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Hate speech laws based on race, say Muslim groups

The discovery of an explosives-laden caravan revealed to be a hoax has prompted hasty new laws that protect only some Australians, Muslim groups say.

AAP · Mar 15, 2025

NSW rushed through laws in the wake of antisemitic attacks. What happens now police say the incidents were a ‘con job’?

Firestorm erupts over whether NSW premier Chris Minns knew about fake terror plot before hate speech and protest laws passed

The Guardian - AU · Mar 14, 2025

Major delays for Sydney trains amid urgent repairs; human remains found at Sydney home – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 13, 2025

Albanese says he knew Dural caravan plot was possible hoax ‘very early on’

Peter Dutton calls on PM to publicly declare when he learned of suspected ‘con job’ but declines to say whether he was also told of police theory

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2025

Dutton denies deliberately keeping himself in dark over fake caravan terror plot

Questions linger over who attended key online meeting on 30 January with Australian federal police and language used by Dutton afterwards

The Guardian - AU · Mar 11, 2025

Is ‘fake’ terrorism still terrorism? Here’s what the Sydney caravan incident tells us

The recent discovery of a caravan full of explosives in Dural, in Sydney’s northwest, caused significant fear about the possibility of a mass casualty attack.

The Conversation · Mar 11, 2025

Squatters vow to stay in condemned, flood-ravaged homes

Dozens of people are due to be forcibly evicted from where they have been living in houses slated for demolition after 2022 floods.

AAP · Mar 10, 2025

AFP Clarifies Explosives-Laden Dural Caravan Was Part Of ‘Fabricated Terrorism Plot’

The caravan, discovered back in January, was "never going to cause a mass casualty event", according to authorities.

Pedestrian.tv · Mar 10, 2025

'Horrendous': shelter closures pour on housing pain

Evacuation centres will soon close in rain-hit areas where many people already face a battle to find a safe, dry place to sleep.

AAP · Mar 10, 2025

Cyclone Alfred Update: 13 Injured Following ADF Vehicle Crash In Lismore

13 ADF personnel have been injured due to a crash involving two army vehicles in Lismore, NSW, during flood relief efforts.

Pedestrian.tv · Mar 9, 2025