Remembrance Day services held to honour soldiers and veterans; The United Nations climate summit set to get underway; And in rugby league, the Jillaroos beat the Black Ferns to win the Pacific Cup.
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In this bulletin;
- Remembrance Day services held to honour soldiers and veterans;
- The United Nations climate summit set to get underway;
- And in rugby league, the Jillaroos beat the Black Ferns to win the Pacific Cup.
The nation will mark Remembrance Day at 11 am this morning with a minute's silence to commemorate the sacrifice of Australia's defence personnel.
It's been 106 years since the guns of war fell silent in Europe after more than four years of continuous conflict.
The National President of the Returned and Services League, Greg Melick, is encouraging Australians to mark the day by attending a service, wearing a red poppy, or observing a minute's silence.
"At 11 am on November the eleventh, 1918, the guns of Europe at last fell silent, and after four years of bitter fighting, the great war was finally over. That date is now observed as Remembrance Day, and this year, let us again pause to honour the courage and sacrifices of all those who have served in our defence forces over the years. For more than a century the RSL has served its members, our nation's veterans and their families, and strongly supported the defence and wellbeing of Australia."
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Results of the US election loom large over the United Nations climate change summit, or COP 29, which kicks off in Azerbaijan today.
Following his election win in 2016 Donald Trump withdrew from the Paris climate agreement aimed at reducing emissions - and his return to the White House has sparked speculation he'll do so again.
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler responded to concerns that a loss of US leadership on climate change would cause Australia to revisit our own net-zero targets.
He told Sky News the momentum behind clean energy investment will continue, irrespective of Mr Trump.
"We've got a legislated target of net zero emissions by 2050, we will take a proper approach consulting with industry, with other stakeholders, and receive the best available scientific advice to comply with that international obligation to set a 2035 target. But more importantly, to make sure that we are able to continue to really take the enormous investment opportunity and job opportunities that come to the global shift of net zero emission."
The issue of clean energy is also on the agenda at the APEC summit which commenced in Peru at the weekend.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will attend the meeting this week and says he's convinced the powerful economic block of more than 20 nations convened at the summit overwhelmingly support climate action.
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Opposition leader Peter Dutton says the LNP will continue to try and improve parliament's workplace culture, as a new report reveals an ongoing series of complaints about sexual violence.
Since it was established nine months ago, the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service has recorded over 300 complaints, with 30 of them involving rape, sexual assault and other serious crimes.
Some of the complaints pre-date the new support service, which was established based on recommendations from the landmark Set the Standard report, after former Parliamentary staffer Brittany Higgins alleged she was raped in Parliament House.
Mr Dutton says there have been improvements to the parliamentary culture and complaints process but more needs to be done to ensure staff feel safe.
"We've put in place assistance which I think many people including previous victims have identified as being a positive move, we've done that in consistent with the government, and we will continue to make every improvement we can, because we want a safe working environment, not just in Parliament House, but in every workplace across the country."
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Australia have reasserted their status as the heavyweights of international women's rugby league, thrashing New Zealand 24-4 in the Pacific Cup final as revenge for last year's decider.
The Jillaroos were under pressure during these Pacific Championships, following their shock loss to the Black Ferns in the 2023 final, and some controversial selection calls since.
They responded by going almost the entire series without conceding a point.
It was only one suspect try from Leianne Tufuga that prevented the Jillaroos from recording three consecutive clean sheets for the first time.
