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'Really serious': YouTube slammed over Bondi video

'Really serious': YouTube slammed over Bondi video

YouTube allowed a video questioning aspects of the Bondi terror attack to remain online despite suggestions it violated the platform's policies.

Hate speech 'technically' easy to combat but X refuses

Hate speech 'technically' easy to combat but X refuses

Hate speech 'technically' easy to combat but X refuses

Hate speech 'technically' easy to combat but X refuses

Online hate speech can be dealt with, but X and the federal government are dragging their feet, the anti-Semitism royal commission has been told.

Trump policies blamed for online 'fermentation of hate'

Trump policies blamed for online 'fermentation of hate'

Trump policies blamed for online 'fermentation of hate'

Trump policies blamed for online 'fermentation of hate'

Australia's eSafety commissioner has blamed the Trump administration in part for fermenting "caustic" online hate speech which is hard to police.

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Social media giants slammed for letting hate speech fly

Social media giants slammed for letting hate speech fly

Anti-Semitic content is routinely allowed to remain on social media platforms, some of which remove less than a quarter of the posts, an expert says.

Jewish Australians threatened with firebombing, gassing

Jewish Australians threatened with firebombing, gassing

Prominent Australian Jews have detailed how their involvement with a royal commission has led to online threats referencing gas chambers and firebombing.

More help for classrooms to stamp out anti-Semitism

More help for classrooms to stamp out anti-Semitism

Classrooms nationwide will gain access to resources to help combat racism and anti-Semitism as part of a program to boost social cohesion.

Prominent Jewish family hit by 1500 threats a month

Prominent Jewish family hit by 1500 threats a month

Australian Jewish families have documented threats to their daughters from other children, leaving them scared to go to school or public places.

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Anti-corruption committee a secretive, timid 'fizzer'

Anti-corruption committee a secretive, timid 'fizzer'

Anti-corruption committee a secretive, timid 'fizzer'

Anti-corruption committee a secretive, timid 'fizzer'

A committee has heard concerns about the effectiveness of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, which has come under fire since it was established.

Investment overhaul to pass despite 'taxmaxxing' claims

Investment overhaul to pass despite 'taxmaxxing' claims

Investment overhaul to pass despite 'taxmaxxing' claims

Investment overhaul to pass despite 'taxmaxxing' claims

Controversial changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax will get a parliamentary green light after Labor made a handful of concessions.

Secrecy laws face tough pathway through Senate

Secrecy laws face tough pathway through Senate

Secrecy laws face tough pathway through Senate

Secrecy laws face tough pathway through Senate

The government is attempting to repeal more than 300 secrecy offences to re-balance the tension between security and the public's right to know.

'I take accountability': top advisory firm leader quits

'I take accountability': top advisory firm leader quits

'I take accountability': top advisory firm leader quits

'I take accountability': top advisory firm leader quits

The head of KPMG Australia has resigned after the corporate regulator publicly confirmed in real time it is probing registered company auditors at the firm.

'Different environment' for police since Bondi attack

'Different environment' for police since Bondi attack

'Different environment' for police since Bondi attack

'Different environment' for police since Bondi attack

The deadly Bondi terror attack has changed the face of policing, with the NSW force now carrying long arm rifles in public in response to terrorism threats.

'Likely' Hanukkah terror did not prompt extra policing

'Likely' Hanukkah terror did not prompt extra policing

'Likely' Hanukkah terror did not prompt extra policing

'Likely' Hanukkah terror did not prompt extra policing

A Jewish security group viewed terrorist attacks as likely in the lead-up to the Bondi massacre, but police did not carry out a threat assessment.

NDIS whistleblower protections 'worst' in Australia

NDIS whistleblower protections 'worst' in Australia

NDIS whistleblower protections 'worst' in Australia

NDIS whistleblower protections 'worst' in Australia

Human rights lawyers are urging the federal government to create a law protecting whistleblowers in a bid to ensure integrity in the multi-billion dollar NDIS.

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NDIS reform to clean-up fraud, improve care: providers

Sweeping NDIS reforms will enforce tougher provider registration requirements and improve the quality of support for all, an inquiry has been told.

Federal officials grilled over Nauru detention contract

The government has faced questions at a Senate inquiry over a more-than $700,000 agreement with a company linked to Nauru's president.

Revealed: amount of NDIS spending lost to fraud, misuse

About $3.7 billion is being lost annually from the NDIS through fraud or unintentional misuse of funds, the head of the scheme's fraud taskforce has warned.

'Clear case of cronyism': school building boss corrupt

Millions of dollars earmarked for schools were spent on lucrative building contracts for a school infrastructure chief's mates, a corruption watchdog has found.

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Public servant charged after cyber-theft of 5600 files

A trove of 5600 sensitive government documents were allegedly stolen by a Treasury employee, with police arresting him for the data breach.

Woman awarded $1.6 million over 'callous' abuse

A terminally ill woman has been awarded $1.6 million in damages by a court after suing her former schoolteacher for sexually abusing her in the early 1980s.

Staff suspended after foster kids placed with murderer

The department responsible for looking after foster children admits it made a serious mistake by putting two children in the same home as a convicted murderer.

Former PM cleared, two robodebt officials found corrupt

Two bureaucrats won't face criminal charges despite a watchdog finding they carried out corrupt conduct through the unlawful robodebt scheme.

Tech giants present local face to snare state contracts

A bid to tip more public funding into local businesses has driven several multinational giants to represent themselves as Australian.

The funding tide rolls back in for Sculpture by the Sea

After the Perth staging of Sculpture by the Sea had to be cancelled in 2025 due to a lack of funding, the popular art event is back.

Star casinos case: appeal decision a long way off

The outcome may not pass the pub test but the outgoing head of the corporate regulator says it was justified in taking on the Star casinos case.

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