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Middle East at war
Police chiefs to plead for calm ahead of October 7 protests
On a day the opposition accused Labor of “appeasing” anti-Western forces, Foreign Minister Penny Wong backed Israel’s right to defend itself against Iran.
- by Paul Sakkal and Kieran Rooney
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War, elitism, racism: The Aussie taking Oxford uni’s hot topics off the boil
Tim Soutphommasane, the first chief diversity officer at one of Britain’s most storied institutions, is no stranger to controversy.
- by Paola Totaro
‘High prospect of conflict’: Rally ban gains support as woman arrested
NSW Police has “no alternative” other than to challenge two pro-Palestine protests scheduled for the long weekend, the premier said.
- by Max Maddison
NSW Police take court action to stop October 7 anniversary rallies
Pro-Palestine gatherings planned for Sydney this weekend may not go ahead.
- by Riley Walter
Can the AFP charge protesters for displaying the Hezbollah flag? It’s complicated
Parliament outlawed the display of terrorist symbols just this year. The rallies could pose the first major test of the fresh rules.
- by Olivia Ireland
Hezbollah flag-waving protesters risk jail, AFP warns
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has demanded authorities check the visa status of demonstrators who waved Hezbollah flags and glorified the militant group’s slain chief Hassan Nasrallah.
- by Paul Sakkal, James Massola, Olivia Ireland and Marta Pascual Juanola
AFP says waving Hezbollah flag at protest not enough for arrest
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke threatened visa cancellations after a small group of Hezbollah flag-waving protesters gatecrashed a peaceful protest in Melbourne.
- by Roy Ward and Cassandra Morgan
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Middle East tensions
Demonstrators mourn slain Hezbollah leader at protests in Sydney and Melbourne
Amid escalating Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, Australian protesters joined demonstrators around the world in renewed opposition to Israel’s bombing campaign.
- by Michael McGowan
‘We’ve stuffed it’: Kokoda Track shut indefinitely, leaving tourists high and dry
Local authorities are scrambling to find a solution to reopen the popular trail, which would usually be in the midst of one of its busiest periods of the year.
- by Matthew Knott
Deeming didn’t want to assume saluting, black-clad men were Nazis
The ousted Liberal says she found it very difficult to believe there were “actual, real Nazis in Melbourne” and didn’t want to accuse them if she wasn’t sure.
- by Rachel Eddie
As it happened: Union members march in Sydney, Melbourne as CFMEU administrator vows to expel bikies
Tens of thousands of workers downed tools in Melbourne and Sydney to rally in support of the CFMEU again on Wednesday.
- by Cassandra Morgan
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