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Police settle as visits leave Indigenous kids 'in fear'

Police settle as visits leave Indigenous kids 'in fear'

Two mums who sued NSW Police for bail checks on their Indigenous children that they described as trespass have settled with the force.

Working holiday pause 'risks Australia's food security'

Working holiday pause 'risks Australia's food security'

Working holiday pause 'risks Australia's food security'

Working holiday pause 'risks Australia's food security'

Farmers, tourism operators and other regional employers are calling on the government to end a freeze on backpacker visas as they struggle to find staff.

'Difficult' test looming in neo-Nazi High Court case

'Difficult' test looming in neo-Nazi High Court case

'Difficult' test looming in neo-Nazi High Court case

'Difficult' test looming in neo-Nazi High Court case

A political party the government argues is a Trojan Horse for neo-Nazi groups is challenging hate group legislation passed in the wake of the Bondi massacre.

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Call it out: online register to drive anti-racism

Call it out: online register to drive anti-racism

First Nations people targeted by racist and discriminatory behaviour can call it out by lodging reports to an online register aimed at driving change.

Some expert, many personal: 346 voices have been heard

Some expert, many personal: 346 voices have been heard

With public hearings by the anti-Semitism royal commission having wrapped up, some are asking what could have been done better.

Police on duty after wrongful arrest of Indigenous teen

Police on duty after wrongful arrest of Indigenous teen

ACT Policing has accepted criticism following the wrongful gunpoint arrest of an Indigenous teen, but hasn't confirmed what penalties officers might face.

Pregnant woman targeted in 'Islamophobic incident'

Pregnant woman targeted in 'Islamophobic incident'

A man has been charged with Commonwealth offences after allegedly targeting a young family including a pregnant woman in an "Islamophobic incident".

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Fresh migrant proposal to ease social tensions

Fresh migrant proposal to ease social tensions

Fresh migrant proposal to ease social tensions

Fresh migrant proposal to ease social tensions

An education task force is weighing a fresh migration proposal aimed at easing social tensions, as a royal commission investigates social cohesion.

Judge slams 'imprecise' anti-Semitism definition

Judge slams 'imprecise' anti-Semitism definition

Judge slams 'imprecise' anti-Semitism definition

Judge slams 'imprecise' anti-Semitism definition

A judge has attacked a widely adopted definition of anti-Semitism as not fit for purpose, suggesting it would tar more than three quarters of Australians.

'I still don't like it': Hanson on gay pride parade

'I still don't like it': Hanson on gay pride parade

'I still don't like it': Hanson on gay pride parade

'I still don't like it': Hanson on gay pride parade

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is still no fan of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, 30 years on from an infamous interview.

'Hanson not welcome': students skip class for protests

'Hanson not welcome': students skip class for protests

'Hanson not welcome': students skip class for protests

'Hanson not welcome': students skip class for protests

Thousands of students have taken to the streets nationwide, ditching school to voice opposition to Pauline Hanson as plans are hatched for a second strike.

One Nation 'one of the gayest' political parties: Joyce

One Nation 'one of the gayest' political parties: Joyce

One Nation 'one of the gayest' political parties: Joyce

One Nation 'one of the gayest' political parties: Joyce

One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has sought to distance the party from homophobic comments made by a party candidate in WA.

Man charged over extremist anti-Semitic website

Man charged over extremist anti-Semitic website

Man charged over extremist anti-Semitic website

Man charged over extremist anti-Semitic website

A 60-year-old man allegedly plastered a website with anti-Semitic material including Nazi symbols and a video containing extremist violence.

Ex-soap star's Nazi gesture appeal triggers resentence

Ex-soap star's Nazi gesture appeal triggers resentence

Ex-soap star's Nazi gesture appeal triggers resentence

Ex-soap star's Nazi gesture appeal triggers resentence

A former soap actor is facing a tougher sentence after failing to overturn his conviction for performing a Nazi gesture at a ticketed event.

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Reverberations from overseas conflicts drive extremism

Conflicts in the Middle East are fuelling an increase in extremist material being accessed in Australia and the need for more widespread deradicalisation.

Indigenous media leaders lay bare 'terrifying' racism

An inquiry has been told of the abuse Indigenous journalists face as Australia's two major football codes shunned appearing at the hearing.

Aboriginal police officers claim racism in class action

Lawyers for current and former Aboriginal community police officers have filed a class action alleging racial discrimination and vilification in the force.

Racist abuse worse since voice referendum, inquiry told

An inquiry into racism in Australia has been told abuse faced by Indigenous people online is getting worse amid the "culture wars" of recent years.

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'Swept under the rug': hate speech reforms knocked back

A report recommending hate speech reforms that sat with a state government for months has been snubbed, with sexual minorities arguing it's an insult.

‘Win for all’ as Hanson loses appeal over racist tweet

A Greens senator has declared she will always stand up to bullies after a court confirmed she had been racially vilified by Pauline Hanson.

Family take legal action after death in custody

The family of a man who died in custody after being restrained by police is seeking answers and launching legal action over a decision that no charges be laid.

Ex-Israeli soldier 'estranged' after decrying Zionism

As a royal commission examines the drivers of anti-Semitism in Australia, an ex-Israeli soldier has recounted how he came to see Zionism as a "racist ideology".

Anti-racism measures bolstered after One Nation rise

Labor members have committed to implementing national anti-racism plans, while speaking out against the threat One Nation poses to multicultural communities.

As nation eyes misogyny crime, could Australia follow?

As women cop hate online and male-perpetrated violence continues to make headlines, a nation's landmark bid to criminalise misogyny is generating interest.

'Fundamentally wrong' man wore Nazi sign outside probe

A retiree now acknowledges he caused harm by wearing a swastika T-shirt outside a royal commission where Jewish Australians described rampant anti-Semitism.

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