Penny Wong to announce the Albanese government’s new sanctions against those linked to the oppression of women and girls
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Australia will impose sanctions on Iranian state media for broadcasting forced confessions, with the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, vowing to take tougher action before the anniversary of Mahsa Jina Amini’s death in custody.
Brushing off claims from the Coalition that the government has been slow to act, Wong will announce on Wednesday that she is introducing new sanctions against those linked to the oppression of women and girls.