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Labor remains open to ‘other ideas’ on hate speech laws

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The prime minister is making a last-ditch bid for bipartisan support for sweeping hate speech laws after failing to...

‘Team Australia’ claim by man charged over MP threats

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A man staring down jail time for allegedly threatening to kill a federal politician caused a stir after leaving...

‘Justice’: pressure ramped up for antisemitism probe

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The coalition is ramping up pressure for a royal commission into anti-Semitism and its contribution to the Bondi massacre. The...

Plan to expel preachers spewing hate after Bondi attack

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People found to be spouting racial hatred could have their visas cancelled as the government seeks to stamp out...

Push for migration, hate speech shift after massacre

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The government is under pressure to bolster hate speech laws after pledging to strengthen migration rules to ensure people...

Australian values’: massacre fuels immigration debate

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Australia's immigration policy is back on the agenda after two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish celebration taking place...

A credit to the community

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Shadow Attorney General Julian Leeser and Labor MP Josh Burns have jointly won the coveted McKinnon Prize for 2024, ...

Jewish community calls for urgent national action on antisemitism

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Amid a palpable sense of "hyper-anxiety" within the Jewish community, a high-level roundtable convened by Wentworth MP Allegra Spender on July...

Knox and Spender clash on UNWRA, hate speech, and trust at Jewish election forum

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Wentworth MP Allegra Spender has told Jewish voters that tackling antisemitism is her “top priority,” delivering an emotionally charged...

Beyond politics: Allegra Spender’s independent commitment to Israel and Wentworth’s Jewish community

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“I have never voted for a Greens motion on the Middle East,” she said. “And I have called on...

Wentworth campaign tensions rise – updated

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A dispute has erupted in the federal seat of Wentworth over the placement of an election sign for independent...

Parliament condemns ‘unacceptable’ antisemitic attacks

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Antisemitism in Australia has been condemned across the parliament as the Albanese government comes under attack over its approach. Politicians...

Olga Horak remembered in parliament

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In federal parliament yesterday, Independent MP for Wentworth Allegra Spender paid tribute to the late Olga Horak, who passed...

Hakoah tender process continues as CFMEU intervenes in project

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The CFMEU (Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining, and Energy Union) has threatened to disrupt construction of Sydney's long-delayed Hakoah Jewish...

“A sad and shameful day for all Australians” 

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Australia's support of a UN resolution on Palestine will help to broker peace, the foreign minister says, but a...

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