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A protester holds a “Death 2 the IOF [Israeli occupation force]” sign.

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

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Pro-Palestine protesters in Melbourne in 2024.

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
A WACA member at Israeli restaurant Miznon on Friday night.

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
Former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas is recovering from an eye injury suffered after police broke up a protest in Sydney last month

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
Former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas has been warned she will likely never regain full vision in her right eye after an injury she suffered when police broke up an anti-Israel protest last month.

Hannah Thomas warned to ‘prepare for worst’ after serious eye injury

The former Greens candidate has been warned she is unlikely to ever regain full vision in her eye after suffering an injury when police broke up an anti-Israel protest.

  • Michael McGowan
Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives at Government House for a cabinet meeting in Bangkok today.

Thai PM suspended over leaked phone call about border dispute

Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been suspended while a court considers whether she criticised a Thai general and showed undue deference to Cambodia’s de facto leader.

  • Zach Hope
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Videos expose the violent melee, the gruesome eye injury and the ugly fallout

A series of videos, police fact sheets and court documents reveal the moments leading up to and directly after Hannah Thomas’ injury, as police launch a major investigation into the incident.

  • Michael McGowan, Amber Schultz and Kayla Olaya
Hannah Thomas is in Bankstown Hospital with a serious eye injury requiring surgery after she was arrested with four others at a pro-Palestine protest in Sydney’s south-west.

Critical incident declared as police investigate Greens candidate’s eye injury

Hannah Thomas’ injuries have been reviewed by a NSW Police medical officer, who determined the level of injury warranted a critical incident declaration.

  • Amber Schultz, Michael McGowan, Jessica McSweeney and Kayla Olaya
Hannah Thomas is in Bankstown Hospital with a serious eye injury requiring surgery after she was arrested with four others at a pro-Palestine protest in Sydney’s south-west.

‘Draconian’: Injured protester’s hospital bed message

Hannah Thomas has a serious eye injury that required surgery after she was arrested with four others at a pro-Palestine protest in Sydney’s south-west.

  • Michael McGowan, Amber Schultz, Kayla Olaya and Josefine Ganko
Hannah Thomas with a brusied and swollen eye, and bloodied face in an ambulance after police arrested her during a protest in Belmore on Friday 28 June, 2025.

Former Greens candidate, bruised and bloodied, undergoes facial surgery after police arrest

Hannah Thomas, who ran against the prime minister in Grayndler, “may well lose an eye”, her lawyer said.

  • Kate Aubusson and Anthony Segaert

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