Australia’s largest prison opens in Grafton
August 5, 2020, 9:22:02 PM
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The new state-of-the-art Clarence Correctional Centre will start to take inmates from Wednesday 1 July 2020.
The correctional centre will have the capacity to take 1700 inmates. This includes 1000 males and 300 females in maximum security, and 400 males in minimum security.
Accommodation for inmates will range from cell units to dormitory-style accommodation and cottages with shared, communal spaces.
Inmates will have access to world-class features, including onsite medical, laundry, education, industry and multi-faith religion and cultural facilities.
The correctional centre will also have high security to ensure the safety of the inmates, staff and local community.
Minister for Counter-Terrorism and Corrections Anthony Roberts said the correctional centre will create 600 ongoing positions for staff.
“The centre will provide long‐term economic opportunities through the procurement of goods and services and the extra wages it brings to the region,” Mr Roberts said.
Germany's new anti-discrimination strategy for LGBTI
March 11, 2021, 12:20:39 PM
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Berlin: A new strategy that addresses the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons (LGBTI) in its foreign policy and development cooperation. The draft strategy has been approved by the Cabinet.
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Myanmar's ambassador to the UK calls for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint
March 10, 2021, 6:16:10 AM
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London: Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab responded to Myanmar ambassador to the UK Kyaw Zwar Minn's 8 March statement, which called for Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar's President to be released.
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UK's statement on violence against children at the UN Human Rights Council 46
March 10, 2021, 6:08:51 AM
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London: The UK's International Human Rights Ambassador delivered this statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Representative Secretary-General on the Violence against Children.
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President Joe Biden statement on the House Taking Up the PRO Act
March 9, 2021, 5:11:09 PM
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Washington D.C.: President Biden strongly encourage the House to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021, which would dramatically enhance the power of workers to organize and collectively bargain for better wages, benefits, and working conditions.
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. statement on First-Ever Papal Visit to Iraq
March 9, 2021, 12:37:45 PM
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Washington D.C.: Iraq is a country steeped in religious and ethnic diversity. It’s also home to one of the oldest and most diverse Christian communities in the world.
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