Good morning. In the wake of last week’s Ben Roberts-Smith defamation ruling, human rights and legal groups are urging the government to deliver a compensation plan for families of victims of alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. Lack of progress on the compensation issue is “a glaring weak spot” in the official response to the landmark Brereton inquiry into the actions of Australian special forces soldiers, they say.
Also, the consumer watchdog warns there are few incentives for Qantas and Virgin to deliver cheaper airfares as the airline duopoly stunts competition. And people who force migrants into breaching their visa conditions could face jail time in new laws aimed at tackling exploitation in Australia.
