What happened Tuesday 9 July, 2024
With that, we’ll end our live coverage of the day’s news.
Here’s a summary of the main news developments:
Anthony Albanese has announced lawyer Jillian Segal AO as the special envoy to combat antisemitism in Australia.
A leading advocate for Indigenous children has said there is no evidence that the snap curfew in Alice Springs will solve the town’s long-running issues.
A 45-year-old man has been arrested after a woman’s body was dumped in a rubbish bin in Melbourne’s north last week.’
A cyber group acting on behalf of China’s powerful minister of state security stole hundreds of usernames and passport words from one Australian entity in April 2022, the federal government revealed on Tuesday.
The Albanese government has announced funding for 720 new safe spaces over the next three years, bringing the total to 1,500 spaces nationally. About 4,200 women and children are supported each year by the current sites.
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PM says government ‘determined to end’ domestic violence
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says Australia has “a long way to go” in combating domestic violence after several recent alleged incidents dominated headlines.
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) July 9, 2024
In a post on X, Albanese wrote: “Again, we have seen lives stolen, futures torn away. Every death is its own universe of devastation. Communities are hurt, and the families and the loved ones left behind carry the sorrow with them for the rest of their days.”
“As hard and heartbreaking as this news is, we cannot turn away from it. Our nation, our society, all of us owe those we have lost more than that.”
Albanese concluded: “my government is determined to end this violence. Together we can make this change. We must”.
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