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‘Spineless’ unis blasted over campus antisemitism

New university rules aimed at combating racism have taken effect today as the federal opposition accused vice-chancellors of failing...

ECAJ urges visa ban for comedian Bassem Youssef

Australia’s peak Jewish representative body has urged the federal government to deny Egyptian-American comedian Bassem Youssef a visa ahead...

Al-Qaeda affiliate glorifies Bondi massacre and calls for copycat attacks

A Yemen-based affiliate of Al-Qaeda has glorified the Bondi Beach massacre and urged supporters in Western countries to carry...

Neo-Nazi group White Australia banned

The Australian Government has listed White Australia, the neo-Nazi group formerly known as the National Socialist Network, as a...

US extremist content creator banned from Australia for life

Controversial American online personality Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy, known online as “Sneako”, has been permanently barred from applying for...

AFP launches online counter-terrorism centre in shadow of Bondi Terror attack

The Australian Federal Police has today announced a new Counter Terrorism Online Centre aimed at detecting and disrupting extremist...

Jewish community leaders welcome Hizb ut-Tahrir ban

Jewish community leaders have welcomed the federal government’s decision to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir under new hate group laws, describing...

ECAJ considers contempt action over extremist Islamic preacher’s video

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) is exploring contempt of court proceedings against Islamic preacher Wisam Haddad. This...

Man facing Nazi symbol charges asks to leave country

A man accused of displaying Nazi symbols has been caught in a tug of war between prosecutors and immigration...

PM’s royal commission resistance ‘politically damaging’

The prime minister may have painted himself into a corner by refusing to call a royal commission into Australia's...

Push for migration, hate speech shift after massacre

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

Court upholds right-wing commentator’s visa rejection

The High Court has sided with the home affairs minister in denying US commentator Candace Owens a visa over...

Israeli MP who branded Gaza kids ‘enemies’ denied visa

Far-right Israeli politician Simcha Rothman has been denied entry into Australia, with the home affairs minister citing the government's...

 Segal’s antisemitism report urges bold reforms across education, media and migration

In response to a 300% surge in antisemitic incidents across Australia,  a landmark action report was today launched with...

Online hate group listed as a terrorist organisation

The federal government has taken action against the online hate group Terrorgram, which it says has threatened Australian lives...

Please explain, Minister

Following reports of delays in the issuing or denial of visas to Israelis wanting to visit Australia, the Zionist...

New Zealand overturns ban on US conservative firebrand

A New Zealand immigration official has overturned a ban on the US conservative political commentator Candace Owens entering the...

Ex-Israeli minister denied a visa ‘to stop hatred’

Immigration minister Tony Burke has defended knocking back a visa to enter Australia for an ex-Israeli justice minister, saying...

18C: still no answer…writes Tony Burke

Parents started to keep their children inside the house, and would personally escort them to school. Adults would avoid leaving the home alone unless they absolutely had to. A woman who used to ride to her evening classes stopped going altogether, because she couldn’t face the insults hurled at her as she cycled.

Rosh Hashanah message from Bill Shorten and Tony Burke

Bill Shorten, Leader of the Opposition & Tony Burke, Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Australia for Rosh Hashanah have sent a Rosh Hashanah message to the Jewish community.