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Peter Dutton is the new head of the Liberal party, and David Littleproud is new Nationals leader.
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden have visited the memorial to victims of the Texas mass shooting.
A man has died in police custody after he was pepper sprayed and arrested in Victoria's far north-west.
And an icy polar blast is forecast to sweep across four states from today in an early taste of winter weather. - Dutton elected Liberal leader as Littleproud ousts Joyce for Nationals job - Pepper sprayed man dies in police custody in Victoria - Icy polar blast to sweep Australia as winter looms - 'Credible leads' may yet solve Théo Hayez mystery - SA police find four-month-old baby safe after mother's car stolen - Albanese and Labor still one seat from majority government A Ukrainian family now calls Queensland home after fleeing war-torn Kyiv.
Met by their Australian cousin Olena Torchynska in Poland, young twins Arina and Kiril Torchynska with their mother Sasha Torchynska, grandparents, cousin and auntie escaped Ukraine to travel to Australia, before finding a home in Redcliffe in Brisbane. "They only basically arrived with the shirts on their back because they didn't have time to pack," Olena Torchynska translated.
Read about their hopes for their new life here .
A man has died in police custody after he was pepper sprayed and arrested in Victoria's far north-west yesterday.
Police attended Vine Court in Robinvale, near Mildura after reports a man wanted by police for a number of assaults and threats was at an address shortly before 5.30pm.
READ MORE Dutton said he had "no gripe" against a Tamil family from Biloela as he spoke about his time as immigration minister.
One of Labor's first acts in office was to allow the Murugappan family to return to their Queensland home after years in detention and legal limbo. "There are hundreds of cases I acted on grounds of compassion in relation to migration policies.
The minister of immigration is one of the most difficult jobs in the government," he said. "I have no gripe against the family.
No gripe against the family and as I said, I acted compassionately in hundreds of cases which were not in the media." Sussan Ley has been asked about the Liberal Party's track record when it comes to women and whether she believes it lost female votes at the election. "I do acknowledge that women did not support us who may have supported us previously," she said. "There were many women, including in my electorate, who were generally happy with the government's performance. "We heard the notes of disappointment among the notes of endorsement. "We are listening and we are ready to meet you and discuss the issues that matter." The new Liberal leader has reiterated he "made a mistake" in boycotting the apology to Indigenous Australians in 2008. "That was because of my own background and experience," he said. "Many of you have lived out in regional areas and many of you haven't.
I worked in Townsville. "I remember going to many domestic violence instances, particularly involving Indigenous communities, and for me at the time, I believed that the apology should be given when the problems were resolved and the problems are not resolved. "There are little boys and girls in parts of our country in 2022, in this year, that slept in a shipping container last night to get through the hours of darkness in Indigenous communities and it's completely unacceptable." Dutton is giving us a quick summary of his resume, talking about working his way up the Coalition ranks from assistant treasurer to Peter Costello, to holding ministries in the Howard, Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison governments. "My greatest honour was to represent the men and women of the Australian Defence Force," he said of his recent stint as defence minister. "My parents worked hard for every dollar and we weren't financially well-off.
I started part-time work in a butcher shop after school until I started university. "I saved and bought a house at 19 and built a business from nothing to ultimately employ 40 people. "I was a police officer for 10 years and I have dedicated my working life to public service and I'm passionate about the protection of children and women, particularly the protection against sexual assault and harassment." © Nine Digital Pty Ltd 2022 Coupons: Save up to 80% on Today's Deals with Amazon promo codes Online Coupons and Best Deals Watch the brand new season of Hacks now on Stan.
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