‘We fundamentally failed’:Apology for victims,survivors of hate crimes

‘We fundamentally failed’:Apology for victims,survivors of hate crimes

The NSW government has supported all 19 recommendations of a world-first inquiry into gay-hate crimes.

  • byMax Maddison

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Jewish leaders warn weak hate speech laws won’t stop ‘ugly’ threats,chants and slurs

Jewish leaders warn weak hate speech laws won’t stop ‘ugly’ threats,chants and slurs

The war in Gaza has reopened a debate over hate speech in Australia. Jewish leaders say Labor’s new watered-down hate crimes laws fall short.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Labor’s promised hate speech bill will not deal with ‘hate speech’

Labor’s promised hate speech bill will not deal with ‘hate speech’

Albanese pledged to protect Australians from hate speech. Sources familiar with the legislation said it had been weakened in the final stages.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Census to ask about gender identity after second government backdown

Census to ask about gender identity after second government backdown

The next census will count transgender Australians for the first time,following weeks of LGBT community backlash and an internal Labor revolt.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
The life-saving drug in short supply across Sydney

The life-saving drug in short supply across Sydney

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has become crucial in the fight against HIV,but pharmacies across Australia are fast running out. Here’s what you need to know.

  • byAngus Thomson andBen Grubb
Frustrated Albanese vents in cabinet over census fiasco

Frustrated Albanese vents in cabinet over census fiasco

The prime minister told his ministers he had to step in to “clean it up” after he saw the complicated questions the census planned to ask.

  • byJames Massola
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‘I can’t help it if I am this way’:The trans sprinter dragged into Paralympics gender war

‘I can’t help it if I am this way’:The trans sprinter dragged into Paralympics gender war

No Paralympic athlete has faced as much international scrutiny at the Paris Games as the 51-year-old vision-impaired sprinter.

  • bySophie Aubrey
Should we care if nosy data wonks ask about our sexuality?
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Should we care if nosy data wonks ask about our sexuality?

It’s a shame there was no sensible public debate about the census changes because there are sensible views on both sides.

  • byJacqueline Maley
Albanese hits back at suggestion he is limiting scope of census on LGBT Australians

Albanese hits back at suggestion he is limiting scope of census on LGBT Australians

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese remains under pressure for not including questions in the census on trans and intersex Australians.

  • byOlivia Ireland
How the PM’s captain’s call to stop a culture war blew up in his face

How the PM’s captain’s call to stop a culture war blew up in his face

An early Sunday morning message to Labor MPs about a gender and sexuality question in the 2026 census opened up a disastrous political week for the government.

  • byPaul Sakkal andJames Massola
Dutton is landing punches on a rattled Labor,and voters are noticing

Dutton is landing punches on a rattled Labor,and voters are noticing

Labor is ramping up its attack on the opposition leader as too divisive to lead Australia,but the signs are that voters aren’t buying the government’s message.

  • byJames Massola