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As an Australian Jew who publicly supports Palestinian freedom, I’m targeted by my own community – and neo-Nazis | Sarah Schwartz
Australian Jewish activist Sarah Schwartz describes facing hostility from both her own Jewish community and neo-Nazis for publicly supporting Palestinian rights. Her experience highlights the fraught position of diaspora Jews who argue that criticism of Israel should not be grounds for communal exclusion. The piece raises broader questions about the boundaries of acceptable dissent within Jewish spaces during the ongoing Gaza conflict.
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Australia politics live: Albanese trashes Taylor’s Midwinter Ball speech saying ‘I would pretend it was all a bad dream’
Australia's social media crackdown bill faces an eight-week delay after the Coalition and Greens pushed it to inquiry, prompting sharp criticism from Minister Anika Wells, who accused opponents of handing big tech a window to avoid accountability. The bill would increase fines for platforms and expand the eSafety Commissioner's powers. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Albanese took aim at Opposition Leader Angus Taylor's Midwinter Ball speech, signaling the political temperature in Canberra remains high ahead of the election cycle.
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Australia politics live: Aly says further gambling reforms a possibility; minister defends automated aged care assessment tool
Labor frontbencher Waleed Aly has flagged further gambling reforms as the government continues to face pressure on the issue, while a minister has stepped in to defend an automated aged care assessment tool drawing scrutiny. Defence Minister Pat Conroy is also set to use a National Press Club address to frame Labor as the stronger party on national security. The social media bill delay is generating political heat, with Anika Wells accusing opponents of handing platforms eight weeks to destroy evidence.
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Australia politics live: Liberal MP kicked out of question time after shouting at PM ‘don’t you care’ about gambling victims
A Liberal MP was ejected from question time after directly confronting the Prime Minister over gambling harm, raising the political temperature on an issue that has long divided the parliament. Meanwhile, Communications Minister Anika Wells is on the offensive against the Coalition and Greens for referring a social media accountability bill to an eight-week inquiry, arguing the delay amounts to handing platforms extra time to avoid scrutiny. Wells framed the move as a gift to big tech at the expense of online safety.
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Curtis waited 60 years for justice over alleged abuse. The Christian Brothers’ legal moratorium will see the trial abandoned
A Victorian man who waited six decades to see his alleged abuser face justice has had his Supreme Court case halted after the Christian Brothers obtained a legal moratorium on all claims against the order. The move, made just weeks before trial, has effectively shielded the Catholic organization from accountability at the final hurdle. The case highlights how institutional legal mechanisms can override even the most hard-won paths to justice for abuse survivors.
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