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Activist pleads insanity in latest test of Queensland hate speech laws

J-Wire News Service — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:13:32 +0000

A 70-year-old activist has mounted an unusual legal challenge to Queensland’s new hate speech laws today, telling a Brisbane court he intends to plead insanity as a protest against the legislation. Jim Dowling appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court charged with publicly displaying a prohibited expression during a demonstration outside Boeing’s Brisbane offices on 18 […]

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Backlash grows over Sydney event defending ‘globalise the intifada’

Rob Klein — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:51:22 +0000

A City of Sydney council venue will host a public forum next month defending the phrase “globalise the intifada”, prompting strong criticism from Jewish leaders and renewed scrutiny of Cumberland councillor Ahmed Ouf. The event, titled “Why it’s right to say ‘globalise the intifada”‘, has been rescheduled to Tuesday 5 May at the East Sydney […]

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Jewish family allegedly targeted with Nazi salute outside Crown Casino

Rob Klein — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:34:10 +0000

Victoria Police is investigating after a group of Jewish men were allegedly subjected to antisemitic abuse outside Melbourne’s Crown Casino in the early hours of Saturday 15 March 2026. One alleged victim, aged 32, said he was sitting on the Yarra Promenade between Crown Casino and the Yarra River in Southbank with three family members, […]

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Ryvchin questions timing of protest prayer at Town Hall

J-Wire Newsdesk — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:49:14 +0000

Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-CEO Alex Ryvchin has suggested that a group of Muslims performing sunset prayers during last week’s chaotic Sydney protest appeared to have carried out an “orchestrated stunt” aimed at inflaming community divisions. In comments to Sky News today, Ryvchin addressed the February 9 incident in which NSW Police dispersed about […]

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Legal fight ahead of contentious Israeli president trip

AAP — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 06:40:33 +0000

Protesters are headed to court after police were granted extra power to try and stifle demonstrations against the Israeli president’s visit to Australia. Protesters are heading to court to fight for their right to demonstrate against what a senior minister has conceded is a “contentious” Australian visit by Israel’s president. Isaac Herzog is due to […]

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Protest ban extended to stop anti-Israeli visit ‘riot’

AAP J-Wire — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:13:34 +0000

NSW Police have extended restrictions on public protests ahead of the Australian visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog, citing community safety concerns and the risk of unrest in Sydney. NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon confirmed on Tuesday, 3rd February, that he had exercised powers allowing him to curb moving protests for up to three months, […]

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UK lawyers say Britannica erased Israel from content

JNS — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:30:41 +0000

A British legal group has accused Encyclopaedia Britannica of erasing Israel from its children’s educational materials, alleging that entries on the Britannica Kids website misrepresent Middle Eastern history and geography. UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) said on Jan. 25 that it sent a letter to the publisher pointing out that several entries describe the entire region between […]

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NSW parliamentary committee recommends ban on controversial slogan

J-Wire Newsdesk — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 06:10:30 +0000

A New South Wales parliamentary committee has recommended banning the public use of the slogan “globalise the intifada”, finding the phrase incites hatred and poses a risk to community safety. The recommendation was handed down on Friday in a report by the Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety, following an inquiry into protest slogans […]

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‘Absolutely essential’: premier backs swift protest ban

AAP — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 02:38:56 +0000

Senior police have taken less than a day to deploy anti-protest powers that were rushed into law after the Bondi Beach terror attack. NSW Police late on Christmas Eve moved to ban protest rallies from key metropolitan areas in Sydney after legislation was passed earlier the same morning to allow the action following declared terrorist […]

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Peace education now

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 22:56:14 +0000

President Trump’s Gaza peace plan, adopted by the UN Security Council on November 17, 2025, includes references to a reformed Palestinian Authority that would be able to regain control over the Gaza administration…write David Bedein and Arnon Groiss. This could serve as a pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood. Earlier this year, on September 12, […]

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