Hitler learned to hate Jewish people in the lecture halls of Munich University. His racism was not genetically encoded in him. All the evidence suggests that, when Hitler was a youth, the Jews were not on his radar. It was a university that changed all that.
High-profile Sydney mayors have united in a rare multi-faith initiative to combat anti-Semitism and protect social cohesion as Chris Minns looks set to criminalise vilification.
Dennis Richardson says the early signs are positive for the relationship between Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump, as Penny Wong lands in Washington for the inauguration and a meeting with Marco Rubio.
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A Dutton goverment would conduct an audit of what the Coalition claims is $119bn of stalled resources projects that could deliver high-paying jobs and greater tax revenue.
Peter Dutton’s proposed laws on terrorism and flag flying are a political wedge that Labor should have seen coming a mile away.
Mackellar MP Sophie Scamps has ruled out supporting an increase to the GST, accusing the coal lobby of orchestrating a campaign of political attack ads.
Uluru Dialogue director Geoff Scott said local governments should not be ‘threatened or coerced or intimidated’ into holding celebrations on January 26.
Opposition Home Affairs spokesperson James Paterson says there is no parallel between anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, with attacks against Jews described as ‘far more prolific’.
Peter Dutton has pledged to impose minimum mandatory sentences for terror offences and displaying Nazi or terrorist symbols.
Conservationists say carbon credits are a better source of revenue for state forests than timber, but a leading researcher says it could lead to increased carbon emissions.
Despite the Attorney-General saying he’d been ‘warmly welcomed’ in his Israel meetings, a senior MP said she had expressed to him ‘disappointment with the shift in the Australian government’s attitude towards Israel’.
Resources Minister Madeleine King warns support for Labor’s renewable transition will evaporate if voters lose their lifestyles, as Anthony Albanese prepares to reveal a plan to get aluminium smelters switched to renewables by 2036.
Angry bees have taught Resources Minister Madeline King the value of staying calm and that good preparation and planning pay off in beekeeping as well as policymaking.
The Christian Archbishops have not only condemned the rise of anti-Jewish feeling but have also identified the misguided and illogical basis for the violent attacks on Jews and their property.
Jim Chalmers fails to win crossbench Senate support for his bid to raise tax on super accounts worth more than $3m.
Mining bosses have accused the Albanese government of breaking its promise to exclude service contractors from being captured by the ‘same job, same pay’ laws.
The Opposition Leader unveils a promise to provide small businesses with a yearly tax deduction for taking clients out to lunch … but there’s a catch.
A tech executive backed by former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has won preselection for a Liberal seat that is a Teals target, defeating Warren Mundine.
Australia should expect to face a more divergent global economy as the International Monetary Fund warns of a sharp increase in economic uncertainty.
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