Thanks for joining us today for our final blog of the year. Here are some of the major headlines from today. We wish you all peace and happiness for the holidays.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus announced that the Albanese government will abolish the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. He says he wants to replace it with an administrative review body “that better serves the interest of the Australian community”.
The former Coalition government’s ban on holding citizenship ceremonies on days other than Australia Day has been overturned. Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Minister Andrew Giles has cleared the way for councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on the three days before or after the national holiday – from 23 to 29 January.
- Russia has launched a new barrage of missile at Ukraine on Friday and air defence systems went into operation across the country, with many as 60 Russian missiles spotted heading for Ukraine.
- Former deputy Prime Minister saying he was taking one for the team when he downed a whole bowl of the strong pacific island drink sakau - landing himself in hospital briefly.
- Twitter has suspended the accounts of several journalists who have been covering the company’s billionaire owner Elon Musk. Those affected include reporters from high-profile newspapers The New York Times and Washington Post as well as TV network CNN.