What we learned today, Saturday 25 June
We are wrapping up the blog for now. Thanks for following today.
Here’s what made the news today:
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Victorian Labor caucus appointed Jacinta Allan as the state’s new deputy premier, with Daniel Andrews to announce his new ministry in the next day.
- The foreign minister, Penny Wong, announced she will travel to Vietnam and Malaysia this week.
- There were at least 56 Covid-19 deaths reported across Australia.
- Victorian health officials expect the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 strain of Covid-19 to become the dominant strain in the next few weeks, leading to more cases, reinfections and hospitalisations.
- Australia’s minister for women Katy Gallagher said the decision by the US supreme court to overturn Roe v Wade was “really disappointing”, while New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has described it as “incredibly upsetting”.
Until tomorrow, stay safe.
Updated
Some more reaction from Australian politicians to the US supreme court overturning Roe v Wade.
Women’s reproductive choice is a fundamental human right.
— Tanya Plibersek (@tanya_plibersek) June 25, 2022
Women have every right to bodily autonomy, and no one should be able to tell us otherwise.
— Mehreen Faruqi (@MehreenFaruqi) June 25, 2022
Next Saturday, stand in solidarity and defend abortion rights. pic.twitter.com/JFfrlKyG9n
