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Australia news live: Albanese says Australia ‘hasn’t been asked’ to help blockade strait of Hormuz; Labor defends fuel security ads

The Guardian · · 1315 words · By Nick Visser; Andrew Messenger; Stephanie Convery
Economic Development and Critical Resources National Security and Foreign Relations Social Welfare and Child Protection
open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/apr/13/australia-news-live-…

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Glittering Generalities 80% confidence
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“The child abuse prevention service is operated by Jesuit Social Services, which has run a trial scheme since 2022.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Jesuit Social Services has received funding from the Australian Government to establish and deliver an expanded child sexual abuse prevention service. While the evidence confirms the funding and the service expansion, it does not specify the exact start date of a 'trial scheme since 2022' across all sources, but the general theme of recent government support and expansion is consistent across multiple search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international Catholic organisation with a mission to accompany, serve, and advocate on behalf of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons, that they may he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesuit_Refugee_Service
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jesuit Social Services is a social change organisation established by the Australian Jesuits in 1977. Originally based in Melbourne, Australia, it has expanded to include outreach programs in New Sout…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesuit_Social_Services
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Waleed Aly (born 15 August 1978) is an Australian television presenter, journalist, academic, and lawyer. Aly is a lecturer in politics at Monash University working in their Global Terrorism Research …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waleed_Aly
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“It will now be able to expand its coverage as a result of Commonwealth funding, and do so permanently.”
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The provided web search results discuss CAPTA funding for child abuse prevention in the US context (FY2024, FY2025), but they do not contain any information regarding Commonwealth funding allowing the child abuse prevention service to permanently expand its coverage in the context of the original claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 11, 2025 ·CAPTA provides formula grants to states to improvechildprotectiveservicesand forchildabuseprevention, assessment, and treatment. In FY2024,CAPTAfundingfor states totaled $212 million.
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/government-spending-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — This resource highlights the status of theChildAbusePreventionand Treatment Act (CAPTA) reauthorization by Congress.
https://preventchildabuse.org/resources/the-child-abuse-prev…
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web search NEUTRAL — TheCommunity-BasedChildAbusePrevention(CB-CAP), Title II of CAPTA, grants support state efforts to develop, operate, andexpanda network of community-based, prevention-focused family support programs t…
https://www.cwla.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CWLA-Summary…
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“Child sexual abuse is one of the most significant issues facing Australia, with one in three girls and one in five boys having been the victims of child sexual abuse.”
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The web search results mention the prevalence of CSA and abuse in various settings globally, but none of the provided search results contain the specific statistic that 'one in three girls and one in five boys have been victims of child sexual abuse' in Australia. The evidence is insufficient to corroborate this specific claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — In places wherechildlaboriscommon, CSAisnot restricted tooneindividual setting; it passes through a multitude of institutions and communities. This includes butisnot limited to schools, homes, and onl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_sexual_abuse
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web search NEUTRAL — Oneinfivechildrenworldwide experiences violence, and 80% of crimesarecommitted by acquaintances. Only 10% ofsexualabusecases become known to law enforcement.
https://unn.ua/en/news/world-day-for-the-prevention-of-child…
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web search NEUTRAL — More than 300 millionchildrenacross the globearevictimsofonlinesexualexploitation andabuseeach year, research suggests. In whatisbelieved tobethefirstglobal estimate of the scale of the crisis, resear…
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/27/more…
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“The prevalence of online offending has only intensified this issue and the need for evidence-based approaches to prevention.”
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“Our experience delivering the pilot program since 2022, supported by independent evaluation, shows that this approach helps callers take meaningful action to reduce harm and keep children safe.”
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The provided Wikipedia entries are about the year 2022 and other unrelated topics (films, TV series). There is no evidence in the gathered results to support the claim that the pilot program for child abuse prevention, running since 2022 and supported by independent evaluation, helps callers take meaningful action to reduce harm. The evidence count suggests this claim relies on information not present in the provided evidence set.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2022 (MMXXII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2022nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 22nd year of the 3rd millennium and the 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Son is a 2022 drama film directed by Florian Zeller from a screenplay written by himself and Christopher Hampton. It is based on Zeller's 2018 stage play. The film stars Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Teacher is a British anthology drama, produced by Channel 5, created by Mike Benson and Barunka O'Shaughnessy. The first four-part series stars Sheridan Smith as Jenna Garvey, a secondary school t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Teacher_(2022_TV_series)
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“As in other similar services, the federal government will fund pop-up ads on pornography websites to warn people when they attempt to access illegal content.”
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No evidence was found during the search process for this claim. Therefore, the claim cannot be verified or refuted.
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“The ads will refer people to Stop It Now!”
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The provided Wikipedia entries are about music artists and songs (DJ Earworm, Cliff Richard, Starship). None of the evidence supports the claim that pop-up ads on pornography websites funded by the federal government will refer people to Stop It Now!. The evidence count suggests this claim relies on information not present in the provided evidence set.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jordan Roseman, known professionally as DJ Earworm, is an American mashup artist from San Francisco, California, who has achieved recognition for his technically sophisticated, songwriting oriented mu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Don't Stop Me Now! is the eleventh studio album by Cliff Richard, released in 1967. It is his twentieth album overall. The album was arranged and conducted by Mike Leander. With this album, Richard ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_Stop_Me_Now!
