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'Done it tough': Hanson defends her billionaire backer

'Done it tough': Hanson defends her billionaire backer

Pauline Hanson has defended her relationship with billionaire donor Gina Rinehart, also declaring taxpayers didn't fund her Italy trip with the mining magnate.

'Deal with it now': Hanson urged to sack senator

'Deal with it now': Hanson urged to sack senator

'Deal with it now': Hanson urged to sack senator

'Deal with it now': Hanson urged to sack senator

One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts should be sacked for boosting conspiracy theories and anti-Semitic tropes, his parliamentary rivals say.

Legal system a 'jailing machine', prisons like 'gulags'

Legal system a 'jailing machine', prisons like 'gulags'

Legal system a 'jailing machine', prisons like 'gulags'

Legal system a 'jailing machine', prisons like 'gulags'

A veteran barrister with decades of experience in the Northern Territory says its court system has become a jailing machine and the prisons like "gulags".

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'Unflattering history' embraced in return of remains

'Unflattering history' embraced in return of remains

The Australian Museum has formally returned the remains of several Rapa Nui ancestors to Easter Island after purchasing them more than 140 years ago.

'Losing battle': racism surge since voice vote defeat

'Losing battle': racism surge since voice vote defeat

Australia has gone backwards in its treatment of Indigenous people as online racist abuse surges since the voice referendum, an inquiry has been told.

'Spineless' unis blasted over campus anti-Semitism

'Spineless' unis blasted over campus anti-Semitism

New rules for the university sector aim to crack down on racism on campus, but the opposition believes more action is needed.

Two-thirds of workers exposed to racism on the job

Two-thirds of workers exposed to racism on the job

Racism is common in Australian workplaces, with First Nations employees disproportionately targeted, according to new research.

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Judge blasts 'complicated' Jewish slur claim

Judge blasts 'complicated' Jewish slur claim

Judge blasts 'complicated' Jewish slur claim

Judge blasts 'complicated' Jewish slur claim

A judge has dismissed claims that parts of an anti-Semitic rant by a man imitating a recent mass shooting fell into a "grey area".

Claims of racism at referendum ballot box spark reforms

Claims of racism at referendum ballot box spark reforms

Claims of racism at referendum ballot box spark reforms

Claims of racism at referendum ballot box spark reforms

An Aboriginal man is celebrating as his racial discrimination lawsuit against the Australian Electoral Commission is set to usher in nationwide change.

'Can you imagine': PM mocks One Nation over fuel crisis

'Can you imagine': PM mocks One Nation over fuel crisis

'Can you imagine': PM mocks One Nation over fuel crisis

'Can you imagine': PM mocks One Nation over fuel crisis

Australia's multicultural background is being held up by the government as a reason the nation was able to strike fuel supply deals with its Asian neighbours.

Australian neo-Nazi 'emulating thugs of 1930s Berlin'

Australian neo-Nazi 'emulating thugs of 1930s Berlin'

Australian neo-Nazi 'emulating thugs of 1930s Berlin'

Australian neo-Nazi 'emulating thugs of 1930s Berlin'

A magistrate has dressed down a neo-Nazi leader in court for "repugnant" racial slurs emulating 1930s Germany and hiding behind "the pretence of free speech".

Alleged anti-Israel nurse 'happy' as drug charge binned

Alleged anti-Israel nurse 'happy' as drug charge binned

Alleged anti-Israel nurse 'happy' as drug charge binned

Alleged anti-Israel nurse 'happy' as drug charge binned

A nurse accused of making anti-Semitic remarks to an Israeli influencer has celebrated after an allegation that he possessed a vial of morphine was dismissed.

'Bad behaviour': racists louder since voice referendum

'Bad behaviour': racists louder since voice referendum

'Bad behaviour': racists louder since voice referendum

'Bad behaviour': racists louder since voice referendum

The booing and heckling of Welcome to Country speakers has been cited as an example of racists becoming "louder in public" since the voice referendum result.

Puppet in arson bid on Jewish deli 'not anti-Semitic'

Puppet in arson bid on Jewish deli 'not anti-Semitic'

Puppet in arson bid on Jewish deli 'not anti-Semitic'

Puppet in arson bid on Jewish deli 'not anti-Semitic'

A man was not motivated by anti-Semitic views when he was directed to set a Jewish deli alight, a judge has said.

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Blow for case against nurses over anti-Israel video

The case against two nurses accused of threatening Israeli patients has sustained a major hit as a video of their alleged remarks was ruled inadmissible.

‘Off my meds’: man avoids jail over mosque AK-47 threat

A man will not be jailed after a court was told he was experiencing a bipolar-related manic episode when he stormed a mosque claiming he had an assault rifle.

Man charged over foul email to royal commission witness

Police investigating a report about offensive emails say they found weapons, instructions on making explosives and a copy of Mein Kampf at a man's home.

Difficult question still facing anti-Semitism inquiry

The royal commission on anti-Semitism stands to do more harm than good for social cohesion unless it gets a key, highly divisive, definition right.

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Neo-Nazis lose fight to overturn hate group listing

Neo-Nazi group White Australia has been dealt a legal blow as it challenges hate speech laws which could cause its "extinction".

'Devastating blow': nurse case hinges on video legality

Two nurses charged with making menacing anti-Semitic comments to an Israeli online are fighting to exclude the video of their chat from court.

Man in Nazi shirt said he's 'better than Bondi fellow'

A T-shirt with a swastika and claiming personal pride in anti-Semitism is better than committing the Bondi terrorist attack, a man allegedly told police.

Neo-Nazi party to learn fate over hate group listing

The White Australia Party is about to find out whether it can continue operating under hate laws passed in the wake of the Bondi massacre.

Neo-Nazi sledged as 'scum' in fiery court confrontation

Fiery verbal abuse has been hurled at a prominent neo-Nazi as he left court after appearing on two charges connected to far-right activity.

Blow for academics sued over alleged anti-Semitic posts

Jewish academics have won a bid to amend discrimination claims against their colleagues over allegedly anti-Semitic social media posts.

Foul-mouthed bikie denies heading anti-Semitic attack

A bikie who denies masterminding an Iran-led firebombing of a Jewish deli has angrily cursed outside court after his trial was delayed until next year.

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