Protests
Teslas burn in Rome, Stockholm as protests escalate
The cars have become targets for vandalism across several countries in response to Elon Musk’s right-wing activism and his influence on Donald Trump.
- Paolo Chiriatti and Philippe Leroy Beaulieu
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Elsternwick erupts: NIMBYs v YIMBYs as VCAT bypass fuels local fury
Woolworths has sought to overturn a VCAT judgment and applied to Victoria’s planning minister to approve a 148-apartment housing proposal in Elsternwick.
- Adam Carey
After throwing soup at Van Gogh and painting Stonehenge, agents of chaos say they’re done
The group of protesters, which included women in their 80s, grabbed the headlines with disruptive stunts that saw them arrested 3300 times in three years.
- Rob Harris
‘We’ve had enough’: Rare show of dissent against Hamas in Gaza
Palestinians tend to blame Israel for the death, destruction and hunger that the war in Gaza has inflicted. But some blame Hamas, too, for starting it in the first place.
- Iyad Abuheweila, Abu Bakr Bashir, Aaron Boxerman and Malachy Browne
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Insults and arson: How one man’s chants could define free speech
A fight over a restaurant owner’s “insulting” chant in the streets could go all the way to the High Court.
- Michael Bachelard
‘Violation of civil rights’: Emboldened by Trump, US Capitol rioters seek retribution
Not content with being released from prison, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and others charged over the January 6 riots are determined to prove they are the victims.
- Amelia Adams and Garry McNab
‘Bird-dogging’: Why the federal election will see a spike in confronting protests
Protesters are gatecrashing politicians’ events before the election has begun. Conservatives claim it shuts down debate. Climate activists insist it’s necessary.
- Mike Foley
Canadian car show kicks out Tesla, citing safety concerns amid Musk protests
A spate of destructive attacks on vehicles of the electric car brand at the weekend have been condemned by the Trump administration as “domestic terrorism”.
‘Undemocratic, based on lies’: Court challenge to stop anti-protest laws
NSW Premier Chris Minns is facing mounting pressure amid revelations that crime lords were behind a host of antisemitic attacks which forced law changes.
- Alexandra Smith
A whooshing sound, then panic: Claims ‘sonic weapon’ used at protest over train tragedy
The widely banned acoustic weapon emits a targeted beam that causes sharp ear pain and can temporarily incapacitate people.
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