- The Prime Minister says he has not abandoned hopes for treaty talks...
- Tony Burke says the government is looking at ways to extend visas of Palestinians in Australia
- Australian Open champion Sabalenka ousted from D-C Open semi finals
The prime minister says the federal government has not changed positions on a national treaty since the Indigenous Voice to Parilament Referendum defeat.
The Greens have accused the federal government of "all but abandoning" the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
The 2017 Uluru Statement calls for a constitutionally enshrined voice and a Makarrata Comission which would work towards treaty and truth telling.
Speaking at this years Garma Festival Mr Albanese says working towards treaty must be process of listening and coming together.
"Makarrata means coming together. There has been a struggle and we do want to come together. That's a process of engaging, working together, walking side by side, towards what will be a common interest that we have for a better future for First Nations people both in the interests of Indigenous Australians, but importantly as well, in the interests of all Australians."
The recently appointed minister for home affairs, Tony Burke, says he looking into ways to allow Palestinians who fled Gaza to Australia on visitor visas to extend their stay.
Almost 90 per cent of Palestinians in Gaza, about 1.9 million people, are displaced currently, while almost half a million are facing catastrophic levels of food insecurity, according to the United Nations.
He has confirmed the government is looking at the next step for those affected but had not yet reached a final decision.
Temporary visas last three to 12 months and do not grant recipients access to work, education or healthcare.
Speaking to Sky News, Tony Burke says visitor visas made sense at the time, but no country would send people back into Gaza right now.
"People arrived on visitor visas and the government was right to use that visa, it was the the easiest visa to be able to deal with in a situation of absolute immediate crisis. And we also at the same time, obviously we're involved making sure we could get Australian citizens out safely. And crossing the border was not something that was easily done. So we're now in a situation where over time, those visas reaching their expiring date."
Independent Senator David Pocock says a rejection of a blanket ban on gambling ads is a 'betrayal' of late Labor M-P Peta Murphy's legacy.
The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that the federal government has rejected a ban on gambling ads.
Instead, they are proposing a cap of two gambling ads per hour on each channel until 10pm, and banning ads an hour before and after live sport.
The proposal comes over a year after a parliamentary inquiry recommended a ban on all gambling ads across the media and online within three years.
The prime minister has on multiple occasions voiced his intention to honor Peta Murphy's legacy but has stopped short of committing to a total ban.
A second person has died after being diagnosed with Legionnaires disease as authorities continue searching for the source of a recent outbreak in Melbourne.
The man, aged in his 60s, became unwell over a week ago before dying in hospital on Thursday.
His death follows that of a 90 year old woman who also died last week after being admitted to hospital.
Authorities are still inspecting around 100 cooling towers in Melbourne the Derrimut and Laverton North areas as the number known cases reaches 77.
Victorian Chief Health Officer Dr Clare Looker says authorities are seeing a reduction in the number of new cases.
"While we've not yet identified a single cooling tower, there is a high likelihood that we have already tested and treated the source. The current trend in case numbers pleasingly is consistent with that theory and I'll get to that now. Now the numbers on the current Legionnaires outbreak as of 930 this morning Sunday, there are 77 confirmed and seven suspected cases. As expected, we're seeing a reduction in the number of cases being notified on a daily basis compared to earlier in the week."
Borrowers in Australia should be spared another hike in loan repayments with economists broadly agreeing that the key rate will stay put.
The Reserve Bank of Australia board will meet across two days in the coming week week and is expected to leave the offcial cash rate on hold at 4.35 per cent.
That’s after June quarter inflation data arrived soft enough to quell fears of another rate hike, which started building in response to a string of firm monthly price data.
To Tennis now...
Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka has suffered an upset loss to Czech Republic's Marie Bouzkova in their semi-final at the Mubadala Citi D-C Open in Washington.
Sabalenka was down 2-1 in the third set before rain and lightning paused play for over three hours.
Bouzkova broke Sabalenka's serve in the first game back and broke again for 5-3 lead, closing out the Australian Open champion with a love game.
This was Sabalenka's first game back since she withdrew from the Wimbledon tournament over a shoulder injury.
