NSW Police won't act on 'fake flag' bearers as pro-Hezbollah crowd skirts ban
NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Peter McKenna says those who displayed paraphernalia similar to Hezbollah flags will not be arrested, as a man is charged for displaying a Nazi symbol.
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Coalition to turn up heat on Labor’s ‘weak’ Israel stance; Tehran summons Australian ambassador
Opposition frontbencher Jane Hume says the Coalition will press Labor to explain its drift from bipartisan support for Israel in the coming sitting week, while in Tehran the Australian ambassador has been summoned by Iran’s foreign ministry.
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Australian-based Ukranian bishop named among new cardinals
Pope Francis has surprised the Australian Catholic Church with the appointment of a new Cardinal from Melbourne because the new Cardinal is neither from Melbourne nor Australian.
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