Activists rising to power in the Greens are intent on reshaping the party into a hard left force,with overt sympathies for the pro-Palestinian protest movement.
The deputy prime minister says the government is determined to introduce new criminal laws for those who vilify others based on race,sexuality,gender,disability or religion.
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said the government was also weighing whether people should face jail time for hate speech.
We are witnessing an epoch-defining communications disaster.
The man has been identified as a well-known member of the Western Sydney Wanderers’ main active support group,the Red and Black Bloc.
Jewish and LGBTQ groups are backing a push for speedier removal of offensive graffiti,following a number of slogans appearing in Sydney playgrounds.
The university protests in Australia arising from the Israel-Gaza conflict have moved beyond a debate about free speech.
As scuffles broke out at a pro-Palestine encampment at an Australian university,the institution confirmed it was acting after days of pressure on vice chancellors.
The recently formed Jewish Council of Australia – a strident critic of Israel – is accused by other Jewish groups of misleading people about who they represent.
The two nations’ enmity stretches back decades,through a history of shadow wars and clandestine attacks by land,sea,air and cyberspace.
Albanese did all the right things. He said all the right things. Yet the events of Monday night exploded regardless.