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Immigration minister forced to close electorate office following break-in
By Rachel Clun
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has closed his north Melbourne electorate office and police are investigating following a break-in overnight.
The minister’s office has been a focal point for both anti-immigration and pro-asylum seeker protesters for some time, but protest action has recently ramped up.
Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Andrew GilesCredit: Alex Ellinghausen
The May budget revealed forecasts for net overseas migration to reach 1.5 million people over five years, including 400,000 migrants in 2022-23.
“After protests on the roof, obstructions to constituents entering the office, graffiti, constant calls to the police and now a break-in, this has taken an unacceptable toll on my electorate staff,” he said on Twitter.
“I strongly support the right to peaceful protest – but electorate staff don’t deserve to feel unsafe in their workplace.”
Giles thanked the AFP and Victorian Police for their “quick response and ongoing support”.
Beef up workplace ombudsman to catch underpayers: report
By Rachel Clun
The Fair Work Ombudsman detects too few employers who underpay their workers and can only hand out weak penalties to those that get caught.
Those are the findings of a Grattan Institute report that says recent migrants are most likely to be taken advantage of, and recommends stronger visa rules to protect them, beefing up the ombudsman’s powers to fine underpayers and tougher penalties to deter worker exploitation.
The Grattan report says the Fair Work Ombudsman needs stronger teeth and worker visas need reform to stop exploitation.Credit: Bloomberg
Grattan Institute economics policy program director Brendan Coates said up to 16 per cent of migrant workers and 9 per cent of all workers were paid less than the national minimum wage.
“Workers in their 20s are six times as likely to be underpaid as workers in their 30s, which is why just reforming the penalties or just changing the visa rules won’t do enough,” he said.
Voice to parliament is ‘ill-defined’, Scott Morrison says
By James Massola
Former prime minister Scott Morrison has made a rare intervention in public debate over the Voice to parliament, warning it would permanently create “different rights for one group of Australians over others, based solely on race”.
Morrison, who until today had spoken just twice in parliament since losing the prime ministership, said the constitutional change would have the opposite effect of previous initiatives including the landmark 1967 referendum in which the Constitution was changed to give Indigenous Australians the same rights as all other Australians.
Former prime minister Scott Morrison.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen
The former prime minister said the Voice was ill-defined and would create significant constitutional risk and “ultimately the High Court will be left to decipher the unknown and decide what this will all mean, long after Australians have cast their vote, with no further say”.
Migration and energy announcements between India and Australia
By Caroline Schelle
Circling back to the meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and India’s leader Narendra Modi, where the pair finalised a migration and mobility arrangement.
The Australia-India Migration and Mobility Partnership Arrangement will promote the mobility of students, graduates, academic researchers and business people between the countries.
Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, left, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Credit: Bloomberg
It will also enhance co-operation to prevent irregular migration and people smuggling, according to the Australian government.
There was also agreement on the terms of reference for a new Australia-India green hydrogen taskforce.
“The taskforce will comprise Australian and Indian experts in renewable hydrogen and report to the Australian-Indian ministerial energy dialogue on the opportunities which are there for Australia and India to co-operate in this important area of renewable hydrogen,” Albanese told reporters in Sydney.
“Investments like the taskforce will help power our industries in the future.”
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Senior detective liked social media post supporting Lehrmann
By Angus Thompson
To other news, the lead detective who investigated Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation admitted he should not have “liked” a social media post that was supportive of Bruce Lehrmann after the case against the accused man was dropped.
An inquiry into the abandoned sexual assault trial heard ACT Policing Detective Superintendent Scott Moller liked a comment on his LinkedIn page from a person who said that Lehrmann was innocent until proven otherwise.
ACT Policing Detective Superintendent Scott Moller liked a social media post supportive of Bruce Lehrmann.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen
“I was deeply shocked by some of the prosecutors [sic] reported words. This young man deserves the justice of our court and reporting system. He should not be negatively labelled for the rest of his life,” the commenter wrote.
Moller agreed he had liked the comment in his capacity as a senior ACT police officer.
Lehrmann pleaded not guilty to raping Higgins in the parliamentary office of their then-boss, Liberal senator Linda Reynolds, on March 23, 2019, and has always maintained his innocence.
India’s PM and Albanese spoke about Hindu temple attacks in meeting
By Caroline Schelle
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that, alongside discussions about trade deals, he raised with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese the issue of attacks on Hindu temples.
The defacing of three Hindu temples in January came after public protests by supporters of secessionists seeking a breakaway state for Sikhs to be called Khalistan.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Admiralty House in Sydney.Credit: Janie Barrett
Modi told reporters through a translator in Sydney today that he discussed the attacks and the “activities of separatist elements”.
“We will not accept any elements that harm the friendly and warm ties between India and Australia by their actions or thoughts,” he said.
“I thank the prime minister for the actions that have already been taken.”
He said Albanese told him “strict actions” would be taken against those who damaged temples.
The Indian government vigorously opposes the secession movement and has called for action against the attacks in the past.
Earlier, Albanese did not say whether he would raise India’s treatment of minority groups with Modi.
“It is not up to me to pass a comment on some of the internal politics in India,” he said on Seven’s Sunrise this morning.
Albanese highlights importance of Quad with Modi
By Caroline Schelle
And after a delay, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are making joint statements in Sydney.
Albanese told reporters the leaders reiterated their “shared ambition” for an early conclusion of the Australia-India Economic Co-operation and Trade Agreement later this year.
He also highlighted the importance of the Quad, and said the group stands together for an “open, stable, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific region”.
Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, second right, inspects an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at Admiralty House. Credit: Bloomberg
“A region where sovereignty is respected and all countries, large and small, benefit from a regional balance that keeps the peace,” Albanese said.
It was his sixth meeting with Modi in a single year, and he said it showed the strength of the relationship between two countries.
Modi said through a translator his visit marked the maturity of their relationship.
“This reflects a depth in our comprehensive relations, confidence in our views and the maturity of our ties. In the language of cricket, our ties have entered the T20 mode ... As you said yesterday, our democratic values are the foundation of our ties,” Modi said.
In pictures: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and India’s Narendra Modi meet
While we wait for the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to speak, here is a selection of images from their meeting at Admiralty House this morning.
The images below have been taken by our photographer Janie Barrett.
New president appointed to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
By Lisa Visentin
Meanwhile, the Albanese government has appointed Victorian Court of Appeal Judge Emilios Kyrou as the next president of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
Kyrou’s appointment, announced this morning, comes amid the government’s overhaul of the AAT which Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus started in December.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus started to overhaul the tribunal late last year. Credit: Alex Ellinghausen
The government argued the tribunal’s independence had been undermined by a jobs-for-mates culture resulting from the appointment of a slew of former Liberal MPs, candidates and party members.
Kyrou will also be appointed as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, and will begin both positions in June.
“As President, Justice Kyrou would lead the AAT through this important reform and would be the inaugural president of the new administrative review body, once established, for the remainder of the term of his appointment. The proposed term of appointment is five years,” Finance Minister Katy Gallagher said in a statement today.
“Justice Kyrou has been selected though a transparent and merit-based process. His Honour has the experience and capacity to lead a trusted federal administrative review body in a fair, efficient, accessible and independent manner.”
Watch: Anthony Albanese and Narendra Modi speak in Sydney
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke in Sydney alongside his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.
Watch below:
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