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Investigations
Secret recordings reveal the bizarre teachings of one of Australia’s most extreme churches
New leaked audio and church material reveal the extreme teachings of the secretive church’s leadership.
- by Richard Baker
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Trump victory puts the nature of democracy in question
Democracies have a fatal flaw: majorities can elect leaders who do not believe in democracy or the rule of law or the necessity of strong independent civil institutions such as universities and a free press.
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World elections
Austrian far-right party wins first national election since World War II
The Freedom Party was founded in the 1950s by Nazi veterans and is one of Europe’s longest-standing parties of the populist right.
- by Rob Harris
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Media & marketing
Video exclusive: Why Foxtel boss gave Nazi salute
A video of Foxtel boss Patrick Delany performing a Nazi salute shows him mocking former Socceroos player Mark Bosnich.
- by Calum Jaspan
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Media & marketing
Foxtel boss apologises for making offensive Nazi salute
An image of Patrick Delany performing an offensive Nazi salute about a decade ago on a Fox Sports set was published on Sunday night.
- by Calum Jaspan
London’s famed Evening Standard to end daily print edition after 200 years
The London newspaper, which has angered dictators and shaped the legacy of political leaders, says the change is driven by better Wi-Fi on the Tube and a shift to working from home.
- by Rob Harris
Nearly 1 million Australians served in World War II. Now fewer than 3000 are alive
We spoke to three veterans who were in the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Navy and the RAAF. The men have a combined age of 296 years.
- by Tim Barlass
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Right-wing extremism
Swastikas, schoolboys and social media: teachers face growing problem
Students are giving Nazi salutes and praising Adolf Hitler as social media fuels antisemitism and teenage boys dare each other towards ever-more anti-social behaviour.
- by Jordan Baker
Did a Jewish orphan really become Hitler’s youngest recruit?
Melbourne man Alex Kurzem’s claims that he’d survived World War II by becoming a Nazi mascot were met with scepticism. Finally, he agreed to a DNA test.
- by Dan Goldberg
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
I tell my family’s Holocaust story while I advocate for Palestinians and Israelis
I exist only because a Nazi SS officer saved my mother’s life. History and human behaviour are complicated. And now, we can cry for Gaza’s children and for Israeli victims of Hamas.
- by Karen Kirsten
Trump’s long fascination with ‘good genes’ and bloodlines gets fresh scrutiny
The former US president defended use of the phrase “poisoning the blood” and dismissed criticism that this echoed Nazi ideology by saying he was “not a student of Hitler”.
- by Michael Gold
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