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Coalition vows to block wider hate speech laws over free speech concerns

The Coalition has warned it will oppose any new federal hate speech laws that threaten free speech, despite renewed...

NSW passes laws to shut down illegal places of worship in response to Bondi

The NSW Parliament has passed legislation giving local councils stronger powers to shut down unlawful places of public worship,...

Sydney preacher’s latest sermon targets Jews and Christians

Sydney-based Islamic preacher Wissam Haddad has released a new sermon attacking Jewish and Christian beliefs. The Federal Court previously found...

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...

‘Hate in hearts’: illegal prayer halls hit after Bondi

Extremist preachers using unlicensed premises to radicalise followers could be on the hook for more than $100,000 as local...

Minns vows to keep racist preacher’s prayer hall shut

The NSW Premier said he will do all he can to keep a racist preacher's prayer hall closed in...

The words that shut down racist preacher’s prayer hall

Hard-line Islamic preacher Wissam Haddad and his followers are searching for a new home after their controversial prayer hall...

Islamist preacher unable to ‘bury’ antiSemitism ruling

An Islamist preacher who used harmful racial stereotypes about Jewish people in sermons will be forced to tell the...

ECAJ welcomes court ruling banning antisemitic sermons

A Federal Court judge has ordered the removal of a Muslim preacher’s speeches containing “fundamentally racist and antisemitic” statements...

Sydney preacher’s new speech inflames tensions ahead of key court ruling

A Sydney-based Islamic preacher facing legal action over allegedly antisemitic remarks has delivered a new speech accusing the “Jewish...