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Concern for Australian activist sentenced in Hong Kong

Concern for Australian activist sentenced in Hong Kong

The Australian government and opposition have expressed concerns about the sentencing of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong under a Chinese security law.

Report backs call for federal human rights act

Report backs call for federal human rights act

Report backs call for federal human rights act

Report backs call for federal human rights act

The rights of Australian citizens would need to be considered before any new federal law was created under a proposal for a human rights act.

Israel orders more people in Gaza's Rafah to evacuate

Israel orders more people in Gaza's Rafah to evacuate

Israel orders more people in Gaza's Rafah to evacuate

Israel orders more people in Gaza's Rafah to evacuate

Israel says it will proceed with an incursion into Rafah in Gaza's south despite heavy US pressure and alarm expressed by residents and humanitarian groups.

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UN alarmed at number of Indigenous kids in care system

UN alarmed at number of Indigenous kids in care system

A UN panel of experts has raised warning bells about the number of Indigenous children removed from their families in Western Australia.

At the coalface: traditional owners demand protection

At the coalface: traditional owners demand protection

Traditional owners are pursuing a legal challenge involving Adani's Carmichael mine, seeking to force the Queensland government to protect a sacred site.

Commissioner warns of 'tech wreck' from unchecked abuse

Commissioner warns of 'tech wreck' from unchecked abuse

As Australia races to retrofit laws for generative artificial intelligence, the nation's eSafety commissioner says investigators face real-life harms every day.

Nothing will stop Rwanda policy, UK's Sunak says

Nothing will stop Rwanda policy, UK's Sunak says

Five people have died trying to cross the English Channel from France hours after Britain's upper house of parliament passed tough new asylum seeker laws.

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Australia backs report on Palestine aid agency

Australia backs report on Palestine aid agency

Australia backs report on Palestine aid agency

Australia backs report on Palestine aid agency

An independent report that revealed Israel had not provided evidence of links between Hamas and a UN relief agency in Palestine has been welcomed by Australia.

Wine being chilled to toast possible end to China beef

Wine being chilled to toast possible end to China beef

Wine being chilled to toast possible end to China beef

Wine being chilled to toast possible end to China beef

There is cautious optimism from Australian producers that a landmark visit by China's foreign minister could signal the end of punitive trade barriers.

Israel 'will lose war support' if innocent deaths mount

Israel 'will lose war support' if innocent deaths mount

Israel 'will lose war support' if innocent deaths mount

Israel 'will lose war support' if innocent deaths mount

Israel will lose support for its war against Hamas in Gaza if it doesn't change its course as civilian casualties continue to mount, the foreign minister says.

Defence chief unaware of commander's torture allegation

Defence chief unaware of commander's torture allegation

Defence chief unaware of commander's torture allegation

Defence chief unaware of commander's torture allegation

A Fijian colonel facing torture allegations was appointed to oversee 3000 Australian troops, without the knowledge of the defence force chief.

Concerns raised alleged war criminals escaped overseas

Concerns raised alleged war criminals escaped overseas

Concerns raised alleged war criminals escaped overseas

Concerns raised alleged war criminals escaped overseas

A Senate hearing has been told Australian soldiers being investigated for alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan have gone overseas.

PM 'very concerned' about Israeli offensive on Rafah

PM 'very concerned' about Israeli offensive on Rafah

PM 'very concerned' about Israeli offensive on Rafah

PM 'very concerned' about Israeli offensive on Rafah

Australia's prime minister has expressed serious concerns about the threat to civilian lives as Israel prepares a full-blown attack on Rafah in southern Gaza.

NSW bans spit hoods but still some backing in NT

NSW bans spit hoods but still some backing in NT

NSW bans spit hoods but still some backing in NT

NSW bans spit hoods but still some backing in NT

Advocates are calling for all jurisdictions to ban spit hoods, after NSW became the second state to pass legislation prohibiting their use, following SA.

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'Hero' Pat Dodson hangs up hat after lifelong service

Yawuru elder Pat Dodson has been farewelled by parliamentary colleagues as he retires from the Senate after a career dedicated to serving the community.

Justice system puts troubled tweens on downward spiral

Current responses to children aged between 10 and 13 with alleged offending have little therapeutic or developmental benefit, a new criminology report says.

Australia called out over refugee and Indigenous rights

Australia has been recognised as a vibrant democracy that protects human rights but has been urged to provide greater support to refugees and Indigenous people.

Israel set to face Gaza genocide charges at World Court

South Africa's claim Israel's war against Hamas militants in Gaza violates the 1948 Genocide Convention will be contested in the World Court.

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Hot, crowded jails spark danger fears, calls for action

Incarceration and recidivism rates in the Northern Territory are the highest in the nation, with corrections facilities at capacity and temperatures high.

Anti-discrimination law on cards amid community tension

Federal laws against discrimination are expected as Jewish groups prepare legal action against Islamic clerics they claim are preaching anti-Semitism.

Israeli jets drub Gaza, Netanyahu indicates longer war

Central Gaza residents say the Israeli bombardment has intensified as the death toll in the enclave rises and Israel's Prime Minister indicates a longer war.

Israel pushes deeper into Gaza camps 12 weeks into war

Israel has rejected South Africa's launch of a genocide case against it, as Israeli tanks push deeper into districts in central and southern Gaza.

Displaced Gazans flee again as Israel launches assaults

Twelve weeks after Hamas militants stormed Israeli towns, killing 1200 and seizing 240 hostages, Israeli forces have laid much of the Gaza Strip to waste.

A grieving mother calls for an end to deaths in custody

On the eighth anniversary of her son David Dungay Jr's death in custody, Dunghutti woman Leetona Dungay has spoken at a protest outside Sydney's Long Bay jail.

New exodus causes havoc in Gaza, Israel pushes advance

Israel has escalated its ground war in Gaza sharply despite public pleas from its closest ally the United States to scale the campaign down.

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