Reacting to the draft bill, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, "What we are simply saying is that someone who isn't being paid 24 hours a day shouldn't be penalised if they’re not online and available 24 hours a day."
The detention of Yang Hengjun without conviction for almost five years will be one of the topics raised with Xi when they meet in the Great Hall of the People on Monday. Yang is being held in a Beijing detention centre awaiting the verdict of a 2021 closed-door trial on espionage charges.
In 2022, she was referred to a Canberra hospital for surgery after an MRI scan revealed abnormalities in her brain. During the surgery, doctors found an 8-centimeter-long, live parasitic roundworm in her brain.
The review said Australia is facing a “radically different” strategic environment, including a military build-up by China, which is “the largest and most ambitious of any country since the end of the (World War II).”
Australia's Canberra Airport was under tight security following the incident and the CCTV footages were being monitored.
At least 28 people have died and more than 2,000 homes have been destroyed across the country in bushfires. "We know that trauma and tragedy are deeply linked with mental health impacts and what we're seeing now is that people are in the early phases of recovery and response," Health Minister Greg Hunt said.
In a warning, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services told residents of northern WA that they were "in danger and need to act immediately"
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