What we learned; Monday 14 July
It’s time to wrap up our live news coverage for the day. Here’s what’s been keeping us busy.
The PM was part of a discussion between Chinese steelmakers and Australian iron ore producers, including the chief executives of Rio Tinto, Fortescue, Hancock and Dr Andrew Forrest – who said he called on Anthony Albanese to form a bilateral agreement based around green steel and green iron with China in the face of threats from artificial intelligence.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers responded to reports in the ABC this morning after the broadcaster mistakenly received advice given to the Labor government on taxes and housing by mistake after the ABC filed a Freedom of Information request.
Backpacker Carolina Wilga thanked authorities “from the depth of her soul” – and provided the first details about how she lost her way in the wheat belt region of Western Australia.
Police alleged there was more than one person responsible for a fire at a Sydney childcare centre in the early hours of the morning after they forced entry into the building.
The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team is investigating a video of a person claiming credit for the vandalism of three cars outside a defence industry business linked to Israel, while clad in a black balaclava and standing in front of a Palestinian flag.
Adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance antisemitism definition would be “disaster”, said the author who helped draft it. Israel’s ambassador to Australia said it was “essential” for the federal government to adopt the definition.
An attempt by the New South Wales government to reintroduce koalas to a forest in the state’s far south has failed after more than half of the moved animals died.
Thanks, as ever, for joining us. We’ll be back bright and early tomorrow.
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Greens question ‘due diligence’ around Labor’s antisemitism envoy pick
Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to reports the husband of antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal is co-director of a company that made a major donation to rightwing conservative lobby group, Advance.
In a statement, Faruqi said:
The Prime Minister has questions to answer as to what due diligence was conducted prior to Ms Segal’s appointment.
These revelations just add to the problems of an antisemitism report that does more to stifle free speech than to protect minority groups … the whole system of ‘envoys’ is redundant when we already have a Race Discrimination Commissioner empowered to combat all forms of racism.
If the Prime Minister was serious about tackling racism - in all its forms - his government would commit to urgently funding and implementing the National Anti-Racism Framework, which provides a blueprint for an anti-racist Australia that protects everyone: First Nations people, Jews, Muslims, and other racialised minorities.
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