Under the new laws,Australia will be able to ban human rights offenders from entering the country and seize their assets regardless of where they are from.
More than 25 of Australia’s senior public officials were paid more than $1 million last year,with many earning much more than their international counterparts.
The Victorian purchase of trains including products linked to the exploited Uighur minority in China would face barriers under the bipartisan proposals.
Leading figures within Labor’s Right faction say Australia should use the United Nations to pressure Beijing on human rights and seek greater trade alliances with India and Korea.
New NBN Co figures show more than 700 employees shared in average personal bonuses of $50,000 last year.
Parliamentary Budget Office analysis two years ago estimated the government would have to pay $30 million in compensation to Landbridge if the company had to give up the port.
During the debate,Australia was repeatedly praised for its actions in standing up to China,despite the massive cost to the trading relationship.
Had Daniel Andrews consulted more widely as he pursued a Belt and Road agreement with the Chinese government,he might have been told the politics on China was rapidly changing.
Labor senator Kimberley Kitching criticised Tim Wilson’s super-for-housing push as he wrote to superannuation funds asking them to disclose the value of their real estate assets.
MP Ted Hui was once dragged by force from the chamber. He and fellow pro-democracy politicians are pushing for Australia to do more for those in Beijing’s crosshairs.
NBN Co staff shared millions of dollars in personal bonuses last year despite the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.