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Restaurateur who held up anti-Israel sign 'no neo-Nazi'

Restaurateur who held up anti-Israel sign 'no neo-Nazi'

A high-profile restaurateur who held up a Nazi swastika at a pro-Palestinian rally has avoided conviction after a magistrate accepted he was deeply remorseful.

S.Korea's Yoon must be suspended: ruling party leader

S.Korea's Yoon must be suspended: ruling party leader

S.Korea's Yoon must be suspended: ruling party leader

S.Korea's Yoon must be suspended: ruling party leader

South Korea's ruling party leader wants President Yoon Suk-yeol to be removed over his attempt to impose martial law, which has plunged the country into crisis.

Opposition move to oust S.Korea's Yoon over martial law

Opposition move to oust S.Korea's Yoon over martial law

Opposition move to oust S.Korea's Yoon over martial law

Opposition move to oust S.Korea's Yoon over martial law

South Korean opposition parties will vote on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived martial law that sparked a major political crisis.

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Police in Georgia move again to disperse protests

Police in Georgia move again to disperse protests

Protesters have been hit with tear gas and water cannons for another night in Georgia as police crack down on thousands of anti-government demonstrators.

Georgia protesters in third night of demonstrations

Georgia protesters in third night of demonstrations

Police in Georgia have used heavy force to crack down on people protesting the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union.

Anti-coal protests 'playing into Dutton's hands'

Anti-coal protests 'playing into Dutton's hands'

Protesters travelling to Canberra after blockading a key coal port have been warned they risk helping the coalition win office.

Protesters stop coal boats as more than 100 arrested

Protesters stop coal boats as more than 100 arrested

Ships have paused journeys in the Port of Newcastle after protesters gathered on the water to demand the government end new fossil fuel mines.

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Three charged after activists disrupt coal ships

Three charged after activists disrupt coal ships

Three charged after activists disrupt coal ships

Three charged after activists disrupt coal ships

Protesters have been arrested and charged after allegedly paddling into ship lanes and disrupting coal vessels in the Port of Newcastle.

Climate protest flotilla descends on biggest coal port

Climate protest flotilla descends on biggest coal port

Climate protest flotilla descends on biggest coal port

Climate protest flotilla descends on biggest coal port

A sea of kayaks has entered the water at the Port of Newcastle as climate activists protested over ongoing approvals for fossil fuel projects.

Court scraps 'marine exclusion zone' ahead of protest

Court scraps 'marine exclusion zone' ahead of protest

Court scraps 'marine exclusion zone' ahead of protest

Court scraps 'marine exclusion zone' ahead of protest

A temporary exclusion zone intended to help police a major planned climate protest, has been scrapped by a court just one hour before it was due to commence.

Massive NZ treaty protest urges Luxon to kill the bill

Massive NZ treaty protest urges Luxon to kill the bill

Massive NZ treaty protest urges Luxon to kill the bill

Massive NZ treaty protest urges Luxon to kill the bill

New Zealand's divisive treaty debate continues with a huge rally in Wellington of protesters against a government bill to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi.

Tensions flare in Georgia's separatist Abkhazia region

Tensions flare in Georgia's separatist Abkhazia region

Tensions flare in Georgia's separatist Abkhazia region

Tensions flare in Georgia's separatist Abkhazia region

Protesters and police have clashed in the Georgian separatist region of Abkhazia over a proposed pact that would allow Russians to buy apartments there.

Myer scraps Christmas windows event over protest threat

Myer scraps Christmas windows event over protest threat

Myer scraps Christmas windows event over protest threat

Myer scraps Christmas windows event over protest threat

An event to launch Myer's Christmas Windows has been scrapped after protesters planned to crash the celebration, with police vowing a strong presence.

Railway protest review panned as activist fines added

Railway protest review panned as activist fines added

Railway protest review panned as activist fines added

Railway protest review panned as activist fines added

The NSW Labor government will introduce an addition to protest offences ahead of a looming blockade of the Port of Newcastle.

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Arrest threat for protesters who block major coal port

Plans by climate protesters to hold a floating blockade of a major coal port have been deemed unlawful by the NSW Supreme Court, but organisers vow to fight on.

Arrests 'not the only point' of coal port blockade

A judge has questioned why organisers are fighting an application to declare a planned coal port protest unlawful given a perceived intention to be arrested.

'Vile' neo-Nazi protesters climb Indigenous sacred site

A group of protesters are being investigated by police and national parks staff for climbing a sacred Indigenous site.

Coal-port protest could stop ships even if made illegal

NSW Police have gone to court to stop a planned blockade of the world's largest coal port in a move campaigners have declared a waste of taxpayer money.

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Port climate protest opposed due to safety risks

Police are opposing a climate group's protest against coal exports at a NSW port due to safety and economic risks and concerns over civil disobedience.

Police oppose major protest to block crucial coal port

Thousands of people, including musician and ex-environment minister Peter Garrett, are expected to attend a blockade of the Port of Newcastle

Heavy police presence as rival London marches kick off

Police are out in force in London to prevent clashes between two rival protest movements.

'Israeli swastika': restaurant boss's claim over symbol

A restaurateur who pleaded guilty to displaying a Nazi symbol at a pro-Palestinian rally, initially told police it was an "Israeli swastika".

'Terrifying scene': neo-Nazis target refugee rally

Refugee advocates say they were also pepper-sprayed as police sought to separate them from a group of neo-Nazis chanting hateful slogans.

Teen to fight charge of displaying Hezbollah flag

A 19-year-old woman plans to fight a charge that she displayed a terrorist organisation symbol by flying a Hezbollah flag at a protest.

Hugs and misses as Indigenous elders repose royal rants

Angrily challenged by some and warmly embraced by others, King Charles and Queen Camilla have received a mixed reaction from Indigenous Australians.

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