Flotilla ordeal ends with tearful mother embracing son An activist who attempted to break the naval blockade of Gaza in an aid flotilla has returned to Australia after his detention by Israeli forces. AAP · May 4
Labor accused of ignoring anti-racism plan as documents reveal repeated pleas to take action The government has defended its response, citing the upcoming royal commission and work done by the Islamophobia and antisemitism special envoys The Guardian - AU · Apr 19
Harmony Week Calls For Unity, But It Can’t Hide Australia’s Rampant Racism Problem The truth behind Harmony Week in Australia – from racist policing and prison stats to who actually holds power when “everyone belongs”. Pedestrian.tv · Mar 19
Payman, Thorpe and Faruqi demand Labor change parliamentary rules to counter ‘overt’ racism Exclusive: Independent and Greens senators ask president to set up inquiry and anti-racism training for politicians to prevent bigotry ‘corroding democracy’ The Guardian - AU · Mar 11
Bipartisan offer to block ISIS-linked families' return As the Australian government ponders what to do with 34 ISIS-linked women and children trying to return, the opposition has offered a bipartisan solution. AAP · Feb 18
Albanese defends Isaac Herzog’s Australia visit as federal MP joins calls to rescind invitation Independent MP Sophie Scamps joins Labor’s Friends of Palestine group and Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi in objecting to Israeli president’s visit The Guardian - AU · Jan 29
Religious leaders unite in call for hate speech rethink Religious leaders have united across faiths to urge the prime minister to go back to the drawing board on contentious hate speech reforms. AAP · Jan 15
NSW MP asks home affairs minister to investigate potential foreign interference after Israel ‘targets’ him in dossier Anthony D’Adam says document wrongly accuses him of promoting antisemitic content and is ‘clearly designed to intimidate’ The Guardian - AU · Jan 7
Pauline Hanson suspended from Senate over burqa stunt as Mehreen Faruqi says parliament ‘drips in racism’ One Nation leader suspended for seven days after members of Labor, Greens and crossbench vote to censure The Guardian - AU · Nov 25, 2025
‘Disgraceful’, ‘Racist’, ‘Pathetic’: Furious Backlash To Pauline Hanson’s Burqa Stunt Senator Pauline Hanson’s latest burqa stunt in Parliament has set off a fresh wave of anger with politicians, community leaders & advocates. Pedestrian.tv · Nov 25, 2025
'Racist': Hanson condemned for reprising burqa stunt One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has been suspended from the Senate after wearing a burqa into the chamber for the second time in her parliamentary career. AAP · Nov 24, 2025
Afternoon Update: Wieambilla shooters shared ‘persecutory’ delusions; Starc lights up Ashes; and stunning New Zealand architecture Queensland coroner says weapons carried by officers ‘were no match’ for the rifles used by Gareth, Stacey and Nathaniel Train The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2025
Pauline Hanson's post-apocalyptic prediction resurfaces Pauline Hanson's decades of remarks about race, including a sci-fi prediction about Australia's future, have been used to prove she vilified a Muslim senator. AAP · Nov 18, 2025
Greens senator fires back at Hanson over 'racist' tweet Pauline Hanson's claim she had targeted hypocrisy and not race by telling a Greens senator to go back to Pakistan was itself racist, a court has heard. AAP · Nov 17, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2025 ANU bought shares in Israeli weapons maker after pledging to stop controversial arms investments Exclusive: University says Elbit Systems, whose drones have been used extensively in Gaza, was not on any controversial weapons list when shares bought and sold this year
AAP · Oct 18, 2025 Police cop rocks, bottles as migration protesters clash Victoria Police officers used flashbangs, pepper spray and rubber bullets to try and control crowds after a protest in Melbourne's CBD turned ugly.
AAP · Oct 10, 2025 'Absolute shemozzle': embattled ANU head faces probe Foreign minister-turned-chancellor of a top-tier university Julie Bishop has faced senators to discuss governance issues that have plagued the institution.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2025 SBS gets viewer pushback over decision not to join Eurovision boycott if Israel allowed Broadcaster’s acting MD says it’s crucial in these ‘troubling times’ to be impartial. Plus: ABC’s John Lyons takes on Trump
The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2025 Dfat officials supporting five Australians in Israeli prison after they were detained on pro-Palestinian flotilla The Global Movement to Gaza group have raised concerns about the conditions in which the Australians are being held in detention
AAP · Sep 29, 2025 No room for republic in Labor's 'huge agenda' A push for an Australian republic isn't high on the government's agenda, even though Labor Party policy calls for the reform.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2025 Labor and Coalition pass deportation laws set to make Nauru a ‘penal colony’ for Australia, critics say Legislation validates flawed decisions, cuts off appeals and gives government sweeping powers to deport people, campaigners claim
The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2025 Australian politicians reveal their housing portfolios, with some owning as many as six homes Dozens of politicians are landlords, having also declared rental income from their investment properties
Al Jazeera · Sep 1, 2025 Clashes in Australia’s Melbourne as thousands rally against immigration Thousands of people rally in cities, including Sydney, Perth, Canberra and Brisbane, demanding end to ‘mass migration’.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2025 Sea of people march across Sydney Harbour Bridge calling for an end to killing in Gaza NSW police estimate 90,000 walked despite force and premier opposing rally, while Palestine Action Group claims up to 300,000 peacefully protested
Pedestrian.tv · Aug 3, 2025 Protestors Criticise Chris Minns As Pro-Palestine Marches Sweep Sydney & Melbourne Protestors are taking to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the King Street Bridge in Melbourne.