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Neo-Nazis marching through Melbourne in 2023.

Neo-Nazis quietly forming a political party to try to get around the law

The far-right agitators who disrupted Anzac Day want to form a political party as part of a plan to exploit legal loopholes and take on the next federal election.

  • Sherryn Groch

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Jewish Labor MP Josh Burns faces a battle in his seat of Macnamara.

Just not kosher. The diabolical dilemma facing Jewish voters in Macnamara

This electoral conundrum is causing more anxiety for Jewish voters than a Woody Allen screenplay.

  • Chip Le Grand
Macnamara Liberal candidate Benson Saulo’s poster was defaced outside the home of Caulfield state Liberal MP David Southwick.

Swastika drawn on Liberal corflute of Indigenous candidate at home of MP David Southwick

A Liberal MP and candidate were both targeted with antisemitic graffiti on a corflute on Thursday morning.

  • Alexander Darling
Hundreds of demonstrators gather on Cambridge Common during a rally at the historic park in Cambridge, Mass Massachussetts on Saturday calling on Harvard University to resist what organisers described as attempts by President Donald Trump to influence the institution.

‘No takeover’: Harvard refuses to surrender independence after Trump threat

Trump’s demands include ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs, changing admissions and hiring, and curbing the “power” of certain students, faculty members.

  • Janet Lorin and Brooke Sutherland
Wentworth’s Allegra Spender, Kingsford Smith MP Matt Thistlethwaite and Liberal candidate for Wentworth Ro Knox.

Handshake, strong words: first public face-off for Spender and Knox after legal threat

The independent Wentworth MP has debated Ro Knox for the first time since she threatened to sue the Liberal candidate over a campaign sign controversy.

  • Penry Buckley
Rumaysa was a student last year who experienced racism while at both primary and secondary school.

Rumaysa endured racism at school for years, and says indifference is fuelling its rise

Reports of racism in Victoria’s schools are surging as the Education Department receives at least one complaint every school day – a 28 per cent increase in 12 months.

  • Nicole Precel
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Myles Houlbrook-Walk’s live cross was interrupted by a man’s alleged antisemitic outburst.

ABC live TV broadcast disrupted by vile outburst on Sydney street

An ABC reporter was delivering a live report from outside NSW parliament when an unknown man approached and allegedly shouted antisemitic remarks.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Premier Jacinta Allan and then Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes announced the new laws in November.

Hate speech laws pass parliament as Liberals claim freedom of speech is at risk

The long-awaited reforms will make serious vilification – such as incitement of hatred or physical threats – punishable by up to five years’ jail.

  • Daniella White
Sean Marsh of Climate 200.

Climate 200 staffer calls for boycott of Israeli businesses

The call is particularly controversial among Jewish Australians, many of whom live in electorates represented by teal MPs with Climate 200 backing.

  • Paul Sakkal
Key plans pitched at voters ahead of next weekend’s City Hall election rely on big changes (or dollars) from other governments. It’s not the first time.

Music industry body under fire for ‘promotion of antisemitism’ at awards night

The Queensland Music Awards has come under fire for its choice of winner and the content of her acceptance speech.

  • Cindy Yin and Sean Parnell

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