The Know Daily - Monday 14 October 2024

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📝 Workers’ rights | 🧳 Maiden voyage | 🌾 Low yield

Australia is expanding an Antarctic marine park that’s home to penguins, seals and active volcanoes. The move bolsters protection of a “unique and extraordinary” part of the planet, and means that over half of Australia’s seas are now protected.

📝 Workers’ rights

The government has promised the “biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation”, under a new bill unveiled last week.