Australia’s defence spending to be released today, house prices soar on global debt scale and Julian Assange extradition talks continue.
Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is speaking on ABC television this morning, pleading with social media companies to help instil calm after a church leader and several worshippers were stabbed during a service in Sydney’s west on Monday night.The shocking incident nearly triggered a riot that required hundreds of police to bring under control.NSW Premier Chris Minns also aired his concerns about the role of social media spreading unrest and disinformation.
But Plibersek said some people were using social media to inflame tensions in the community and said people should turn it off.“If you have got any influence on your friends and family, ask them to switch off the social media at the moment.“I really don’t think that the social media companies are doing as much as they ought to be, to support the police in their efforts to keep calm in the community. We know there are people deliberately trying to stoke division on social media.
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