Politics

A tribunal found that equating the belief Israel should exist as a haven for Jews with terrorism breaches the state’s racial and religious tolerance laws.

Watershed moment as hateful anti-Semitic chant ruled illegal

A tribunal found that equating Zionism — the belief Israel should exist as a haven for Jews — with terrorism breaches Victoria’s racial and religious tolerance laws.

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Doctor Jamal Rifi is urging Anthony Albanese to stop the ‘persecution’ of minors for the ‘sins of their fathers’.

Doctor renews controversial plea to return ISIS-linked kids

A Sydney doctor has warned Anthony Albanese that if ISIS-linked children are made to wait in a detention camp for much longer, they risk becoming radicalised.

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Some of the women who left Australia to join Islamic State are still unaccounted for.

Where are the rest of Australia’s ISIS brides now?

The standoff over 11 women and 23 children stranded in Syria has prompted the question: What happened to the other Australian women who left to join Islamic State?

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Jim Chalmers is facing tough decisions for the Federal Budget in May.

Cutting capital gains tax will not save Jim Chalmers’ Budget

Rising interest rates are forcing the Treasurer to promise action on inflation. His record isn’t promising.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has better chance of a laugh at Jimmy Carr’s show than he does in Parliament.

Why Jim Chalmers should listen to tax dodger Jimmy Carr

MARK RILEY: Carr’s comedy might be politically incorrect, but there’s more than a sliver of truth in his assertion that the tax system is unfair.

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Dependents of Australian officials have been directed to leave as tensions rise and the Trump administration contemplates options to end Tehran’s nuclear program. 

Marles won’t rule out Aussie support for US attack on Iran

The defence minister is refusing to rule out Australian military support for a US-led attack on Iran, as the Federal Government begins evacuating diplomatic families from the Middle East. 

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The bomb threat has been linked to pressure on Chinese dance stage show Shen Yun.

China hits back at dance troupe linked to PM bomb scare

The Chinese embassy says it opposes violent attacks after a dance troupe banned in China was referenced in a bomb threat that forced an evacuation of The Lodge.

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The AusAlert system will undergo a national test in July before going online in October. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Why almost every Australian will get same text message

A nation-wide test of a new emergency warning system has been locked in, promising faster, more accurate alerts for natural disasters.

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An online watchdog will report on the impact of a world-first social media ban. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Social media ban study to track thousands of families

The internet watchdog has launched a study into 4000 Australian families to determine the impact and effectiveness of the world-first social media ban.

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Anthony Albanese has apologised for calling Grace Tame “difficult”.

PM forced to apologise after one word sparks outrage

One word has landed Anthony Albanese in hot water with former Australian of the Year Grace Tame and sparked accusations of misogyny. 

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US President Donald Trump announced a new 15 per cent global tariff over the weekend.

Epstein files missing records of woman’s Trump assault claim

A woman who came forward after Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest to say she had been sexually assaulted by both Donald Trump and the financier decades earlier, when she was a minor.

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The moment Trump’s State of the Union speech changed.

The moment the room split during Trump’s speech

For nearly an hour, Donald Trump struck an upbeat tone — until a single moment transformed the address into something far more divisive.

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"There'll be belt tightening in the budget, we've made that really clear," Jim Chalmers says. (Aap Image/AAP PHOTOS)

Chalmers flags Federal budget cuts as inflation bites

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned savings will need to be found in the upcoming Federal budget, after data showed a rise in inflation.

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Two ISIS brides held separately in Syria.

Two more Aussie ‘ISIS brides’ isolated amid extremism fears

It’s been revealed two additional ISIS brides are being held separately in Syria’s Roj camp over extremism concerns, as a standoff continues over the return of 11 women and 23 children.

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Polls show that an increasing number of Americans are concerned that Donald Trump is not paying enough attention to the country’s most important problems.

Majority of Americans say Trump has the wrong priorities

Polls show that an increasing number of Americans are concerned that Donald Trump is not paying enough attention to the country’s most important problems.

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