Anthony Albanese’s hand-picked envoy on anti-Semitism has declared the nation’s judiciary is failing Jewish Australians with weak sentences for anti-Semitic criminals, calling on the PM to convene national cabinet to take immediate action.
Australia’s Hindu community is in an ‘impossible position’ as anti-Semitic vandals defaced synagogues with swastikas – sacred in the Hindu faith – urging leaders instead to use ‘Nazi symbols’ to describe the abhorrent vandalism.
Sydney’s inner west has become a ‘tinderbox’ after a spate of anti-Semitic attacks, with the local mayor saying the Greens ‘at every level’ had failed and ‘inflamed’ tensions.
Muslim Australians are increasingly vigilant of radicalisation, but it will take just ‘one lone wolf’ to commit atrocities on home soil and spark a new wave of terror, a leading Muslim leader warns.
Drones, amphibious vehicles, and remote-controlled vessels could help emergency services combat disasters this year as one state looks ‘outside the box’.
After a year of hatred, prominent Sydney rabbis have been congregational champions, leading and navigating through rampant anti-Semitism to ensure the safety of their community and move the national dial.
Education Minster Jason Clare is supportive of developing the first Hindu school in Australia, as the Hindu community seeks a federal government funding commitment.
A top Hindu leader has warned the nation is ‘incubating religious intolerance’ with its failure to clamp down on anti-Semitism, claiming those who hate Jewish Australians ‘hate people of all faiths except their own’.
As the New Year rang in, the nation put aside unanswered questions to usher in a fresh new beginning. Australians relaxed and celebrate in a spirit of fun and our in-built sense that this country can overcome anything; with the rest of the world holding their own celebrations.
A Sydney cleric who boasted of his friendship with Islamic State jihadis said it was ‘not illegal’ to be friends with convicted terrorists, spruiking his relationship with ‘brother’ Anjem Choudary, one of Britain’s most notorious extremists.
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