Australia

The laws to be introduced in parliament this week will ban the phrases “globalise the intifada” and “from the river to the sea”, as well as offensive symbols.

Growing numbers believe that Labor’s invitation to Israeli President Isaac Herzog does nothing to promote social cohesion or tackle antisemitism. Pip Hinman reports.

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The Minns Government is standing up for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras event after a member of the Opposition claimed it had been overtaken by “left-wing extremists.”

Changing jobs is a basic right for most people, but it is not so simple for Pacific Australia Labour Mobility workers.

The attempted bombing of an Invasion Day rally in Perth’s CBD last week is declared a terrorist attack by authorities.

Wollongong Friends of Palestine are holding community picket at Bisalloy Steel to protest the visit of Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog.

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Two independent Victorian political candidates will ask the High Court to overturn a state law capping political donations to just under $5,000 but allowing an exception for the major parties.

General practitioners in Victoria will soon be able to diagnose and treat ADHD in adults and children, in a move the state government says will cut lengthy wait times and thousands of dollars.

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Angus Mayes has been caught in a rip before — so he knew how serious a situation it was when he heard screaming at a beach.

The NT government’s national anthem mandate in public schools made headlines this week — but little will be changing on the ground.

Not all Jews are equal; some are more equal than others. Questioning the myth that Australian Jews are the same as Israeli Jews.

“I can’t breathe” were the notorious last words of George Floyd. But, did you know these same words were yelled 12 times by David Dungay Jr, a 26-year-old Dunghutti man from Kempsey, when he died in police custody 5 years ago?

Melissa McIntosh, who claims Always Was Tonight violated ABC charter, has been dubbed the ‘Liberal party fun police’ by the Greens

A University of Melbourne law professor who wrote an email saying the institution was dictated to by “‘Blak’ activists” who were leading it to “destruction” will leave the university.

Two arrests have been made after police shot at an allegedly stolen car that collided with a school bus before driving towards officers in Geelong.

As police face criticism for their handling of Perth’s Invasion Day rally bomb scare, a law enforcement expert says they faced a “no-win situation”.

In an email to members on Tuesday, the organisation’s board said it would not implement resolutions from its AGM as they did not “align” with their values.

1,735 likes, 121 comments - pride.in.protest on January 26, 2026: “BREAKING NEWS Mardi Gras Co-chairs Move to Censure Pro-Trans Director, Misgendering Board Member.

Hacker published images of Bonnie Blue, Lily Phillips and unflattering photo of Anthony Albanese on national broadcaster’s Facebook page

Australia Day protests around the nation have been marred by a bomb threat, assaults and hateful language, with two men arrested over separate incidents in Perth and Sydney.

It was not a happy Australia Day for Michael Pascoe. Two polls told him we’re getting meaner, less welcoming, less Australian.

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Flannelette shirts might not be acceptable in every office, but after a lengthy discussion councillors in one NSW town will be allowed to wear them to meetings.

The Federal Court has found a Victoria Police move to give officers greater powers in Melbourne’s CBD for six months was invalid and unlawful.

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Exclusive: Girl had to agree to remove shirt before being let into Allianz Stadium on Sunday night

If a data scientist with close knowledge of the Privacy Act and time on her hands can’t exercise her rights, what hope to do the rest of us have? Australians have a legal right to know what personal data is held on them by charities. But in practice, even for experts, it’s not easy to access that information.

Australia is on the verge of again rewarding failure by expanding further the powers of ASIO and Home Affairs. It hasn’t worked before.

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Australia’s long-standing failure to protect privacy is contributing to psychological harm and heightened suicide risk, particularly among vulnerable and marginalised communities.

Victoria’s Environment Protection Authority says people wanting to cool off at Port Phillip Bay beaches this summer should stay across its regular pollution updates.

“When I first saw it, I was outraged and disgusted,” Krienke said.

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Jerwin Royupa was full of dreams and eager to learn new skills when he arrived in Australia to work at an isolated winery in rural NSW.

Secret report suggests fats, oils and grease accumulate in ‘inaccessible dead zone’ at Malabar plant, then dislodge when pumping pressure ‘rapidly increases’

The state’s road building authority says a planned test should have been aborted given the circumstances, as tunnelling recommences for the North-East Link tunnel project.

More than 180,000 people follow the Bush Legend’s accounts across Meta platforms, but its Aboriginal host is a work of digital fiction

Adelaide Writers’ Week has been cancelled and Louise Adler, who on Tuesday morning resigned as director, has described its collapse as a landmark moment and taken aim at those who engage in acts of censorship.

