'Toughest ever laws' against hate crimes passed by federal parliament
Australia's "toughest ever" anti-hate-crime laws have passed parliament, promising mandatory prison sentences for publicly ...
Nazi salutes to be punished with jail under Australian hate crime laws
Australia has imposed a mandatory one-year prison sentence for performing the Nazi salute as part of an effort to tackle ...
Why is one area in Australia a magnet for koalas? Scientists look for the answer
A koala hotspot on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales has been discovered thanks to thermal drone surveys. It’s one of the state’s highest-density koala colonies.
AFP boss declines to tell Senate whether PM was briefed on Dural caravan — as it happened
Deputy Commissioner Reece Kershaw says the Dural caravan investigation is ongoing, and a Senate investigation into the AFP's annual report is "not an appropriate forum" to discuss it.
Grattan on Friday: we don’t need an inquiry into the caravan affair but we do need some answers
The battle to contain antisemitism in Australia finds both sides of politics embracing measures they’d otherwise abhor.
AFP commissioner Reece Kershaw has sidestepped questions on what the PM knew about caravan terror plot
In a fiery exchange during a hearing into the AFP’s annual report on Thursday, Coalition MP Llew O’Brien and Greens senator David Shoebridge both tried to ask AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw about the ...
Back flips on both sides of politics as hate laws and civil liberties clash
The battle to contain antisemitism in Australia finds both sides of politics embracing measures they would otherwise abhor.
NSW Premier Chris Minns’ claims caravan bomb plot was terrorism yet to be stood by investigators
NSW Premier Chris Minns’ ­description of a caravan containing decades-old explosives and details of Jewish-Australians and a ­synagogue as a potential “mass-casualty event” and “terrorism” is yet to ...
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No Inquiry Needed, But Answers Urged in Caravan Affair
The battle to contain antisemitism in Australia finds both sides of politics embracing measures they'd otherwise abhor.Author Michelle Grattan ...