Topics: High Court Benbrika; Dr Yang Hengjun; PNG refugee funds investigation; Israel 04:05PM AEDT 1/11/23 Matt Doran: The Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil wasn’t available for interview this Wednesday. Simon Birmingham is the shadow Foreign Minister. He’s acting as the shadow Home Affairs Minister at the moment and was a member of the Coalition’s…
Wednesday, 1 November 2023 Prof. Peter Dean: Thank you so much, Senator, for that. Mike, please take note next time we need a fire for the fire side chat. Great broad ranging speech. I particularly love any speech that uses the phrase forlorn hope. I think we all we can all look forward to, hopefully,…
Keynote Address Wednesday 1 November 2023 Disruption [Thanks/greetings omitted] Let’s face it, the world has rarely been a stable place. If it was, we would still be cave dwellers and hunter-gatherers. Today we are in a time of a growing number of regional wars and facing the threat of greater conflict. We…
Topics: Condolences for Mark Dreyfus; Dr. Yang Hengjun; PM China visit; Israel-Hamas conflict; Mr. Benbrika: Pacific Island Games security; 11:40AM AEDT 1 November 2023 Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming today. At the outset, I would like to convey personal condolences and also condolences of the Opposition to Attorney General Mark Dreyfus on the sad death of his wife, Deborah.…
Topics: Dr. Yang Hengjun; China visit; Israel conflict 0810 AEDT 1 November 2023 Patricia Karvelas: The sudden release of Australian-Chinese journalist, Cheng Lei, after three years in detention has raised hopes that another Australian jailed in China, Yang Hengjun, could also be freed. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the friends and family of…