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Proposed recycling tax been ‘coming for a long time’: Environment Minister

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says the proposed recycling tax has been “coming for a long time”. Ms Plibersek joined Sky News Australia to discuss the Coalition’s original recycling tax which the current Labor government plans on implementing. “The rules around recycling paper and cardboard were developed by the Morrison government in 2019,” she said. “What

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Brazilian foreign minister calls for UN reform at G20 kickoff

Brazil’s foreign minister called for reforms of the United Nations and other multilateral institutions Wednesday while criticizing their inability to prevent global conflicts, as his country kicked off its presidency of the Group of 20 nations. Mauro Vieira told fellow foreign ministers during opening remarks for a G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro that the

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Thaksin Shinawatra, Former Thai Prime Minister, Freed on Parole

Thailand’s ousted former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, a leader once seen as a threat to the country’s wealthy elite, was released on parole on Sunday, after spending only a fraction of his original eight-year prison term in detention — in a hospital. Mr. Thaksin, who was removed in a coup and spent years in exile,

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