Eight are dead as hate crimes surge in the U.S., European and African nations are facing off in international courts, and the Grammys aired amid controversy. It’s six o’clock on the morning of Monday the 22nd of March; this is your News of Change Bulletin.
Other stories this week include...
00:16 - FOREIGN AID: Government Sends 8k Vaccine Doses to PNG, Million to Come
01:00 - FEDERAL POLITICS: Christian Porter Launches Defamation Action Against ABC
01:48 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Parliament Drafts Code of Conduct Amid Harassment Claims
02:32 - NEW SOUTH WALES: Commissioner No Longer Enthusiastic About Consent App
03:19 - QUEENSLAND: Covid App Hits 1 Million Check-Ins Across 7,600 Businesses
04:04 - VICTORIA: “A Long Time Coming:” Spent Convictions Scheme Introduced
04:46 - NORTHERN TERRITORY: Outgoing Justice Flags Reform Amid Youth Bail Debate
05:28 - UNITED STATES: Eight Dead in Massage Parlour Shootings, Motive Unclear
06:15 - UNITED KINGDOM: EU Launches Legal Action Against U.K. Over Brexit Deal
06:57 - HAGUE: ICJ Concludes Hearings in Somalia vs. Kenya Sea Border Dispute
07:39 - LEBANON: Demonstrations Continue as Country “Nears Total Collapse”
08:25 - TANZANIA: ‘Mama Samia’ Becomes Country’s First Female Head of State
09:08 - ENTERTAINMENT: Grammys Will “Listen Harder” Amid Racism Boycotts
09:55 - ONLINE: Yellow Squares Miss the Mark Amid Campaign to #StopAsianHate
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