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It’s Midnight hour for ‘woke’ politics

The success of Trump has repudiated a politics that demands obedience over exchange, presumes bad faith in its opponents, and has no patience for persuasion.

  • Waleed Aly

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An antisemitic sign is held on the steps of Victoria’s parliament.

Police probe antisemitic sign on steps of Victorian parliament

Victoria Police said officers were called to reports about 20 protesters were displaying a large banner near Parliament House about 6.55pm.

  • Lachlan Abbott
A Hezbollah flag displayed at a rally in Melbourne.

‘Knee-jerk lawmaking’: Terror flags and masks to be banned at protests, sparking backlash

The Allan government is on a collision course with civil libertarians and pro-Palestinian groups over a plan to criminalise behaviour at peaceful protests.

  • Carla Jaeger
Masked anti-war protesters clash with police during a demonstration against the Land Forces expo in Melbourne in September.

Laws on masks, places of worship being considered to stop protesters spreading hate

Police could be given greater powers at protests under changes to laws being considered by the Victorian government.

  • Ashleigh McMillan
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is pictured here in a photo released by his office on Saturday.

South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will take over as acting president while the Constitutional Court decides whether to dismiss Yoon or to restore his powers.

The Pro-Palestine march through the streets of Melbourne on Sunday.

Protests to go on ‘until liberation’, say pro-Palestinian rally organisers

Melbourne’s 61st consecutive pro-Palestinian protest has taken place as the state government mulls changes to protest laws.

  • Michael Bachelard and Carla Jaeger
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law.

South Korean martial law call turns domestic politics into international crisis

The extraordinary events have shaken the democratic foundations of the nation of 51 million people.

  • Lisa Visentin

It looks like the latest form of protest, and Lidia Thorpe is its master

There will always be a place for protest, but people listen most when respect is on board.

  • Jacqueline Maley
Independent senator Lidia Thorpe outside Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday.

Lidia Thorpe grandstands from press gallery after Senate suspension

Thorpe is suspended from the Senate chamber on Thursday, but is at Parliament House and her behaviour has prompted a large security response.

  • Olivia Ireland and James Massola
James Crafti is detained by police near the intersection of Orrong and Inkerman roads on Monday night.

Man arrested at Caulfield protest blasts police, Israel supporters

Ugly scenes erupted outside a synagogue when a handful of pro-Palestine activists faced off against a crowd of Israel supporters on Monday evening.

  • Lachlan Abbott

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