NSW police have abandoned a bid to stop a protest going ahead in Sydney’s CBD on October 6 – the eve of the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel – after telling a court it could be a ‘tinder box’ for Sydney.
Pro-Palestine organiser asks if October 7 ceremonies will include acknowledgment of Israel’s ‘Gaza genocide’, saying rallies will proceed regardless of a court ruling at 2pm on Thursday over their legality.
Wissam Haddad has emerged as an unlikely bedfellow of those supporting the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, saying he hoped he’d be given the ‘worst of punishments’.
West Australian senator Fatima Payman is set to establish and launch her own political party as early as next month, compounding electoral woes for Anthony Albanese and Labor.
Influential Islamic organisations have thrown their support behind the government’s special envoy to combat Islamophobia, saying it would address hatred, while urging for protections against protesters and action against ‘anti-Palestinian sentiment’.
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Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says he has ‘very strong views against hate symbols’ and warned pro-Hezbollah protesters on visas that ‘higher standards’ were expected as guests in Australia.
A prominent Lebanese Muslim community leader has questioned Penny Wong’s fitness to serve and said Labor had itself to blame for Muslim voters abandoning it as he encouraged the community to vote with its ‘conscience’.
While the Greens’ support of violent Melbourne protests may embolden its younger hard-left base, it would also deter those intending to vote for the party and keep swing voters away, new polling suggests.
Bob Carr has called on the government to recognise Palestinian statehood before the next election, saying it would ‘rally the party base’ as he launched Jamal Rifi’s new political movement in Sydney.
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