Good morning. The week kicks off with three busy days of parliamentary sittings as the Albanese government gets stuck into its legislative plans ahead of the budget. And Italians have voted in a potentially landmark election that is poised to deliver a radical rightwing government.
An Australian soldier has alleged a torture survival training course, which involved simulated child rape, has left him with PTSD. The Australian defence force’s alleged handling of the controversial training course known as Conduct After Capture Level C has prompted former soldier, Damien De Pyle, to complain to the Australian Human Rights Commission and prepare a federal court case challenging its legality. De Pyle made disturbing allegations about what is known as the final or “humiliation phase” of the program.
