Protests
Gearhead, farmer, tax protester: Jeremy Clarkson takes to London streets
Farming’s least likely champion opposes a new tax the Labour government says will help restore public services.
- by Rob Harris
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Indigenous culture
Why are thousands of people marching for Maori rights?
Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Wellington for the final stretch of a week-long protest that has spanned the length of the country. Here is why.
- by Charlotte Graham-McLay
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Pro-Palestine protesters gatecrash opening of Myer Christmas windows
Pro-Palestine protesters, some wearing Santa hats, were outside the department store, blowing bubbles and mocking Premier Jacinta Allan for calling them “morons”.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘Morons’: Premier blasts protesters after Myer Christmas windows launch scrapped
Premier Jacinta Allan said there was no need to bolster Victoria police’s powers after an activist group threatened to disrupt the Myer Christmas windows launch.
- by Carla Jaeger, Gemma Grant and Cassandra Morgan
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Myer Christmas window tradition cancelled over protest threat
The annual Christmas window unveiling in the CBD has been scrapped after pro-Palestine protesters announced a plan to disrupt the event.
- by Cassandra Morgan
Iran sets up mental health clinic to ‘treat’ women who refuse to wear hijab
The centre, called the Clinic for Quitting Hijab Removal, is the Islamic Republic’s latest attempt to quash female dissent.
- by Melanie Swan
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Amsterdam bans protests after ‘antisemitic squads’ attack Israeli soccer fans
Five people were hospitalised and 62 arrested after authorities said antisemitic rioters attacked Israeli supporters following a Europa League soccer match in Amsterdam.
- by Enas Alashray and Bart H. Meijer
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Police
Big issues bringing more protests and problems to Sydney’s streets
Demonstrations in the city reached record levels last year and are booming worldwide as numerous crisis points and political polarisation point people to problems.
- by Nigel Gladstone
Nazi salute arrest after anti-war protest descended into chaos
Police have arrested a further 12 people after a Melbourne weapons expo descended into “vomit-smelling” and horse manure-strewn chaos.
- by Cassandra Morgan
Trump’s ‘hidden supporters’ rally in New York as election hits final stretch
Donald Trump derides his former home town as dirty, unsafe and “failing”. But as the presidential election campaign nears its end, he chose to head there for a “celebration” – and claimed to love New York again.
- by Michael Koziol
Opinion
Perth
Graffiti? In my museum? How dare our state’s archivists do their jobs
It’s easy to get angry about the prospect of a “woke” institution glorifying vandalism. But is that really what’s happening here?
- by Cameron Myles
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