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A man has been charged by police in New South Wales with an alleged hate speech offence in relation to a protest by a neo-Nazi group outside NSW parliament in November last year. More coming.
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BHP cannot appeal against a UK ruling that it is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in south-eastern Brazil, London’s court of appeal has ruled in a case potentially worth billions of dollars. More details soon.
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Penny Wong says the government is continuing to focus its diplomacy on fuel security as the situation in the Middle East remains “challenging”.
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Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser with the main action.
A man has been charged by police in New South Wales with an alleged hate speech offence in relation to a protest by a neo-Nazi group outside NSW parliament in November last year. More coming.
BHP cannot appeal against a UK ruling that it is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in south-eastern Brazil, London’s court of appeal has ruled in a case potentially worth billions of dollars. More details soon.
Penny Wong says the government is continuing to focus its diplomacy on fuel security as the situation in the Middle East remains “challenging”.
