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Tough police powers to target 'hate-promoting' protests

Tough police powers to target 'hate-promoting' protests

Police will get the power to reject protest applications they believe could promote hate under planned state laws.

Cops slam kids' ankle bracelets as a burden on staffing

Cops slam kids' ankle bracelets as a burden on staffing

Cops slam kids' ankle bracelets as a burden on staffing

Cops slam kids' ankle bracelets as a burden on staffing

Children as young as 10 may be fitted with electronic monitoring devices under new laws, but questions remain over how, or even whether they will be applied.

Superannuation tax changes one step closer to reality

Superannuation tax changes one step closer to reality

Superannuation tax changes one step closer to reality

Superannuation tax changes one step closer to reality

Labor's tweaked super concessions bill that will increase taxes on high account holders but won't hit unrealised gains has taken its first step to becoming law.

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Native title holders take water dispute to High Court

Native title holders take water dispute to High Court

A huge water allocation to allow a horticulture company to grow fruit and vegetables in the desert is being challenged in the High Court by Traditional Owners.

Grooming claims spark Roblox kid-friendly rating review

Grooming claims spark Roblox kid-friendly rating review

The communications minister has requested an urgent meeting with controversial gaming host Roblox, while her opponent has labelled her too slow to act.

Unease over bid to police hate speech outside classroom

Unease over bid to police hate speech outside classroom

A move that will make it easier to fire teachers who use hate speech in and out of the classroom, including on social media, has drawn strong reactions.

Laws for nation's toughest DV murder penalty introduced

Laws for nation's toughest DV murder penalty introduced

A crime-troubled territory is introducing Australia's strongest sentencing laws for domestic violence murders, with a mandatory non-parole period of 25 years.

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Victim relief as key sentencing test to be abolished

Victim relief as key sentencing test to be abolished

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.

Why London is shaping Sydney's protest slogan debate

Why London is shaping Sydney's protest slogan debate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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‘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

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

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

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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