Good morning – Vladimir Putin has hinted at tensions between Russia and China over Ukraine. There’s a near-8km queue of Queen mourners (or are they?) in London – but in Australia, the Country Women’s Association is thinking of dropping the monarchy, and God, from its motto.
The United Nations’ torture prevention watchdog has been urged to investigate Australia’s use of handcuffs on asylum seekers when seeking medical care – a practice advocates condemn as inhumane and unlawful. The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (Piac) has requested the UN’s subcommittee on the prevention of torture investigate the practice during its visit next month – it is expected to scrutinise Australia’s immigration detention network.
