Australia politics live: James Paterson says One Nation needs ‘increased scrutiny’; minimum wage rate set today

Shadow minister says the Coalition must treat minor party as an opponent, not an enemy. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The foreign minister, Penny Wong , has announced new sanctions by the commonwealth over three Israeli individuals and four entities in response to “escalating settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank”. The entities will receive targeted financial sanctions while the individuals will receive travel bans to Australia.

For the first time, designated entities now include farming outposts that serve as hubs for settler violence. Settler violence is used to displace Palestinians and perpetuate the settlement enterprise, through destruction of property, displacement of families, beatings, sexual assault, and torture, resulting in serious injuries and deaths. This is another beat up. It’s not unusual in tax legislation for the definitions to be settled in what’s called legislative instruments. Continue reading...