Australia news live: Labor seeks to tackle shrinkflation in supermarkets; overdoses in Victoria at near record level

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A new report from the Victorian coroners court shows that 547 Victorians died from overdose last year. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNasser Mashni, president of the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network, spoke with ABC News Breakfast earlier and was asked about comments from the prime minister yesterday, that 7 October was “not a time for demonstrations to occur.”This comes as a pro-Palestine protest is planned for 6 October, and a vigil planned for 7 October – however the NSW police have applied to the state’s supreme court to attempt to prevent these from going ahead. You can read more details on this below:We have [been protesting for] 51 weeks in a row, [and it’s been] absolutely peaceful. Millions of Australians have come out, it’s not provocative at all.What’s provocative is the fact that our government isn’t listening to tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of Australians, who have signed petitions, called their MPs, have done everything they’re supposed to do within this democratic framework to say ‘enough’ … Continue reading…

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Author : Emily Wind

Publish date : 2024-10-02 23:39:13

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