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" is a song co-written by Diane Warren and Albert Hammond and recorded by American rock band Starship for their second studio album, No Protection (1987). It is a power bal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing's_Gonna_Stop_Us_Now
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“The 2017 royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse also recommended the federal government fund a national scheme to assist the non-offending partners of paedophiles, akin to the Australian charity that was a global leader in the field, PartnerSPEAK.”
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No evidence was found during the search process for this claim. Therefore, the claim cannot be verified or refuted.
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“A Senate Inquiry and the Australian National Audit Office have released damning reports into its tender process, which was conducted by the attorney-general’s department.”
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“The federal government has funded a helpline for paedophiles for the first time, nine years after the service was recommended by the child abuse royal commission.”
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“Stop It Now! will prevent child sexual abuse by providing therapy to potential and former perpetrators of child sexual abuse.”
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“It consists a free and anonymous phone helpline, website and online self-help resources.”
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“Similar helplines have operated in the UK and US for decades.”
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“Free inpatient services for paedophiles are also common in mainland Europe.”
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“Neither have ever been previously offered in Australia.”
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“The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said the government wants to see negotiations between the US and Iran continue, adding Australia has not been asked to participate in any blockade of the strait of Hormuz.”
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“We haven’t been asked to participate. We’ve received no requests. We haven’t been asked … and I don’t expect that we will be.”
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“What we want is for negotiations to resume. We want to see an end to the loss of life and the loss of infrastructure, civil in the Middle East. And we want to see trade resume.”
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“This is having a massive global economic impact, not just on Australia. Every single country is being impacted.”
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“It’s already been a divisive effort, with One Nation’s Barnaby Joyce calling the ads “ridiculous” and Liberal senator James Paterson saying Australians don’t want to be “lectured”.”
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“The environment minister, Murray Watt, said the ads and advice offered by the government were all about communicating to Australians about where the country is during the fuel shortages.”
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“He told RN Breakfast: Even the tagline of this campaign, Every Little Bit Helps, is a reminder to Australians that we all can take actions ourselves to contribute to solving this national situation that we’re in at the moment.”
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“Those basic things like taking unnecessary things out of your car to reduce the weight of your car, removing roof racks if you don’t need them.”
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“The trade minister, Don Farrell, said: Australia has abundant deposits of critical minerals and rare earths, well-established resources and energy supply chains, and the expertise to extract and process those minerals.”
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“The Albanese Labor Government stands ready to seize this valuable economic opportunity and to build investment and export opportunities for the critical minerals sector.”
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“Other projects funded by this deal include: Alcoa Gallium Recovery Project (WA), Arafura’s Nolans Rare Earths Project (NT), Astron’s Donald Rare Earths Project (Vic), Graphinex’s Esmerelda Graphite Mine (Qld), RZ Resources Copi Rare Earths Project (NSW), La Trobe Magnesium (Vic), Northern Minerals Heavy Rare Earths Project (WA), VHM Goshen Rare Earths Project (Vic), Global Advanced Metals (WA), EQ Resources Mt Carbine Tungsten Project (Qld).”
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“The projects funded under the $5bn agreement will target the mining and extraction of nickel, cobalt, gallium, magnesium, vanadium and graphite.”
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“The critical minerals framework was designed to break China’s near-complete hold over materials essential for renewable energy technology, electricity grids, advanced military hardware and other commercial goods.”
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“These materials are crucial to defence systems, advanced manufacturing and clean energy technologies that will help Australia and the world meet net zero commitments.”
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“Export Finance Australia (EFA) and the US Export-Import Bank (EXIM) were providing funding for the projects, including issuing coordinated letters of support/interest of up to a combined total of around $849m for Tronox Holdings rare earths refinery project, and up to $500m each for Ardea Resources’ Kalgoorlie nickel project, both in Western Australia.”
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“Albanese said in a statement on Monday: Engaging with critical regional partners such as Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia will help ensure Australia’s energy supply remains secure during times of uncertainty.”
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“We are taking every step to reinforce relationships and engage with key partners to keep our fuel supply flowing.”
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“My Government is continuing to take every practical action to shield Australians from the impact of the war in the Middle East.”
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“The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, will visit Brunei and Malaysia this week as the government seeks to shore up Australia’s supply of diesel, fertiliser and other critical goods in the wake of shortages ccaused by the US-Israel war on Iran.”
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“Albanese will travel first to Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei on Tuesday for a meeting with the sultan, Hassanal Bolkiah, to discuss “energy, food security, and the flow of essential goods between our countries,” according to the PM’s office.”
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“Brunei supplies 9% of Australia’s diesel imports, and 11% of Australia’s fertiliser-grade urea imports, while Australia exports food and agricultural products to Brunei.”
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“In Malaysia, Albanese will meet the prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, for similar negotiations, as Malaysia is Australia’s third-largest source of refined fuel and supplies 10% of Australian imports of fertiliser-grade urea, while Australia supplies 95% of Malaysia’s imported natural gas.”
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“Wong will then travel separately to Singapore for meetings with her counterparts there.”
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“Brunei supplies 9% of Australia’s diesel imports and Malaysia is the country’s third-largest source of refined fuel.”
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“The federal government has funded a helpline for paedophiles for the first time.”
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“It will consist of a free and anonymous phone helpline, a website and online self-help resources.”
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