Australia has joined international condemnation of a Chinese missile test in the Pacific, citing non-compliance with international law and insufficient notice. China claims the test was routine military training, but Australia's PM warns of nuclear proliferation risks.
Australia has joined international condemnation of a Chinese missile test in the Pacific, citing non-compliance with international law and insufficient notice. China claims the test was routine military training.
Labor's updated national platform, to be debated at its July conference, softens its stance on mandatory jail sentences, pushes for stronger curbs on gambling inducements, retains Aukus support, and rewrites its Israel/Palestine position to reflect Palestinian state recognition and opposition to illegal settlements.
Labor's draft national platform will soften its opposition to mandatory jail sentences, recognizing they don't reduce crime. It also commits to cracking down on online gambling inducements, pressuring the government to toughen reforms.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has described the sentencing of three teenage boys to Youth Rehabilitation Orders instead of jail for raping two girls as "appalling". The attorney general is reviewing the non-custodial sentences, which victims' families have called a "slap on the wrist".
India's Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has proposed amendments to its anti-doping law, introducing jail terms of 5-10 years and fines up to Rs 5 lakh for supplying, trafficking, or administering banned substances. The move aims to protect clean athletes and target criminal networks, with a public consultation deadline of June 18.
