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Man arrested after anti-Semitic parliament protest

Man arrested after anti-Semitic parliament protest

A 29-year-old Melbourne man has been arrested after he allegedly led an anti-Semitic protest attended by 20 others on the steps of Victorian parliament.

Racism rife at universities as many fear speaking out

Racism rife at universities as many fear speaking out

Racism rife at universities as many fear speaking out

Racism rife at universities as many fear speaking out

Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, racism against foreign students and Indigenous people feeling diminished are under the Human Rights Commission's spotlight.

Call to criminalise threats against places of worship

Call to criminalise threats against places of worship

Call to criminalise threats against places of worship

Call to criminalise threats against places of worship

A senator is urging the federal government to bolster its hate crime bill and make threatening places of worship an offence following an attack on a synagogue.

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Push to strengthen hate crime laws and tackle threats

Push to strengthen hate crime laws and tackle threats

The government should make it an offence to threaten marginalised Australians and set up a national database to help combat hate crimes, a committee recommends.

Anti-Semitism crackdown launched after synagogue fire

Anti-Semitism crackdown launched after synagogue fire

Police will gain extra powers to tackle anti-Semitism after a trio of arson attacks on Jewish targets raised fears from the community.

Neo-Nazi kept 'shrine' to Third Reich in bedroom

Neo-Nazi kept 'shrine' to Third Reich in bedroom

An admitted neo-Nazi who intimidated a Jewish man at a bus stop kept a shrine in his bedroom that included images of German soldiers committing atrocities.

Medical trainees report appalling racism, harassment

Medical trainees report appalling racism, harassment

The rate of medical trainees reporting racism and harassment has appalled the chair of the national regulator for medical practitioners.

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University 'incubator' for Jewish hatred, inquiry told

University 'incubator' for Jewish hatred, inquiry told

University 'incubator' for Jewish hatred, inquiry told

University 'incubator' for Jewish hatred, inquiry told

Jewish students are "hiding" their religion on campus amid a rising tide of hatred, a parliamentary inquiry into anti-Semitism at universities has been told.

'Line in the sand': Lidia Thorpe barred from parliament

'Line in the sand': Lidia Thorpe barred from parliament

'Line in the sand': Lidia Thorpe barred from parliament

'Line in the sand': Lidia Thorpe barred from parliament

Lidia Thorpe has been suspended from parliament after the senator she threw pieces of paper at Pauline Hanson, in a move described a "line in the sand".

Pauline Hanson appeals court ruling she was racist

Pauline Hanson appeals court ruling she was racist

Pauline Hanson appeals court ruling she was racist

Pauline Hanson appeals court ruling she was racist

Pauline Hanson is appealing a court ruling she was racist towards Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi on the basis of alleged errors in the judicial process.

MPs on notice as key review targets 'entrenched' racism

MPs on notice as key review targets 'entrenched' racism

MPs on notice as key review targets 'entrenched' racism

MPs on notice as key review targets 'entrenched' racism

Australian leaders are being urged to set an example to eliminate racism through a national plan involving sweeping legal and behavioural changes.

Landmark plan to address 'systemic, structural' racism

Landmark plan to address 'systemic, structural' racism

Landmark plan to address 'systemic, structural' racism

Landmark plan to address 'systemic, structural' racism

Australians are being challenged to confront systemic racism and the enduring impacts of colonisation in a landmark report from the Human Rights Commission.

Man charged over 'senseless' anti-Israel graffiti spree

Man charged over 'senseless' anti-Israel graffiti spree

Man charged over 'senseless' anti-Israel graffiti spree

Man charged over 'senseless' anti-Israel graffiti spree

A 20-year-old man has been hit with 21 charges after a series of cars were defaced and torched during a vandalism spree involving anti-Israel slogans.

Nazi salute convictions overturned in key test for laws

Nazi salute convictions overturned in key test for laws

Nazi salute convictions overturned in key test for laws

Nazi salute convictions overturned in key test for laws

Two men accused of displaying Nazi salutes at the 2022 Australia Cup final have been found not guilty on appeal, while a third remains convicted over the crime.

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Israel sends rescue planes after attacks on soccer fans

Leaders of Israel and the Netherlands have condemned what they call antisemitic attacks on fans of soccer club Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Hanson tweet to Muslim senator 'ultimate racist slur'

A judge has rebuked Pauline Hanson for being loose with the truth, making racist remarks for decades and telling a Greens senator to return to Pakistan.

Heavy police presence as rival London marches kick off

Police are out in force in London to prevent clashes between two rival protest movements.

Biden apologises for 'sin' of boarding school policy

President Joe Biden has formally apologised to Native Americans for the “sin” of a government-run boarding school system that separated families.

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Magistrate makes example of trio over Nazi salutes

A magistrate has stressed the need for general deterrence in sentencing three men who performed Nazi salutes outside the Sydney Jewish Museum.

'More than hurtful words': Australia's systemic racism

Racism is embedded in Australian society, according to a new report which has found it leads to marginalised groups receiving lesser health care and education.

Accused neo-Nazi marcher denies inciting racial hate

A young man accused of taking part in a neo-Nazi march in Brisbane's CBD has denied a charge that he incited others to engage in racial vilification.

Police break up 'hateful' white supremacist protest

Police have broken up a "hateful" white supremacist demonstration where a Neo-Nazi ranted that "third-world" labour was replacing local jobs.

Racism saga: Hawks allege player dropped due to drugs

Hawthorn's defence to allegations of racism from three former AFL players includes a claim one player was dropped from a final because of recent drug use.

Neo-Nazi who performed salute walks ahead of jail term

Neo-Nazi Jacob Hersant has been told he is going to prison after he was found guilty of intentionally performing the Nazi salute.

House divided: leaders spar over Israel-Gaza motion

As Australians continue to flee escalating violence in the Middle East, a potential moment of unity between the nation's leaders has been rejected.

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