Empathy for Jews ‘fleeting’: Lib MP
Julian Leeser has accused the government of ‘turning its back’ on Jewish Australians like himself amid rampant anti-Semitism at the opening of a landmark exhibition on the horrors of October 7.
Alexi Demetriadi
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States split on best path for services
The states, territories and the Albanese government have failed to agree on how best to approach some of the disability royal commission’s key recommendations.
Disability reform too slow, advocates warn
The government has rejected moves to phase out specialist schools, while decisions on keeping group homes and segregated employment programs have been kicked down the road.
Abbott accuses Kean of preselection ‘stitch-up’
The former prime minister has hit out at Anthony Albanese’s new climate tsar, as the former NSW treasurer attempts to install a candidate described as ‘Matt Kean on steroids’.
Muslim leaders put refugees’ onus on new minister
Muslim leaders have urged Tony Burke to ensure a ‘fair and consistent process’ for refugees, ensuring as many Palestinians can be resettled ‘as a priority’ and pathways if conditions worsen in Lebanon.
Factional deals give ALP veneer of unity
NSW Labor emerged unified from its first conference since it assumed power after factional broking ensured its veneer of governability wasn’t tarnished by poor optics.
Libs’ AEC pitch ‘a risk to Jewish-centric seat’
Former federal Labor minister Mike Kelly has criticised the ‘like-for-like’ Greens and Liberal Victorian boundary proposals for ALP-held Macnamara with the inclusion of ‘solid Greens booths’.
NSW Labor calls for Palestinian statehood, party gears for election
NSW Labor has formally called on Anthony Albanese to recognise Palestine as a sovereign state ‘as a priority’ as the party appears to gear itself toward a possible early election.
Ballot box ‘not a guide to Middle East policy’
Labor should not form its position on the Israel-Hamas war or a Palestinian state based on fears that a pro-Palestine voter backlash could sweep away senior government MPs, one of Anthony Albanese’s top ministers from western Sydney has declared.
Hate preachers ‘don’t speak for Muslim community’
A prominent Muslim leader has made clear that extremist figures on the fringes do not speak for the community, saying nefarious actors sought to divide by taking advantage of emotion.
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