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New Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush.

New police chief reveals firm stance on protest permits, issues warning to organised crime

Mike Bush has for the first time taken a strong, public view on the issue of a protest registration scheme and warned that crime gangs will “feel the heat” under his watch.

  • Cameron Houston

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Former US president Donald Trump plays golf at his Trump Turnberry course, during his visit to the UK, in Turnberry, South Ayrshire, Scotland, Wednesday May 3, 2023. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)

Police warn against violence as Trump prepares to tour his Scottish golf courses

Authorities fear protests against the US president could exceed those held when Trump visited his golf courses in 2018.

  • David Crowe
Federal officers confront a masked man atop a police car outside Parliament House.

Pro-Palestine protesters disrupt opening of parliament

Seventeen pro-Palestine protesters were detained inside Parliament House after they managed to enter the building, and one woman was arrested outside.

  • Nick Newling and Brittany Busch
People demonstrate near the Bell Hotel on Sunday in Epping, England.

It’s a perfect English town. Now a battle over asylum seekers is ripping it apart

The quiet community – similar to leafy suburbs on the edges of Sydney and Melbourne – has become a flashpoint over asylum seekers as right-wing outsiders escalate the situation with violence.

  • David Crowe
A photo posted on X showing a cast member at the Royal Opera House in London holding a Palestinian flag during a curtain call. 

A fight at the opera as performer unfurls Palestine flag on stage

The London cast member fended off an attendant who tried to remove the flag during curtain calls at the Royal Opera House. Hours earlier, police arrested more than 100 people at protests across the UK.

  • David Crowe
Hannah Thomas, a former Greens candidate, suffered a serious injury to her eye after police broke up a protest in Sydney’s south-west on Friday.

‘Questions of excessive force’: Major escalation in Hannah Thomas arrest probe

The former Greens candidate suffered a serious eye injury when police broke up a protest in Sydney’s south-west.

  • Perry Duffin and Michael McGowan
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Burgertory founder Hash Tayeh.

Burgertory owner Hash Tayeh steps down as CEO

The fast-food chain boss cited targeted attacks and politically motivated smears as the reason for his resignation.

  • Hannah Hammoud and Michael Bachelard
Multiple sources have said former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas suffered a serious eye injury when she was punched by a police officer during a protest in June.

‘She was punched’: Police accused of ‘gratuitous brutality’ against Hannah Thomas

Lawyers for the former Greens candidate are preparing to launch civil action against the NSW Police.

  • Michael McGowan and Kate McClymont
A protester holds a “Death 2 the IOF [Israeli occupation force]” sign.

Protester insists violent attacks not antisemitic as speaker predicts Israel’s demise

The latest pro-Palestinian march in Melbourne’s CBD included claims that recent attacks on Israeli-linked businesses were not antisemitic.

  • Alexander Darling
Pro-Palestine protesters in Melbourne in 2024.

A city grappling with antisemitism and the blaming of weekly pro-Palestine protests

A march of protest, fringe groups and a fearful community horrified by recent attacks have made the streets of Melbourne a hotly contested space.

  • Sophie Aubrey and Kieran Rooney

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