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South Australia’s youth justice watchdog has called on the State Government to immediately lift the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 years, after Australia was questioned on the matter by the United Nation’s human rights council.
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The United Nations has questioned the legality of Australia’s controversial Centrelink robo-debt scheme and the country’s use of cashless welfare cards.
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The United Nations’ weather agency says extreme weather last year hit 62 million people worldwide and forced 2 million people to relocate, as man-made climate change worsened.
The United States is leaving the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, with Ambassador Nikki Haley calling it “an organisation that is not worthy of its name”.
Australia abstained from joining more than 100 countries to protest Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, largely ignoring the US president’s threats to cut off aid to any country that went against him.
It’s emerged that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull dismissed Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade advice that said Kevin Rudd was a better candidate for the UN’s chief job than previous incumbents.
