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Victim relief as key sentencing test to be abolished

Victim relief as key sentencing test to be abolished

People convicted of a crime will no longer receive lesser sentences because they are of "good character" in a seismic change to deliver more justice to victims.

Olympic legend, top silks score highest honours

Olympic legend, top silks score highest honours

Olympic legend, top silks score highest honours

Olympic legend, top silks score highest honours

Olympic legend Cathy Freeman is one of 10 people to receive the top honour at the annual Order of Australia awards.

Trigger pulled on gun buyback as laws pass parliament

Trigger pulled on gun buyback as laws pass parliament

Trigger pulled on gun buyback as laws pass parliament

Trigger pulled on gun buyback as laws pass parliament

Gun reforms that Labor says would have banned the two Bondi shooters from owning firearms have passed parliament with support from the Greens.

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Why London is shaping Sydney's protest slogan debate

Why London is shaping Sydney's protest slogan debate

Momentum is building after the Bondi terror attack to outlaw a slogan favoured by pro-Palestine activists, but its meaning remains heavily contested.

Demonstrators defy protest ban, oppose Israeli's visit

Demonstrators defy protest ban, oppose Israeli's visit

Pro-Palestine protesters have returned to Sydney's streets in defiance of new laws, vowing they will try to disrupt a proposed visit by the Israeli president.

Hate speech laws in peril as Libs, Greens spurn reforms

Hate speech laws in peril as Libs, Greens spurn reforms

Major changes will be needed to the government's hate speech laws overhaul for any hope of rushing the legislation through parliament.

Jewish groups push to scrap hate speech law exemptions

Jewish groups push to scrap hate speech law exemptions

Coalition members and Jewish groups have come out against proposed hate speech laws drawn up in response to the Bondi massacre.

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Divide over hate speech reforms as parliament recalled

Divide over hate speech reforms as parliament recalled

Divide over hate speech reforms as parliament recalled

Divide over hate speech reforms as parliament recalled

Parliament will return early to debate tougher hate speech laws after the Bondi terror attack, but concerns over gun reform might halt efforts.

'Hate in hearts': illegal prayer halls hit after Bondi

'Hate in hearts': illegal prayer halls hit after Bondi

'Hate in hearts': illegal prayer halls hit after Bondi

'Hate in hearts': illegal prayer halls hit after Bondi

Extremist preachers using unlicensed premises to radicalise followers could be on the hook for more than $100,000 as local councils are enlisted to combat hate.

Victim's family hails law reform triggered by tragedy

Victim's family hails law reform triggered by tragedy

Victim's family hails law reform triggered by tragedy

Victim's family hails law reform triggered by tragedy

Tough bail laws triggered by a fatal stabbing have been hailed a year after their introduction, with the victim's family calling it his "lasting legacy".

Meta slams social media ban as it blocks child accounts

Meta slams social media ban as it blocks child accounts

Meta slams social media ban as it blocks child accounts

Meta slams social media ban as it blocks child accounts

Social media giant Meta has criticised the federal government's world-first social media ban as it releases data into how many accounts it wiped in one week.

‘We will defy’: activists vow to ignore protest laws

‘We will defy’: activists vow to ignore protest laws

‘We will defy’: activists vow to ignore protest laws

‘We will defy’: activists vow to ignore protest laws

Activists have pledged to flout controversial anti-protest laws after claiming they are unconstitutional in a legal challenge that could spill over borders.

Bondi victim saluted as brother lashes gun laws critics

Bondi victim saluted as brother lashes gun laws critics

Bondi victim saluted as brother lashes gun laws critics

Bondi victim saluted as brother lashes gun laws critics

A freelance photographer killed in the Bondi terror attack has been remembered as a dedicated police officer and a passionate figure at a local rugby club.

Twins traumatised by 'zombie killer' machete ambush

Twins traumatised by 'zombie killer' machete ambush

Twins traumatised by 'zombie killer' machete ambush

Twins traumatised by 'zombie killer' machete ambush

Police are hunting a group of teenagers after twin brothers were allegedly ambushed in a machete attack that left one with life-long injuries.

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Police on alert after alleged assault at airport

Federal police are on alert after a man attempted to board an international flight without a ticket before allegedly assaulting officers at a busy airport.

Reddit calls on High Court to slip social media ban

A platform known for its online forums has outlined its case to the High Court on why it should be exempted from Australia's teen social media ban.

France flags laws to ban social media for children

French President Emmanuel Macron has flagged an Australian-style law banning social media for children under 16.

Man who dragged kangaroo along road had 'no remorse'

A man has pleaded guilty to committing an act of animal cruelty against a kangaroo after he tied a rope around its neck and dragged it along a rural NSW road.

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Former attorney-general charged with grooming teen

Former ACT attorney-general Gordon Ramsay has had his bail conditions varied during a brief mention of his grooming charge in court.

Social media ban slugged with second legal challenge

A High Court challenge filed against Australia's social media ban by a leading platform has been dismissed by a government minister as a "complete crock".

Weeks wait for social media ban data to come online

Australians will have to wait a little longer to learn how effective a contentious social media ban has been for the nation's children.

Teenager charged with murder over daylight stabbing

A manhunt has come to an end after a teenager was charged with murder over the daylight stabbing death of a man near a busy intersection.

Social media ban hailed a success despite workarounds

The prime minister says his under-16s social media ban belongs in the pantheon of world-leading Australian innovations like the secret ballot.

Legal threat as social media given final doomscrolling

The final push notifications are being received and last feeds scrolled as Australian children prepared to be kicked off social media in a landmark move.

PM brands social media ban a success before it starts

The rollout of Australia's landmark social media ban will be untidy, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese admits, but he says it is already a success.

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