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What surprises about the Middle East culture wars? The left and right have swapped sides
Culture wars have many fronts but the Israel/Hamas conflict has supercharged unlikely battles over free speech, discrimination and the nature of protest.
- by Jacqueline Maley
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It’s dangerous to talk politics at work – especially if you want to keep your job
Dolly Parton recommends keeping your mouth shut if you want to stay in show business. Much the same could be said for any workplace in Australia.
- by Paul O'Halloran
MSO managing director departs, Peter Garrett to lead independent review
After weeks of controversy and a vote of no confidence from its own musicians, the managing director of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has left the organisation.
- by Gemma Grant and Elizabeth Flux
Italian reporter fined €5000 for dig at PM Giorgia Meloni’s height
Italy defines defamation as “damage to the reputation of a person through communication with several persons.” The reporter suggested Meloni was only 1.2 meters tall.
- by Elisabetta Povoledo
‘Full-scale offensive’: Sydney University restricts all student protests on campus
Students now need permission to use megaphones and must give three days’ notice for any protests on campus.
- by Daniella White and Lucy Carroll
‘Just gave money to a Jew’: Seinfeld faces more pro-Palestine hecklers in Melbourne
The US comedian didn’t back down when hecklers targeted his Melbourne show, days after his Sydney performances were also interrupted.
- by Cameron Woodhead
Jerry Seinfeld tells activists they’re in the wrong place at his Australian shows. Here’s why they persist
The comedian has become the target of pro-Palestinian protesters over what has been interpreted as his support for Israel’s response to the October 7 attacks by Hamas.
- by Karl Quinn
Universities under pressure from MPs to adopt antisemitism definition
Jewish MPs want all Australian universities to adopt a politically contested definition of antisemitism.
- by Angus Thompson
Deborah Conway condemns ‘extreme intolerance’ at Hobart concert
The singer and her musician husband have called out the actions of protesters after a woman threatened another with a glass shard on Saturday.
- by Karl Quinn
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Sharma hosted far-right Israel group disavowed by other Jewish associations
The senator hosted the screening of a film rejecting the two-state solution, organised by controversial Australian Jewish Association president David Adler.
- by Matthew Knott
Antisemitic chants could be banned under new hate speech laws
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said the government was also weighing whether people should face jail time for hate speech.
- by Matthew Knott
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