An elected Dutton Coalition Government would establish a Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs to provide greater support for Australians being held in arbitrary detention overseas. The need for a Special Envoy has been identified by the Australian Wrongful and Arbitrary Detention Alliance as a key strategy to provide a stronger focus on efforts to free Australians being detained by certain countries or in high-risk parts of the world in what is often referred to as ‘hostage diplomacy’.Shadow Foreign Affairs spokesman David Coleman said it was clear that more needed to be done in cases where Australians are detained overseas on spurious or false charges by foreign regimes. He's been talking about that and the rest of the Coalition's foreign affairs policy to SBS Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson.

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Folge vom 27.04.2025INTERVIEW: Coalition foreign affairs spokesman David Coleman
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Folge vom 27.04.2025INTERVIEW: 'Migrants have become scapegoats': FECCA's Peter Doukas voices election concernsThe Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia says they are concerned multiculturalism isn't a key election issue in this federal election campaign. They've released a policy platform criticising proposals to change the citizenship 'values' test, ban refugees from Gaza, and deport dual nationals convicted of crimes. Chairperson Peter Doukas says he's also concerned migrants have become scapegoats for the cost of living and housing crisis. In this episode of Weekend One on One he's speaking to SBS's Stephanie Youssef.
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Folge vom 27.04.2025Climate change can be a laughing matterThe climate is changing and so is the way people are talking about it – with science communicators around the world using laughs over lectures to drive the climate conversation.
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Folge vom 26.04.2025Who gets to vote? The push to include incarcerated AustraliansImagine voting without the hallmarks of election day – a sausage sizzle, how-to-vote cards, or information about the candidates. What is unthinkable for many Australians is a reality for people who are in prison. Just 274 prisoners voted in the last Federal Election, and former inmates say the barriers to voting can feel dehumanising.