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Thousands of Wagner mercenaries have arrived in Belarus
Tallinn: Thousands of Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries have arrived in Belarus since the group’s short-lived rebellion, a military monitoring group said on Monday.
Between 3450 and 3650 soldiers have travelled to a camp close to Asipovichy, a town 230 kilometres north of the Ukrainian border, according to Belaruski Hajun, an activist group that tracks troop movements within the country.
Belarusian soldiers attend a training by mercenary fighters from Wagner private military company near Tsel village, about 90 kilometres southeast of Minsk, Belarus.Credit: AP
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko welcomed Wagner forces into the country after brokering a deal between the Kremlin and mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin last month, ending the group’s failed revolt against Russian military leaders.
The Wagner chief called the mutiny a “march of justice” to oust the top military leaders. The mercenaries faced little resistance and downed at least six military helicopters and a command post aircraft, killing a number of Russian troops.
The revolt posed the most serious threat to Russian President Vladimir Putin during his 23-year rule, eroding his authority and exposing the government’s weakness.
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Voice to parliament can be defeated without Victoria, says No camp
The No campaign is prepared to bypass Victoria in its bid to kill the Voice to parliament, with three prominent campaigners arguing the nation’s second most populous state is not needed to block the constitutional change.
An exclusive Resolve Political Monitor published last week showed the Voice referendum is headed towards defeat, with NSW becoming the fourth state in which a majority of voters have indicated they will vote No in the referendum.
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price led the No group, along with Senator Paul Scarr.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen
Only Victoria and Tasmania indicated majority support for a Yes vote in the historic referendum, which is due in the final quarter of the year, and the Tasmanian figure was derived from a small sample of voters.
In a clear sign of the growing confidence of the No camp, prominent campaigner Warren Mundine said he wanted to unite the country and win over all six states and the national vote to the No side, but it wasn’t necessary.
“No, we don’t need Victoria,” Mundine said, before adding “it would be nice to have”.
Opposition Indigenous Australians spokeswoman Jacinta Nampijinpa Price mocked Melburnians in a radio interview on 3AW on Monday, saying that “there’s so many experts in Melbourne on, you know, the plight of Indigenous Australians from places you know, that I come from and the communities that I come from”.
“Victoria is one of those difficult states where everything is about ideology and not common sense.”
This morning’s headlines at a glance
Good morning, and thanks for your company.
It’s Tuesday, July 25. I’m Ashleigh McMillan, and I’ll be anchoring our live coverage for the first half of the day.
Here’s what you need to know before we get started:
- The Home Affairs Department handed a multimillion-dollar offshore detention contract to an Australian businessman just one month after federal police told then minister Peter Dutton that the man was under investigation for bribery.
- The No campaign is prepared to bypass Victoria in its bid to kill the Voice to parliament, with three prominent campaigners arguing the nation’s second most populous state is not needed to block the constitutional change.
- A fight over the housing crisis is brewing ahead of Labor’s national conference as a powerful union throws its weight behind a super profits tax to pay for new homes.
- Independent senator David Pocock will hold a roundtable on Wednesday to hear arguments for and against proposed changes to labour hire laws, the gig economy and casual work.
- The higher education sector is divided over the Voice referendum with just over half of universities supporting a Yes vote and the rest unwilling to make a formal endorsement.
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