent investigation”.
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RBA board expected to leave interest rates unchanged today
Luca Ittimani
Due to the weakening of the Australian economy, the Reserve Bank is expected to keep the official interest rate at 4.35% if the interest-setting board completes its meeting this afternoon.
After three consecutive rate hikes in 2026, economists at most major banks predict the RBA will not raise rates again today. Unemployment has risen to 4.5 percent and household spending is weakening; This situation is expected to be exacerbated by declines in house prices in Melbourne and Sydney.
On Monday, financial markets were betting that interest rates were unlikely to rise today. Investors are pricing in only half of a rate hike by December; This implies that they believe an increase by then is not a given, but more likely than not.
Taylor NugentNAB’s senior economist said analysts would be monitoring the wording of the RBA’s announcement. Nugent predicted the RBA would not rule out another rate hike as inflation was still uncomfortably high at 4.2% in May.
The RBA will announce its decision at 2.30pm Sydney time and its chairman will Michele BullockThe board of directors will announce its opinion at 15.30.
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Pensions sector is underinvesting in renewable energy, advocacy group says
Australia’s superannuation industry is underinvested in when it comes to the country’s transition to renewable energy, an environmental advocacy group claims.
The top 30 superfunds have directly contributed $771 million of the $99 billion invested in Australian clean energy projects since 2020, according to the Market Forces report reported by the Australian Associated Press; This amounts to roughly 0.03% of the $2.5 trillion in retirement savings managed by these funds.
Domestic and foreign commercial banks provided more than half of the cash flow to Australian renewable projects; followed by developers and operators, government agencies and public authorities.
Brett Morgan, author of the report and head of campaigns at Market Forces Australia, said Canadian superannuation funds invested $408 million more in Australian renewable energy projects than the top 30 funds over the period.
Only six of the top 30 super funds had direct investments in Australian renewable energy or battery storage projects: Aware Super, Cbus, HESTA, NGS Super, Prime Super and Rest.
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Victorian law was designed to protect the right to WFH
Victorian prime minister, Jacinta Allanwill present to parliament today the law that will guarantee the right to work from home two days a week, including part-time workers and regular temporary workers.
As the government has previously pointed out, the bill will enshrine the right to work from home in the Equal Opportunities Act. If approved, it would go into effect on September 1, but there would be a delayed start on July 1, 2027 for businesses with fewer than 15 employees.
But a new detail is that regular casual and part-time workers will be covered by the new laws. The government has said guidance on how proportionate powers will work will be published before they start.
The law provides a means for dispute resolution and enforcement; first through the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission and then, if conciliation fails, through the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
Alan said:
Working from home benefits families, saves time and money, and enables more parents to work. That’s why we legally protect work from home.
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In front of parliament yesterday Juliet LamontAustralian filmmaker Wong, who accused Israeli officials of harassment, reiterated that he believed the group’s claims.
you couldn’t hear [a] The pin falls there. It was sad. It was extremely emotional. Every woman there, I think there were 10 of them, they all believed us and eventually came to us, thanked us for sharing our heartbreaking testimony, said we were really brave and wanted to support us with the investigations.
Israel has denied allegations of mistreatment, claiming that all prisoners and detainees were held “in accordance with the law.”
student from melbourne Gemma O’Toole He said the federal police had committed to taking statements from the group, so “this is a process where we will take action as soon as possible.”
From there they [federal police] We’re going to go to Israel and get forensic evidence to persuade them to join the investigation, you know they’re not very hopeful that it’s going to happen and frankly we expect it’s not going to happen and that’s what it’s going to be… It’s been weeks since we’ve been back. you would expect them to be [the AFP] He would want this information from us. No, but here we are.
Police to investigate claims by Gaza flotilla activists
Sarah Basford Channels
Australian federal police Following the meeting, “investigations” will begin into allegations of harassment and sexual assault made against Israeli officials by Australian members of the Global Sumud fleet. Penny Wong yesterday afternoon.
AFP confirmed he met with members of the group at Parliament House and “began investigations into allegations made by a representative of the group”.
Guardian Australia understands a criminal report has not yet been formally lodged, which would trigger a formal review into allegations they were abused, tortured and, in some cases, sexually assaulted by Israeli authorities while detained after trying to deliver aid to the occupied Palestinian territories.
Minister of Multiculturalism Wong, Anne AlyA spokesman for Wong said he and senior AFP officials had met with the group to “hear from their direct experiences”.
Minister condemns actions of Israeli officials and Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, The spokesman said who had already imposed sanctions.
He has repeatedly made the allegations and directly stated to Israel that Australia expects an “independent, transparent investigation”.
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Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I Martin Farrer with the best night stories and then it will be Nick Visser with the main action.
It was announced last night that Australian federal police will investigate allegations of harassment and sexual assault by Israeli security forces against Australian members of the Global Sumud fleet. More is coming.
Victorian prime minister, Jacinta Allanwill present to parliament today the law that will guarantee the right to work from home two days a week, including part-time workers and regular temporary workers.
Plus, today the Central Bank announces its final decision on which direction interest rates will move: but everyone expects interest rates to stay the same.
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