Protests
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- Parliament House
Pro-Palestine protesters disrupt opening of parliament
Seventeen pro-Palestine protesters were detained inside Parliament House after they managed to enter the building and one woman was arrested outside.
- Nick Newling and Brittany Busch
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It’s a perfect English town. Now a battle over asylum seekers is ripping it apart
The quiet community – similar to leafy suburbs on the edges of Sydney and Melbourne – has become a flashpoint over asylum seekers as right-wing outsiders escalate the situation with violence.
- David Crowe
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
A fight at the opera as performer unfurls Palestine flag on stage
The London cast member fended off an attendant who tried to remove the flag during curtain calls at the Royal Opera House. Hours earlier, police arrested more than 100 people at protests across the UK.
- David Crowe
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- NSW Police misconduct
‘Questions of excessive force’: Major escalation in Hannah Thomas arrest probe
The former Greens candidate suffered a serious eye injury when police broke up a protest in Sydney’s south-west.
- Perry Duffin and Michael McGowan
Burgertory owner Hash Tayeh steps down as CEO
The fast-food chain boss cited targeted attacks and politically motivated smears as the reason for his resignation.
- Hannah Hammoud and Michael Bachelard
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- Police
‘She was punched’: Police accused of ‘gratuitous brutality’ against Hannah Thomas
Lawyers for the former Greens candidate are preparing to launch civil action against the NSW Police.
- Michael McGowan and Kate McClymont
Protester insists violent attacks not antisemitic as speaker predicts Israel’s demise
The latest pro-Palestinian march in Melbourne’s CBD included claims that recent attacks on Israeli-linked businesses were not antisemitic.
- Alexander Darling
A city grappling with antisemitism and the blaming of weekly pro-Palestine protests
A march of protest, fringe groups and a fearful community horrified by recent attacks have made the streets of Melbourne a hotly contested space.
- Sophie Aubrey and Kieran Rooney
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- Crime
Inside the splinter group that stormed an Israeli restaurant, as police make more arrests
Two more activists have been arrested over the storming of Miznon, and the shadowy group that led the action are under close police watch.
- Sherryn Groch and Chris Vedelago
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- Police
NSW Police to drop anti-riot charge against injured protester Hannah Thomas
After the Herald revealed the former Greens candidate had been charged under rarely used emergency powers, NSW Police have changed the charges she will face.
- Michael McGowan and Jessica McSweeney
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