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Seventeen out of 24 children’s toys purchased from major online retailers as part of a consumer shopping test by Choice failed Australia’s mandatory button battery standards, putting kids at risk of serious harm.
Choice said the failures included batteries that could be accessed without the use of a tool, absence of safety alerts or warnings, and removable screws.
Time and time again we see online marketplaces failing to ensure the products they sell are safe and compliant with the relevant safety standards — this is simply not good enough.
The marketplaces profit from selling products in Australia but face no clear legal obligation to ensure they are safe.
What we want is a relationship that allows us to cooperate and engage with China, while prosecuting our national interests and building security and prosperity in our region.
Because we know that China will continue to be a major influence on our region, as well as on the multilateral system, which matters so much to Australia.
Russia, Iran and North Korea will continue to sabotage and destabilise.
With so much activity and contest, things may not go Australia’s way every time. But we will keep pressing our national interest in the contest every day.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/nov/18/australia-news-live-victorian-liberal-leader-spill-libspill-coalition-nsw-brad-battin-mark-speakman-sussan-ley-killing-season-ntwnfb
Author : Martin Farrer
Publish date : 2025-11-17 20:04:00
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