Theatre makers Patrick Blenkarn and Milton Lim have built a game to be played socially in an auditorium, with a single player leading a group of donkeys on a journey of discovery.

The Adelaide Festival board’s decision to cancel the appearance of Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah from this year’s Adelaide Writers’ Week has prompted further fallout, with several board members and the chair stepping down.

See you there!

Ice hockey is an ‘underground sport’ in Australia but Heated Rivalry and word of mouth are helping pique interest among children and young adults

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Victoria Police have revoked a controversial decision to declare Melbourne’s CBD a “designated area”, days before a Federal Court challenge to the declaration was due to be heard.

Nearly a dozen former leaders of the Adelaide Festival are calling for Randa Abdel-Fattah to be reinvited to Writers’ Week, adding to a mounting crisis over the Palestinian-Australian author’s exclusion from the literary festival.

Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah has been dropped from the Adelaide Writers’ Week line-up by the Adelaide Festival Board, citing the festival’s role in “promoting community cohesion”.

Police say 49-year-old man in Springfield on Central Coast tried to stab an officer before being shot

Nine in 10 families are worried about price of back-to-school essentials as inflation continues to bite, research has found

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The Melbourne Palestine movement is taking the streets this Sunday, 12pm at the State Library, to protest the federal government’s decision to invite the Israeli president to visit Australia, to demand an end to the Gaza genocide and occupation of the West Bank, and to defend our right to protest.

Nationals leader David Littleproud warns against prolonged Iraq-style operation in Venezuela as Greens senator David Shoebridge raises concern about Trump’s intervention

Parts of Victoria and SA could expect highs of 46 or 47C, with winds bringing bushfire danger later in week

Coal and gas have finally been eclipsed by renewable energy as wind and solar tip in half the power to Australia’s electricity grid

What started as a chance discovery of an old photo at a Dallas antique store has spawned a collection of more than 4,000 images of male couples, more than 100 of which are now on display in Canberra.

Manufacturing workers union wants capital gains tax discount to be reduced and then phased out and an effective end to negative gearing

State opposition leader says inquiry established ‘with no notice, no public hearings and an impossibly short deadline’

Since the Bondi massacre, the right-wing press has been saturated with vile slanders against the Palestine solidarity movement. We have to push back and keep protesting for Gaza.

Jean Lee and her two co-accused were executed for murder in 1950. Handwritten letters from the trio are among items publicly available for the first time since their trial captured the nation’s attention.

With bells tinkling, tails flicking, and panniers packed to the brim, adventurer Stella Thurbon has spent 26 days winding through the Victorian High Country with nine goats trotting faithfully behind her.

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The rush to power data centres with semi-abandoned renewable energy projects will lead to worse decarbonisation outcomes for Australia.

Large crowds of tourists gather daily at the bottom of trees home to koalas in Byron Bay, leaving the animals stressed and their habitat trampled.

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Police allege the man also trespassed at ANU and ‘stuck propaganda-style stickers’ on buildings and other property

Australians flock to markets, shops and stores across the country in a last-minute rush to prepare for Christmas.

In a remote river in Victoria’s east, a fisherman says he has encountered an ultra-rare pink platypus, one of only a handful ever sighted in the past 200 years.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a national gun buyback scheme, days after a deadly terror attack on a Hanukkah celebration.

A leaked proposal for staff and service cuts has ignited outrage, exposing how Victoria’s premier cultural institution is drifting from its mission to preserve knowledge toward corporate vanity projects

Found this exchange here. Roy Morgan is a dog company trying to cause division in Australian society.

Right-wingers wasted no time in using the Bondi massacre for their political ends. The long-term advocates of anti-Muslim, pro-genocide politics began grandstanding with no concern for empirical reality or political logic.

Major flaws in our security framework contributed to the Bondi Beach shooting. Fixing these issues isn’t a distraction, it’s urgent.

Philippines National Police say they are investigating whether the father-son Bondi gunmen travelled to a region known as a hotbed for violent Islamist militants.

“Bondi deserves better … Australia deserves better”. David Tyler examines ASIO’s security failure in Australia’s deadliest terror attack.

Right-wingers wasted no time in using the Bondi massacre for their political ends. The long-term advocates of anti-Muslim, pro-genocide politics began grandstanding with no concern for empirical reality or political logic.

The debate around the failed Bendigo Writers Festival, which will not run next year, again embroils sponsor La Trobe University in controversy amid calls for more transparency and accountability.

City of Melbourne has signed the Swimmable Cities Charter, committing to restore the health of the Yarra River for swimming.

The findings were delivered via part one of a new research piece, ‘For The Record.’