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Regulating Islamic education can strengthen trust and authority, if religious scholars lead the way

Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for greater regulation of Islamic preachers in Australia in the aftermath of the Bondi terror attack. His comments triggered an immediate backlash.

The Conversation · Feb 3

Scott Morrison accused of ‘deeply ill-informed’ attack on religious freedom after Islam speech

Former PM called for national register and accreditation for imams, sparking backlash from Muslim leaders

The Guardian - AU · Jan 28

Anger as Liberals call for Muslim checks to stem terror

Former Liberal prime minister Scott Morrison has faced backlash after suggesting accreditation should be required for Muslim preachers after the Bondi attack.

AAP · Jan 27

Third Labor MP breaks ranks to urge Albanese to call royal commission into Bondi attack

Michelle Ananda-Rajah ‘wholeheartedly’ calls for national inquiry as expectations grow prime minister will relent on previous position

The Guardian - AU · Jan 8

'Evil' anti-Semitism targeted with tougher hate laws

People spouting racial hatred could have visas cancelled after the Bondi massacre, but the government is being pushed to go further still to stop anti-Semitism.

AAP · Dec 17, 2025

Niki Savva’s Earthquake is a damning account of the election that shook Australia

As federal polling day neared on May 3 2025, the ground was silent but the people of Australia stirred, some restless with fear, others hankering for a change of government. History favoured the incumbent. There had been no single-term governments nationally since the interwar years.

The Conversation · Dec 15, 2025

'Classic glass cliff': women leaders mark Liberal first

The majority of Liberal leaders across Australia are now women - but are they political saviours or placeholders until a male colleague takes over?

AAP · Dec 9, 2025

Labor minister Don Farrell claimed $9,000 for family travel during sports events and theatre showings

Minister says family travel expenses, including those claimed around the time of AFL grand final and a sunset dinner at Uluru, are ‘in line with relevant rules’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 8, 2025

View from The Hill: Two women intent on vindication ensure Higgins affair haunts Labor

The extraordinary Brittany Higgins saga, probably one of the biggest Australian political scandals of our time and devastating for multiple people, returned this week to the margin of public attention when one of the legal cases was in the Federal Court.

The Conversation · Nov 28, 2025

A translation of the Nauruan president’s remarks will stay suppressed for a decade – but secrecy in Australia’s offshore policy is nothing new

From Scott Morrison’s ‘on-water matters’ to the Albanese government’s MOU with Nauru, successive governments’ attitude to legitimate scrutiny has been one of hostility

The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2025