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Defence Minister Peter Dutton says he has made it “very clear” to officials that a twerking performance at a naval ship commissioning on the weekend will never happen again.
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton says he has made it “very clear” to officials that a twerking performance at a naval ship commissioning on the weekend will never happen again. The ABC issued a correction on Thursday over the original video of the routine which incorrectly showed Governor-General David Hurley and Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Michael Noonan were present at the time, ahead of the HMAS Supply launch on Saturday at Fleet Base East in Sydney.
âIt wasnât a good look,â Mr Dutton told Nineâs
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âIt is not going to happen again. I have spoken to the great man, the Chief of Navy, but I have made it very clear that that wonât be happening again.â
Mr Dutton noted while many have enjoyed the footage, âyou wonât see that again in a ship launchâ.
Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne, who previously held the defence portfolio, told 2GB on Friday she knows Fleet Base East on Sydney Harbour tries hard to work within the âvery closeâ community.
âI have not seen them [the dance group] myself, but I have seen many reports of their performances in the local community in Woolloomooloo and I think itâs most unfortunate that they have been subject to the sorts of attacks that they have received as well,â she said.
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Australian national Osama Al-Hasani is associated with an international network of Saudi Arabian opposition groups, according to a prominent Saudi dissident who has come forward to shed light on the possible reason for his arrest last month.
The businessman and former Melbourne imam was arrested on request of the Saudi government at his wife’s home in Tangier, Morocco, on 8 February, just hours after arriving to visit his five-month-old baby.
Saad Al-Fagih is the head of the Movement for Reform in Saudi Arabia (MIRA).
In emails sent to the foreign affairs department, and seen by SBS News, Dr Al-Fagih shared his belief that the detention of Dr Al-Hasani was politically motivated.
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Australia is sending a medical team to Papua New Guinea as it considers further assistance measures in response to the country s surge in COVID-19 cases.
It comes after PNG s Prime Minister James Marape sounded the alarm about the mass outbreak - requesting Australia look at fast-tracking vaccines for health workers to support the country s strained health system.
Aid groups have warned of an unfolding catastrophe in PNG with untested people in the community expected to continue to spread the virus.
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Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne said Australia is working closely with PNG s government to provide further support against the outbreak.