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Israel loosened rules at start of Gaza war: NYT

Israel loosened rules at start of Gaza war: NYT

Israel changed its rules of engagement at the start of the Gaza war to allow commanders more flexibility to order attacks on targets despite civilian risks.

Italy to push ahead with Albania offshore detention

Italy to push ahead with Albania offshore detention

Italy to push ahead with Albania offshore detention

Italy to push ahead with Albania offshore detention

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has vowed to push ahead with a controversial plan to detain asylum seekers in centres in Albania.

Bali Nine return reshines light on ending death penalty

Bali Nine return reshines light on ending death penalty

Bali Nine return reshines light on ending death penalty

Bali Nine return reshines light on ending death penalty

The execution of two Australians for drug smuggling in Indonesia has refocused a spotlight on how the nation co-operates with countries using the death penalty.

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Racism rife at universities as many fear speaking out

Racism rife at universities as many fear speaking out

Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, racism against foreign students and Indigenous people feeling diminished are under the Human Rights Commission's spotlight.

Australia's Gaza ceasefire support splits community

Australia's Gaza ceasefire support splits community

Humanitarian organisations and Palestinian Australians have welcomed Australia's support for a ceasefire in Gaza but the Jewish community has raised concerns.

Road blocked as Israeli adviser's charges withdrawn

Road blocked as Israeli adviser's charges withdrawn

Dozens of protesters have blocked a busy city thoroughfare as a private prosecution against a former Israeli advisor was struck out in court.

'National shame': the women killed and forgotten

'National shame': the women killed and forgotten

With nine Aboriginal women killed in six months across the Northern Territory, experts are trying to pin down causes of the shocking domestic violence rate.

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Mardi Gras votes to let police march in 2025 parade

Mardi Gras votes to let police march in 2025 parade

Mardi Gras votes to let police march in 2025 parade

Mardi Gras votes to let police march in 2025 parade

A proposal to stop police from marching at the 2025 Mardi Gras parade has been narrowly voted down by organisers.

Pacific envoys gather to tackle visa exploitation risks

Pacific envoys gather to tackle visa exploitation risks

Pacific envoys gather to tackle visa exploitation risks

Pacific envoys gather to tackle visa exploitation risks

Employment Minister Murray Watt is convening a roundtable with Pacific envoys to shore up worker protections in a regional labour mobility scheme.

Crime-hit city businesses embrace youth justice laws

Crime-hit city businesses embrace youth justice laws

Crime-hit city businesses embrace youth justice laws

Crime-hit city businesses embrace youth justice laws

A city reeling from crime backs controversial youth justice laws, saying juvenile offences have contributed to business closures and tarnished its reputation.

Calls for overhaul as welfare payments incorrectly axed

Calls for overhaul as welfare payments incorrectly axed

Calls for overhaul as welfare payments incorrectly axed

Calls for overhaul as welfare payments incorrectly axed

Welfare recipients may have had their payments illegally cancelled, prompting calls to suspend the tool used to enforce mutual obligations.

Ex-Israeli minister denied a visa 'to stop hatred'

Ex-Israeli minister denied a visa 'to stop hatred'

Ex-Israeli minister denied a visa 'to stop hatred'

Ex-Israeli minister denied a visa 'to stop hatred'

Immigration minister Tony Burke has defended knocking back a visa to enter Australia for an ex-Israeli justice minister, saying his reasoning was simple.

Mass deportations ruled out under immigration powers

Mass deportations ruled out under immigration powers

Mass deportations ruled out under immigration powers

Mass deportations ruled out under immigration powers

The immigration minister is defending a suite of powers making it easier to deport people without valid visas following criticism from human rights groups.

Migrants, Indigenous people at higher risk of slavery

Migrants, Indigenous people at higher risk of slavery

Migrants, Indigenous people at higher risk of slavery

Migrants, Indigenous people at higher risk of slavery

Modern slavery remains a significant concern in Australia, with those facing barriers to recourse and justice at a heightened risk of exploitation.

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Human rights commissioner slams new youth crime laws

The Queensland government has been accused of "plumbing the depths" by pushing through laws that will ensure children face harsher penalties for serious crimes.

Gaza aid demand echoes as ceasefire in Lebanon welcomed

Australians with families in the Middle East have cautiously welcomed a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon-based listed terror group Hezbollah.

Beefed-up hate laws won't touch religious free pass

With social cohesion under strain, one Australian state is trumpeting tougher hate laws and penalties but will keep exceptions for "genuine" religious beliefs.

Australian visa scheme a 'breeding ground' for slavery

Exploitation and working conditions likened to modern slavery have been alleged within a Pacific islander working visa scheme run by Australia.

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Tycoon Lai denies lobbying US on China and Hong Kong

Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai has testified in his landmark national security trial, saying he never asked the US to intervene during the city's 2019 protests.

'Strong case' to reopen Australia's embassy in Ukraine

As Russia's war on Ukraine hits 1000 days, a parliamentary inquiry has found a "strong case" for Australia to reopen its embassy in the capital Kyiv.

Eyes on Trump's China hawks as Australia quells tension

Tensions between Australia and China continue to cool, but President Xi Jinping has cautioned the diplomatic thaw must be managed "with great care".

Australia 'gravely concerned' for activist's sentencing

The sentencing of an Australian pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong has drawn bipartisan condemnation over the crackdown on political freedoms by China.

Cruel twist as ankle bracelet strapped back on refugee

An ankle monitor removed from an Afghan refugee has been reattached by officials despite the High Court ruling such visa measures to be punitive.

Abusive man jailed for 'discarding' wife in Sudan

The first Victorian prosecuted with commonwealth exit-trafficking has been locked up for more than four years for treating his wife "as a chattel".

Wong defends UN refugee agency delivering Palestine aid

A United Nations aid agency is best placed to deliver aid to Gaza and this fact must be acknowledged after Israel attacked its credibility, the government says.

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