This US professor sparked outrage at a Sydney mosque. Here’s why

This US professor sparked outrage at a Sydney mosque. Here’s why

The immigration minister is reviewing the American’s visa after saying October 7 is “not fully a day of mourning” as MPs and the Jewish community condemn the comments.

  • byMax Maddison andCarrie Fellner

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Pro-Palestine activist’s visa under review after ‘October 7 is a good day’ speech

Pro-Palestine activist’s visa under review after ‘October 7 is a good day’ speech

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke is considering the visa status of an American professor who spoke at a pro-Palestine rally in Lakemba on the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel.

  • bySarah McPhee andChristopher Harris
Sydney school board member stands down after Hezbollah speeches

Sydney school board member stands down after Hezbollah speeches

Sheikh Ahmad Jundi has resigned from an Islamic college after questions from the Herald about his support for the Iran-backed group in two speeches.

  • byPatrick Begley andLucy Carroll
Police move to ban October 7 anniversary protests over Hezbollah flags

Police move to ban October 7 anniversary protests over Hezbollah flags

NSW Police have applied to shut down rallies in Sydney,as protesters say calls to ban vigils and demonstrations are a ban on free speech.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos andPaul Sakkal
Hezbollah flag-waving protesters risk jail,AFP warns

Hezbollah flag-waving protesters risk jail,AFP warns

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has demanded authorities check the visa status of demonstrators who waved Hezbollah flags and glorified the militant group’s slain chief Hassan Nasrallah.

  • byPaul Sakkal,James Massola,Olivia Ireland andMarta Pascual Juanola
Dutton calls overstaying international students ‘the modern version of boat arrivals’

Dutton calls overstaying international students ‘the modern version of boat arrivals’

Dutton evoked Abbott’s 2013 campaign vow to “stop the boats”,reviving a political clash over immigration,even as Labor knocks back student visas at record rates.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
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‘Every day is a living hell’:The Australians languishing in a Syrian detention camp
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‘Every day is a living hell’:The Australians languishing in a Syrian detention camp

Thirty-four Australian women and children,relatives of Islamic State fighters,are trapped in a desert camp in Syria,five years after the fall of IS. They want to know why they have been forgotten.

  • byDeborah Snow
Bob Carr to launch pro-Labor Muslim initiative in western Sydney

Bob Carr to launch pro-Labor Muslim initiative in western Sydney

Islamic community leader Dr Jamal Rifi has recruited Bob Carr to help push back against Muslim independents in western Sydney.

  • byDeborah Snow
MPs say ‘no place in parliament’ for candidate who celebrated October 7 attacks

MPs say ‘no place in parliament’ for candidate who celebrated October 7 attacks

The candidate at the centre of the social media storm broke his silence to say:“As a doctor,as a Muslim,as a human,killing civilians is never right.”

  • byMatthew Knott
Tony Burke rival shared post celebrating October 7 attacks

Tony Burke rival shared post celebrating October 7 attacks

Jewish community leaders said the Facebook post by the prominent GP showed he was “manifestly unfit to stand as a candidate for any office”.

  • byMatthew Knott
Teals show voters want more than mediocrity

Teals show voters want more than mediocrity

The Liberals and their National partners achieved next to nothing during nearly a decade in power,apart from fighting the forces of progress. They turned a $300 million national debt into more than a trillion-dollar debt,and in only eight years oversaw 20 different climate and energy policies,most of which ended up being nothing more than grand announcements.