Summary
- Anthony Albanese welcomes the new Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, building the relationship with a key player in the Pacific region.
- Albanese welcomes Julian Assange’s expected return to Australia after entering a plea deal with US prosecutors.
- The Senate passes the government’s watered down vaping Bill, allowing vapes to be sold by pharmacists with prescriptions required until October.
- Health Minister Mark Butler confirms pharmacists won’t be forced to sell vapes after backlash from the industry.