Sydney student banned from year 12 formal for wearing Palestinian scarf
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Sydney student banned from year 12 formal for wearing Palestinian scarf

A Sydney teenager has filed a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission over the punishment he received for wearing a keffiyeh-patterned scarf to his graduation ceremony.

  • byKate Aubusson

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Three-quarters of discrimination complaints declined or discontinued

Three-quarters of discrimination complaints declined or discontinued

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Residents lodge human rights complaint over Oxford Street cycleway
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Residents lodge human rights complaint over Oxford Street cycleway

Island bus stops created by a separated bike lane force passengers to cross the bike lanes to get from the footpath to the bus stop.

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Minister warned unis of campus tensions days after October 7
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Minister warned unis of campus tensions days after October 7

Universities assured Education Minister Jason Clare they had measures in place to deal with antisemitism on campus within days of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

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