Australian passengers were on a flight to Dublin that hit turbulence that left eight passengers in hospital. Follow the day’s news liveWould Australia use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s war efforts?Richard Marles was asked about a deal to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s war efforts, which was pushed during a G7 meeting over the weekend. Marles would not disclose how much frozen Russian assets were in Australia but said it is “considerably less” than what has been reported ($9bn).There are constitutional issues around simply seizing those assets and using them. But we have those assets frozen and … those steps come on top of significant sanctions that we have in relation to trade, increased tariffs on trade coming into the country from Russia, and Belarus, and that is a situation which constantly evolves and we continue to assess, so we are within the bounds of what we can legally do. We are looking at everything that we can do. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-05-26 21:53:01
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News live: Australian passengers in new turbulent flight; two dead including 12-year-old in multi-vehicle crash in Sydney
