A European court delivers a landmark judgment on a Swiss climate change case.
Court President Siofra O'Leary says the Swiss government violated the human rights of the women by failing to put in place sufficient policies to tackle climate change. Meanwhile, the court threw out two other similar cases, with one brought by six Portuguese young people against 32 European governments, and another by a former French mayor against the French government.Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the recognition of a Palestinian state is an important step towards a two-state solution to the longstanding Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly said his government will not recognise any Palestinian state, claiming any country that does so would be offering a reward for terrorism. Japanese representatives are in AUKUS negotiations in Washington ahead of a likely announcement at a summit between US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida beginning today .