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Queer youth seek connection in wake of social media ban

Queer youth seek connection in wake of social media ban

Australia's landmark social media ban is having a mixed impact on queer youth who have often used the platforms to connect and find like-minded people.

Trans rights pile-on after 'Giggle v Tickle' ruling

Trans rights pile-on after 'Giggle v Tickle' ruling

Trans rights pile-on after 'Giggle v Tickle' ruling

Trans rights pile-on after 'Giggle v Tickle' ruling

Anti-discrimination advocates are celebrating a court upholding the rights of a trans woman to access a women-only platform as the coalition vows law changes.

Neo-Nazi group outlawed under anti-hate legislation

Neo-Nazi group outlawed under anti-hate legislation

Neo-Nazi group outlawed under anti-hate legislation

Neo-Nazi group outlawed under anti-hate legislation

A neo-Nazi group that advocates for a white Australia has been listed as a prohibited hate group after advice from the nation's domestic spy agency.

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'Direct discrimination': court loss for app's trans ban

'Direct discrimination': court loss for app's trans ban

A legal bid by an app and its founder has backfired, with an appeal panel awarding twice the initial amount of damages for excluding a transgender user.

Teenager accused of planning racist terrorist attack

Teenager accused of planning racist terrorist attack

A young man has been charged with terror offences over allegations he was planning a terrorist attack motivated by nationalist and racist extremism.

Alleged netball anti-Semitism leads to charge, ban

Alleged netball anti-Semitism leads to charge, ban

A woman who allegedly made anti-Semitic comments at a children's netball game has been charged by police and banned from attending future games.

Australian Jews detail 'unfair' backlash linked to Gaza

Australian Jews detail 'unfair' backlash linked to Gaza

The chance to share their experiences of bullying, harassment and fear in the face of anti-Semitism has been years in the making for many Jewish Australians.

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Opera House rally response a 'missed opportunity'

Opera House rally response a 'missed opportunity'

Opera House rally response a 'missed opportunity'

Opera House rally response a 'missed opportunity'

Allowing a heated rally outside the Opera House after a Hamas attack on Israel set Australia on a trajectory to rising anti-Semitism, an inquiry has been told.

Holocaust survivor now fears being Jewish in Australia

Holocaust survivor now fears being Jewish in Australia

Holocaust survivor now fears being Jewish in Australia

Holocaust survivor now fears being Jewish in Australia

A holocaust survivor and businessman has told an anti-Semitism inquiry he was not prepared for the way Australia changed after the October 7 attacks on Israel.

Premier pledges tough response to anti-Semitism probe

Premier pledges tough response to anti-Semitism probe

Premier pledges tough response to anti-Semitism probe

Premier pledges tough response to anti-Semitism probe

Public safety tweaks in the wake of the Bondi massacre will continue, a state premier says, as he signals he doesn't care if they upset people.

Book shines light on women who've won through history

Book shines light on women who've won through history

Book shines light on women who've won through history

Book shines light on women who've won through history

Journalist Antoinette Lattouf has released a new book celebrating women in Australian history who have defied expectations and secured landmark changes.

'Manosphere' rise requires new gender equality approach

'Manosphere' rise requires new gender equality approach

'Manosphere' rise requires new gender equality approach

'Manosphere' rise requires new gender equality approach

Gender equality activists have gathered for a landmark conference aimed at charting a new way forward as anti-rights movements gain traction.

'Ugly nonsense': more police call after Anzac Day boos

'Ugly nonsense': more police call after Anzac Day boos

'Ugly nonsense': more police call after Anzac Day boos

'Ugly nonsense': more police call after Anzac Day boos

A leading Indigenous activist is calling for a larger police presence at future dawn services after Anzac Day acknowledgements were heckled and booed.

Lesbian group wins appeal in bid to exclude trans women

Lesbian group wins appeal in bid to exclude trans women

Lesbian group wins appeal in bid to exclude trans women

Lesbian group wins appeal in bid to exclude trans women

A lesbian group has won an appeal in the Federal Court in an ongoing battle to allow it to exclude transgender women from "lesbian-only" events.

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Shocking racist incidents strip Australians of humanity

Racism against Australia's Palestinian, Muslim, Jewish and Arab communities has spiked since October 7, but things could get worse as the US-Iran war continues.

'Internet rabbit hole': why man sent threats to mosque

An isolated man who sent threatening letters to Australia's largest mosque spurred by alcohol and right-wing views will serve out his sentence in the community.

Human rights scrutiny over Indigenous families pool ban

A formal racial discrimination complaint will be investigated after a group of First Nations families were ordered to leave a country town's public pool.

'Warning flare' for high Indigenous kids' jail rates

Laws sold as a solution to community safety are being used to lock up First Nations youth while fuelling future crime, according to experts.

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Profiling concerns mount as police plan influx in CBD

Civil rights groups are alarmed over a plan to almost double the number of patrolling police officers in a major city, citing fears of increased profiling.

AFL club admits 'error of judgment' on Bondi tribute

The Sydney Swans have apologised over an AFL pre-game tribute to the Bondi terror attack victims that failed to mention the Jewish community.

Call to action to close gendered gaps in justice system

International Women's Day is being marked as a call to balance the scales and ensure all women and girls have fair and inclusive access to justice.

Bondi attack inquiry to map plan to curb religious hate

Focusing on anti-Semitism is a necessary first step to improving social cohesion, says the head of the royal commission launched after the Bondi terror attack.

'This has to stop': mayor calls on Hanson to visit area

The mayor of a suburb labelled unsafe by Pauline Hanson because of its Muslim population is calling on the controversial senator to visit the area.

Please explain: Hanson lashed for anti-Islamic vitriol

Muslim leaders have challenged Pauline Hanson to explain exactly what policy changes she would like to see after an incendiary rant on late-night television.

Cost of the Bondi terror royal commission revealed

Officials have laid out how much a one-year inquiry into the circumstances behind the Bondi massacre will cost the government.

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