Good morning. NSW health workers will go on a statewide strike, while the country is waiting for Scott Morrison to call the federal election.
Anthony Albanese has called on the government to expel Russian diplomats, saying the “sickening abuses being carried out by Russian forces” in Ukraine must trigger “immediate diplomatic consequences”. The Labor leader suggested a model in which the ambassador, Alexey Pavlovsky, would probably be able to remain in place, but some of his subordinates would be forced to leave. To date, the government has stopped short of expelling diplomats to keep open direct lines of communication. Government sources said expulsions had “always been on the table” and the latest reports of atrocities would be taken into account.
