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Security upgrades made easy for places of worship

Security upgrades made easy for places of worship

Places of public worship in NSW will be able to upgrade their security without the need for lengthy planning approvals to offer worshippers better protections.

Flowers, reflection for 10th anniversary of Lindt siege

Flowers, reflection for 10th anniversary of Lindt siege

Flowers, reflection for 10th anniversary of Lindt siege

Flowers, reflection for 10th anniversary of Lindt siege

A hostage and a rescuer of the Lindt Cafe siege have opened up about their struggles in the decade since as leaders lay flowers to mark the anniversary.

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.

PM lashes anti-Semitic attacks as evil and disgraceful

PM lashes anti-Semitic attacks as evil and disgraceful

Anthony Albanese has delivered an impassioned call for Australians to unite around common values and respect after two attacks on Jewish communities.

'Cheap and late': PM heckled at firebombed synagogue

'Cheap and late': PM heckled at firebombed synagogue

An angry crowd has met Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as he visited a synagogue to see for himself the destruction caused by a suspected terrorist attack.

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.

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'Evil' synagogue fire declared likely terrorism

'Evil' synagogue fire declared likely terrorism

'Evil' synagogue fire declared likely terrorism

'Evil' synagogue fire declared likely terrorism

The firebombing of a synagogue was likely an 'evil' and politically motivated terror attack, authorities say, as police search for three suspects.

Blackened shell a reminder of Holocaust devastation

Blackened shell a reminder of Holocaust devastation

Blackened shell a reminder of Holocaust devastation

Blackened shell a reminder of Holocaust devastation

Members of the Jewish community have gathered in solidarity after a synagogue was firebombed by two men who are on the run from police.

PM personally believes synagogue attack was terrorism

PM personally believes synagogue attack was terrorism

PM personally believes synagogue attack was terrorism

PM personally believes synagogue attack was terrorism

A synagogue incident has been called a 'terrorist attack' by some, and while the prime minister personally agrees, an official determination has not been made.

World leaders watch Notre-Dame reopen with a 'merci'

World leaders watch Notre-Dame reopen with a 'merci'

World leaders watch Notre-Dame reopen with a 'merci'

World leaders watch Notre-Dame reopen with a 'merci'

Notre-Dame cathedral has it reopened after a devastating fire that brought the 860-year-old iconic Paris landmark close to collapse five years ago.

Mix of quiet sorrow and anger over synagogue attack

Mix of quiet sorrow and anger over synagogue attack

Mix of quiet sorrow and anger over synagogue attack

Mix of quiet sorrow and anger over synagogue attack

A member of a Jewish community targeted in a firebomb attack says the damage to the Adass Israel Synagogue is a cause of great anguish.

Worshippers escape 'devastating' synagogue attack

Worshippers escape 'devastating' synagogue attack

Worshippers escape 'devastating' synagogue attack

Worshippers escape 'devastating' synagogue attack

A congregant says the Jewish community has been "hit in the heart" after fire gutted one of Melbourne's largest synagogues within the space of an hour.

Beefed-up hate laws won't touch religious free pass

Beefed-up hate laws won't touch religious free pass

Beefed-up hate laws won't touch religious free pass

Beefed-up hate laws won't touch religious free pass

With social cohesion under strain, one Australian state is trumpeting tougher hate laws and penalties but will keep exceptions for "genuine" religious beliefs.

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Pacific finance needs top $2b as storms hit, seas rise

Pacific Island nations need climate finance to top $2 billion every year in addition to existing official aid, experts warn the international climate summit.

High Court limits church liability for child abuse

The High Court has found a Catholic diocese in regional Victoria is not liable for the sexual abuse of a young boy by a priest over 50 years ago.

High Court lets Indigenous woman pursue abuse damages

The High Court has ruled an Aboriginal woman can pursue damages on some allegations of historical sexual and physical abuse while in state care in Queensland.

Jewish heads sue Islamic preacher over 'racist' sermons

Two Jewish leaders say a racial discrimination lawsuit filed against a controversial Islamic preacher is required to "defend the honour" of their community.

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MP breaks party ranks on transgender birth certificates

A NSW Liberal MP has broken with ranks and accused her leaders of fearmongering over laws that make it easier for transgender people modify birth certificates.

Gay teachers left exposed to ensure equality laws pass

A bill to enable LGBTQI people to be treated equally under many laws for the first time will be stripped of some protections after faith-based pushback.

PM hails 'historic' visit of Greek Orthodox leader

Spiritual leader Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has arrived in Australia to mark 100 years since the Greek Orthodox church was established in the country.

Priest 'unrepentant' after molesting trusting family

A Greek Orthodox priest who sexually abused a mother and her two children at confession will not be jailed despite claiming his victims lied for financial gain.

'Quite a crisis': anti-Semitism envoy on uni campuses

Australia's special envoy to combat anti-Semitism says university officials don't understand how bad the "special form of racism" has become on their campuses.

Pope Francis warns against religious extremism

On the first day of his tour of Indonesia, the pope has warned against religious extremism, saying it distorts religious beliefs through deception and violence.

'Disillusioned': Muslim group warning ahead of election

A grassroots political movement is aiming to swing votes away from the government at the federal election over its response to the Israel-Gaza conflict.

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