Australia news live: Australia joins sanctions against ‘extremist settlers’ in West Bank; Barbecues Galore no more

Australia joins sanctions against 'extremist settlers' Australia has joined the UK and other western allies in introducing sanctions against “extremist settlers” accountable for the “horrific levels of settler violence against Palestinian civilians”. The announcement was made overnight by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and will see sanctions imposed on six firms and one individual involved in enabling and financing the recent upsurge in settler violence in the West Bank . …