A New South Wales (NSW) Police operation targeting the state’s most dangerous domestic violence offenders has turned up illegal firearms and guns, and a corn snake. Nearly 600 people were charged in the four-day operation, including 139 considered among the state’s most dangerous domestic violence offenders. As well as checking compliance with restraining orders and…
Australia Urged to Amend Migration Law, Combat CCP’s Forced Organ Harvesting
July 15, 2023
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Australian lawmakers are being urged to pass legislation to help stop Beijing’s heinous crime of forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience. On June 22, Migration Amendment (Overseas Organ Transplants Disclosure and Other Measures) Bill 2023, proposed by Senator Dean Smith, was introduced and went through second reading in Parliament. The proposed bill, in an…
Australia Told to Call out CCP Corruption in Pacific
July 15, 2023
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Australia has been told to be bolder about calling out corruption and malign foreign interference in the Pacific to counter the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) increasing influence. The expanding security relationship between Beijing and the Solomon Islands has raised concerns in Canberra, which wants the issue to be primarily dealt with by Pacific nations. The…
Death Warning as Potent Opioid Spreads to Four Australian States
A dangerous synthetic opioid recently detected in at least four states has been linked to one death and possibly two more as authorities warn of its toxic consequences. Protonitazene has been found in South Australia (SA), Queensland, Victoria, and Western Australia with health officials confirming it is being mixed with other illicit drugs. Two young…
Activist Charged After Storming Restaurant Banning Vegans
A prominent activist has been charged after a group of animal rights protesters stormed a busy Perth restaurant that banned vegans, physically clashing with staff and a diner. Fyre restaurant head chef John Mountain in June used social media to announce “all vegans are now banned … for mental health reasons.” About a dozen activists…
Australian States Reach Agreement on Caged Eggs Ban, Sparking Price Hike Concerns
Caged eggs will be banned in Australia as part of a national agreement to improve animal welfare in the poultry industry. While animal advocacy groups have welcomed the news, there are concerns that the new agreement will put eggs out of the reach of consumers. During a meeting on July 13, state agriculture ministers endorsed…
Australia’s Penny Wong Meets Beijing’s Wang Yi Over Trade, Security and Democracy Issues During ASEAN Meetings
Penny Wong, Australian Foreign Affairs Minister, met with Wang Yi, Director of the Chinese Communist Party Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, on July 13 and raised her concerns over various issues, including trade impediments, consular cases, human rights, and Hong Kong. During the meeting, which took place on the margins of ASEAN-related meetings in Jakarta,…
Victoria’s Mental Health Complaints Body Fights Order to Release Recommendations Citing Privacy Laws
Victoria’s Mental Health Complaints Commissioner (MHCC) is fighting an order to release recommendations on how it was dealing with major problems within the state service. The latest move comes after a June report (pdf) found local Victorians had suffered “gross human rights violations” during mental health treatments that were often conducted against their will. Mental…
Australian State Government’s Data Posted on Dark Web
July 14, 2023
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Highly sensitive data from the Victorian government has been published on the dark web after the information was stolen during a cyber attack on an affiliated law firm. HWL Ebsworth, a top Australian law firm, said it became a target of cyberattack by a Russian hacking group earlier this year when a threat actor identified…
Meta Vows to Deal With ‘Hate Speech’ in Upcoming Vote on Changing Australia’s Constitution
July 14, 2023
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta (formerly Facebook) will provide a “one-off funding boost” to third-party fact-checkers in the lead-up to a national referendum on whether to change the Australian Constitution. The tech giant will work with RMIT CrossCheck to monitor “misinformation trends” leading up to the contentious Indigenous Voice to Parliament proposal, and will share guidance on…
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