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Labor’s frontbench to replace Albanese in physical campaign; Scott Morrison on defensive over security pact between Solomon Islands and China; PM attacks NSW independent commission against corruption for ‘sickening’ treatment of Gladys Berejiklian
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Represented by the Environmental Defenders Office, Youth Verdict and The Bimblebox Alliance will argue coal from the mine will impact the human rights of First Nations Peoples by contributing to dangerous climate change. They will also argue the mine would destroy the Bimblebox Nature Refuge which sits on top of the proposed mine site.
In a legal first, First Nations people in Gimuy/Cairns and the Torres Strait Islands of Erub and Poruma will give evidence to the Land Court on Country and in accordance with First Nations protocols.
There is no credible information that suggests that outcome, a naval base in the Solomon Islands.
I know [a base] would be their wish and I know that would be their intent and that is why we have been very proactive over many, many years.
... I sent the minister for Pacific to convey clear messages on my behalf to the prime minister, as also I sent up our senior intelligence and security officials up there to both brief him on what our concerns were about this arrangement.
He made his decision. He’d made his decision for some time.
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