The royal commission revealed the breadth of antisemitism in Australia – but key opportunities were missed | Michael Visontay

Key gatekeepers, and even the prime minister, should have faced more questions over what can be done to address rising hatred

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Gaza’s Board Of Pieces - PopularResistance.Org

There is no ceasefire in Gaza. There is no functioning “Board of Peace.” There is no roadmap to ending the genocide or mechanism to creation of a Palestinian state. Israel has refused to implement or abide by any of the conditions of Trump’s “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict” since its inception. It won’t begin to honor them now. There is only genocide. It changes shape and intensity. But it does not change its essence. Trump’s plan is a mirage, a conjuring trick, a fleeting vanity project. In October 2025, Trump gathered world leaders in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to announce his peace deal, which he said “took 3,000 years” to achieve, before disappearing offstage.

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‘Really inappropriate’: teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high school

Robot from company that acquired sex doll maker to be introduced in school with large Native American population

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Queensland teen dies, 22 injured in e-mobility device crashes in 12 days

The new regulations limit e-mobility devices to 12 km/h on footpaths and riders must 16 and above, or supervised by a parent. Police also now have the power to breath test riders.

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BBC sees destroyed villages in Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon

Travelling with a humanitarian convoy, BBC's Hugo Bachega has been given rare access to a part of Lebanon under Israeli occupation.

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Israel’s defence minister says large-scale Palestinian migration from Gaza will go ahead

Human rights groups and lawyers say policy amounts to ethnic cleansing

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Activists from Gaza aid flotilla allege abuse at the hands of Israeli forces | 7.30

YouTube video by ABC News In-depth

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Albanese joins coalition of nations calling for an end to Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank

Australia joins the UK, Italy, France, Germany, Canada, Norway, the Netherlands and New Zealand in condemning illegal settlements

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Penny Wong condemns Israeli minister over ‘shocking and unacceptable’ treatment of flotilla activists

Foreign affairs minister joins condemnation of Itamar Ben-Gvir after the Israeli national security minister shared video mocking detainees

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NSW antisemitism hearings drowned in the Bondi Royal Commission - Michael West

Folding the NSW parliament's antisemitism hearings into the Bondi Commission, missing airing of contesting views and rigorous questioning.

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What’s really going on with negative gearing? Here are four paths for change

Many have tried to reform Australia’s controversial tax settings and just as many have failed. Largely absent from this week’s frenetic debate: the options actually on the table

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Max Chandler-Mather on Instagram: "Phasing out negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount is a huge priority for the Greens, and we’re prepared to fight for it. These tax handouts add up to ...

950 likes, 37 comments - mchandlermather on February 17, 2025: "Phasing out negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount is a huge priority for the Greens, and we’re prepared to fight for it. ...

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Albanese signals Labor won’t negotiate with Greens on housing help-to-buy legislation

PM says government will put scheme to parliament without guaranteed support, as Greens housing spokesperson says scheme will make housing crisis ‘worse for 99.8% of renters’

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Anthony Albanese says he's not considering taking negative gearing changes to voters

Following several days of pressure, the prime minister has divulged whether property investors can expect changes to negative gearing.

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Albanese lashes out at Greens leader’s negative gearing call

Bandt accused of 'trying to make himself relevant'

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Submission to Royal Commission on Antisemitism

Posted below is my submission to the Antisemitism Royal Commission. I have thought long and hard about publishing this. I have decided to do so partly because I hope it will encourage others to make s...

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Dignity and resolve: Francesca Albanese’s When the World Sleeps humanises Palestinian lives

In her new book, Francesca Albanese challenges the dominant perception of the Israel-Palestine conflict

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Anthony Albanese rules out gas export tax on existing contracts and criticises ‘populist’ campaign

Prime minister says the middle of a global fuel crisis is ‘the worst possible time to jeopardise’ Australia’s partnerships with Asian trading partners

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Trump envoy seeks to replace Iran with Italy at World Cup, says report

US special envoy Zampolli hopes for Italy involvement at World Cup as doubts remain over Iran’s participation

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