Sydney Morning Herald
‘Hatred normalised in plain sight’: Government hesitation helped foster antisemitism, Jewish leader tells probe
The president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry has told an inquiry that government inaction allowed antisemitic rhetoric to take root and spread before the Bondi Junction attack. The failure to challenge dehumanising language in its early stages, he argues, created the conditions for hatred to escalate unchecked. The testimony puts direct pressure on federal authorities to account for what critics are calling a dangerous pattern of hesitation in the face of rising extremism.
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China to help Australia with jet fuel supplies, Wong says
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong has confirmed that Beijing is actively engaging with Australian businesses to help address jet fuel supply concerns. The development signals a pragmatic turn in bilateral relations as Wong conducts a regional tour. It marks another step in the gradual stabilization of ties between Canberra and Beijing following years of diplomatic friction.
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Australia news live: Beau Lamarre-Condon’s mother charged with attempting to influence a key witness in his double murder trial
Beau Lamarre-Condon's mother has been charged with attempting to interfere with a witness in her son's double murder trial, adding a serious new legal dimension to an already high-profile case. Meanwhile, Queensland remains the sole holdout on the federal government's Thriving Kids program, with Health Minister Tim Nicholls maintaining the state has significant concerns about moving children under nine with mild developmental delays and autism off the NDIS. The program, set for full implementation by 2028, has secured sign-on from every other state.
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Guardian Essential poll: Australians want higher tax on gas exports and extension of petrol excise cut
Rising fuel costs are reshaping Australian public opinion, with a majority now backing higher taxes on gas export profits and an extension of the temporary petrol excise cut, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll. The findings put pressure on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who has already ruled out new taxes on existing gas export contracts. The crisis is also accelerating appetite for renewables, with more voters viewing the shift away from fossil fuels as the more practical long-term solution.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Chalmers warns inflation will only get worse after prices hit three-year high
Australia's inflation rate climbed to 4.6 per cent in March, marking a three-year high and heaping pressure on the Reserve Bank ahead of its Tuesday decision. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has cautioned that price pressures have yet to peak, signaling further pain ahead for households. Another rate rise would deliver a third consecutive blow to mortgage holders already straining under the cost-of-living squeeze.
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