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By Caitlin Cassidy · The Guardian World

PM to meet prime minister Xanana Gusmão and president José Ramos-Horta. Follow today’s news live Australian Human Rights Commission president cans Australia for ‘glacial progress’ on raising the criminal age of responsibility The president of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Hugh de Crester , says Australia has made “glacial progress” on raising the criminal age of responsibility after being canned by members of the United Nations. The Australian government over the last five years is doing better on climate change, but it’s not enough … And if we want to protect people’s rights properly, we need to legislate the right to a healthy environment and take stronger action on climate change. Raising the age was one of those issues that was strong in 2021 when we were last reviewed, and disappointingly, we’ve sort of seen glacial progress on that … It’s disappointing to see that lack of progress. And this was an issue that was highlighted by a number of countries. Continue reading...