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Iran State TV has broadcast what has been labelled an assassination threat.

‘Won’t miss’: Iran’s chilling Trump assassination threat

State television in Iran appears to have broadcast a blunt, direct threat to US President Donald Trump as tensions between nations erupt.

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Federal parliament will debate draft hate speech reforms introduced after the Bondi terror attack. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Religious leaders raise alarm over hate speech reforms

Faith group leaders are calling for a vote on hate speech reforms to be pushed back, saying the "rushed" time frame prevents proper scrutiny.

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‘We didn't manage to change the American position,’ Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen says. (EPA PHOTO)

‘Disagreement’ over Greenland remains after US, Denmark talk

Denmark and the United States have a fundamental difference of opinion about Greenland but the two will continue to talk, the Danish foreign minister says.

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American and British forces have been withdrawn from a Qatar air base amid US President Donald Trump’s warning against attacks on Iranian protesters.

US, UK pull troops from air base as Trump weighs Iran strike

Some American and British forces have been withdrawn from a Qatar air base after a senior Iranian official warned of retaliation if US President Donald Trump proceeds with military action over the killing of demonstrators.

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In 2017, Australian Hizb ut-Tahrir spokesman Uthman Badar declared ex-Muslims should be killed.

Hizb ut-Tahrir still going years after call for ‘executions’

Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir has continued to operate in Australia almost a decade after declaring in Sydney that ex-Muslims should be killed. Here’s why Australian governments have been unable to ban it.

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Thought to be the most recent video  out of Iran, protests in the street.

‘Go after the leadership’: Trump hints at Iran action

As the White House considers military options in Iran, some political allies are concerned about attempting another high-risk operation or starting a wider war.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is seeking to massively overhaul hate speech and firearms legislation. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Jewish leader’s fear over hate speech bill

A leading Jewish organisation has warned it is ‘totally opposed’ to a carve-out of new hate speech laws for religious teaching.

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Former Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo.

Ex-Home Affairs boss: Bondi massacre might have avoided

Former Home Affairs Department secretary Mike Pezzullo said the government likely had kept the proposed laws “in bottom drawers” for years and questioned why they were not implemented sooner.

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Bondi Chris Minns

One month on, Bondi Massacre survivors relive the carnage

Australia has marked one month on from the nation’s worst terror attack which claimed 15 lives celebrating Chanukah at Bondi Beach on December 14. 

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Protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Why Arab states are staying silent about Iran’s unrest

THE ECONOMIST: They might welcome the Islamic Republic’s collapse but dread what would follow

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Footage has captured US President Donald Trump’s wild reaction to being called a ‘paedophile protector’ during a tour of a car factory.

WATCH: Trump flips off heckler after ‘paedophile’ slur

Footage has captured US President Donald Trump’s wild reaction to being called a ‘paedophile protector’ during a tour of a car factory.

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UK terror watchdog Jonathan Hall has linked pro-Gaza marches and protests to the Bondi Beach massacre in an overnight address.

‘Like a flame’: UK terror czar links Bondi to Gaza protests

Britain’s independent reviewer of terror legislation found the correlation ‘so plausible’ that it was not worth the risk of allowing future marches in the name of free speech.

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Randa Abdel-Fattah is suing the South Australian Premier for defamation.

Cancelled writer Randa Abdel-Fattah flags suing SA Premier

Randa Abdel-Fattah, who was dropped from Adelaide Writers’ Week, has flagged suing South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas for defamation.

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A senior Trump administration official has warned Australia’s proposed hate speech legislation could have ‘deeply perverse’ outcomes that let extremists off the hook while penalising legitimate debate.

‘Deeply perverse’: MAGA attacks Australia’s hate speech laws

A senior Trump administration official has warned Australia’s proposed hate speech legislation could have ‘deeply perverse’ outcomes that let extremists off the hook while penalising legitimate debate.

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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee member Lauren Boebert, right, holds a copy of Petrina Ryan‑Kleid's painting Parsing Bill, which was allegedly displayed in deceased child sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein's home.

Congress threatens Bill Clinton over Epstein no-show

In a letter, the former president said a subpoena issued by the House Oversight Committee was ‘invalid and legally unenforceable’.

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