The attorney-general and home affairs minister assert that criticism of Israel and Zionism will not fall foul of the new hate speech laws, but Paul Gregoire argues that because they are so broad, this may not be the case.
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Opposition to Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit is growing by the day. Australia has obligations to investigate credible allegations of serious international crimes by Herzog. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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The Anthony Albanese government is rushing through new laws to make it easier to deport people by stripping them of their legal rights to challenge unfair decisions on their asylum claims. Pip Hinman reports.
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Thousands of people took to the streets across Australia over June 27–29, again demanding Labor sanctions Israel and stops sending arms. Pip Hinman and Isaac Nellist report.
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Refugees took their protest for permanent visas to the streets, walking 10 kilometres from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s electorate office in Marrickville to immigration minister Tony Burke’s office in Punchbowl. Zebedee Parkes reports.
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Labor and the Coalition have mostly agreed on harsh measures for refugees who flee here to escape war and persecution. Mano Yagolingam had been struggling in limbo for 12 years, Chloe DS writes, before setting himself alight.
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Refugees and their supporters marched to Labor MP Tony Burke’s office at Punchbowl after rallying first at Dorothy Reserve in Bankstown. Marx del Rosario reports.
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Refugees and their supporters want Tony Burke, the new minister, to urgently provide people who have waited years under the misnamed “Fast Track” process with permanent visas. Kerry Smith reports.
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