Palestinian Australian Shamikh Badra and his brother Majid are determined to campaign to make sure the law against hate crimes applies equally for all sections of the community. Peter Boyle reports.
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In a significant first, a New South Wales police officer was found guilty for the death in custody of Dunghutti teenager Jai Kalani Wright. Paul Gregoire reports.
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The Indian diaspora in the West is globally celebrated for its professional success and often cast as the “model minority”. Yet, a significant segment of this community has, paradoxically, become a pillar of support for right-wing, often xenophobic, movements in India and abroad, argues Aishik Saha.
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The Antisemitism in Australia report is so methodologically flawed and ideologically driven, Gwenaël Velge argues it is less a study of hatred and more an instrument of propaganda — manufacturing the hatred it purports to condemn.
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New South Wales Labor has introduced new laws it claims are necessary after the neo-Nazi rally outside parliament. Paul Gregoire writes that many are questioning why NSW Police authorised the National Socialist Network protest in the first place.
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A former Australian army rifleman and a senior bureaucrat have revealed the depths to which Labor is prepared to go to revive offshore detention in Nauru. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Members of the Sudanese community and their supporters rallied at Parliament House to call for an end to the genocide in Sudan. Markela Panegyres reports.
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State Labor governments are rushing to restrict democratic rights and boost police powers to quash dissent and distract from failures, argues Isaac Nellist.
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Human rights activists are demanding that Ansell prevent the forced repatriation of Bangladeshi workers from Malaysia by Ansell’s contractor, MediCeram. Ron Guy reports.
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The Kurdish community called a snap action to demand freedom for imprisoned leader Abdullah Öcalan. Coral Wynter reports.
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A Refugee Action Collective forum heard that refugees sent to Nauru by the Australian government are suffering physical and mental health problems. Chris Slee reports.