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Australia to 'respectfully' consider Gaza board invite

Australia to 'respectfully' consider Gaza board invite

An invitation by US President Donald Trump for Australia's prime minister to join world leaders on his Gaza peace board has been welcomed and will be discussed.

Labor issues ultimatum on hate speech laws

Labor issues ultimatum on hate speech laws

Labor issues ultimatum on hate speech laws

Labor issues ultimatum on hate speech laws

Changes to hate speech laws remain up in the air as Anthony Albanese issues a take it or leave it offer to the coalition on the contentious laws.

Hate speech laws could be 'salvaged' after backdown

Hate speech laws could be 'salvaged' after backdown

Hate speech laws could be 'salvaged' after backdown

Hate speech laws could be 'salvaged' after backdown

Despite criticising Labor's proposed hate speech laws as unsalvageable, the coalition is looking to get elements passed in an emergency session.

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Religious leaders unite in call for hate speech rethink

Religious leaders unite in call for hate speech rethink

Religious leaders have united across faiths to urge the prime minister to go back to the drawing board on contentious hate speech reforms.

Islamic prayer hall fined for defying shutdown order

Islamic prayer hall fined for defying shutdown order

A fine has been issued over an unlawful prayer hall linked to a notorious Islamic preacher for allegedly breaching a shutdown order.

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.

Secrecy option to protect alleged Bondi gunman's rights

Secrecy option to protect alleged Bondi gunman's rights

Parts of a royal commission into anti-Semitism following the Bondi terror attack could be hidden from the public, a legal expert says.

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PM vows quick answers after yielding to Bondi inquiry

PM vows quick answers after yielding to Bondi inquiry

PM vows quick answers after yielding to Bondi inquiry

PM vows quick answers after yielding to Bondi inquiry

Anthony Albanese has unveiled a royal commission into anti-Semitism and social cohesion following weeks of pressure after the Bondi massacre.

Israel offers training to counter terror inspired by IS

Israel offers training to counter terror inspired by IS

Israel offers training to counter terror inspired by IS

Israel offers training to counter terror inspired by IS

Israeli is extensively qualified to train Australian police in fighting terrorism and anti-Semitism, according to one of its senior government ministers.

Industry voice in growing chorus for royal commission

Industry voice in growing chorus for royal commission

Industry voice in growing chorus for royal commission

Industry voice in growing chorus for royal commission

Peak industry groups are adding their weight to mounting calls for a federal royal commission into the Bondi Beach terror attack.

Minns won't lobby PM for national royal commission

Minns won't lobby PM for national royal commission

Minns won't lobby PM for national royal commission

Minns won't lobby PM for national royal commission

The NSW premier will stay in his lane as calls continue to mount on the prime minister for a national royal commission into the Bondi terror attack.

'Bring us together': PM holds firm on terrorist review

'Bring us together': PM holds firm on terrorist review

'Bring us together': PM holds firm on terrorist review

'Bring us together': PM holds firm on terrorist review

The federal government is remaining steadfast in its commitment to a mass shooting probe as Jewish communities continue to demand a full royal commission.

Questions remain over Bondi shooters' Philippines trip

Questions remain over Bondi shooters' Philippines trip

Questions remain over Bondi shooters' Philippines trip

Questions remain over Bondi shooters' Philippines trip

The father and son duo who carried out the Bondi Beach attack might have travelled to the Philippines in a failed attempt to meet someone, an expert says.

Minns vows to keep racist preacher's prayer hall shut

Minns vows to keep racist preacher's prayer hall shut

Minns vows to keep racist preacher's prayer hall shut

Minns vows to keep racist preacher's prayer hall shut

The NSW premier said he will do all he can to keep a racist preacher's prayer hall closed in a bid to confront division in the wake of the Bondi beach massacre.

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Police warn against hateful gatherings after massacre

Police have urged Australians not to participate in a racist and potentially violent gathering planned in the aftermath of the Bondi terrorist attack.

Zelenskiy hopeful of new Trump meeting in peace talks

A meeting with US President Donald Trump will happen "in the near future", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says.

Pope uses Christmas sermon to decry conditions in Gaza

Pope Leo has used his first Christmas Day sermon to speak out about the conditions endured by Palestinians in Gaza.

The words that shut down racist preacher's prayer hall

Hard-line Islamic preacher Wissam Haddad and his followers are searching for a new home after their controversial prayer hall in a medical centre was shuttered.

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Failed pipe bombs among new Bondi massacre allegations

Previously unpublished allegations about the extent of planning behind the Bondi massacre and failed efforts to detonate bombs have been released.

Post-terror protest veto in state hate crackdown

Another Australian state has moved to follow NSW with powers to stop or move on post terror attack protests in response to the Bondi massacre.

PM jeered at Bondi amid calls for unity after massacre

The nation is attempting to heal a week after 15 people were shot dead at Bondi, as calls for a royal commission into the attack grow.

Anti-immigration rallies 'sow division' after massacre

Police warnings could not stop a couple of hundred anti-immigration and anti-government protesters, including recent One Nation convert Barnaby Joyce.

'People warned': Jewish anger mounts over Bondi attack

As grief turns to anger in the wake of the Bondi massacre, Sydney's Jewish community is contemplating its future after the devastating loss.

Rob Reiner message urges resilience at Hanukkah event

Hollywood icon Rob Reiner urged Holocaust survivors to show resilience in a video message recorded weeks before he was killed and played at a Hanukkah ceremony.

Man banned from Bondi after Jewish 'threat' mid-flight

A man who allegedly made anti-Semitic threats during a flight from Bali to Sydney has been banned from Bondi after being granted bail.

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