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Two women embrace near the scene of the San Diego shooting.

​‘Worst nightmare’: Teen’s mum warned police ahead of deadly mosque attack

Authorities are now piecing together the horrific hate crime that left five people dead – including the two suspected teenage gunmen – and has rocked California and the US.

  • Michael Koziol

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Masjid Taqwa mosque, in Bald Hills.

Man charged after threatening worshippers at Brisbane mosque

Worshippers at a Brisbane mosque were allegedly threatened by a man who claimed to have an AK-47.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Janai Safar is taken to Mascot police station after arriving at Sydney airport from Doha.

Three ‘IS brides’ arrested after returning to Australia

Three Islamic State-linked women have been arrested, one of whom has been charged, after arriving back in Australia and face jail time for alleged slavery offences and travelling to proscribed zones.

  • Matthew Knott, Mostafa Rachwani and Cassandra Morgan
Damage from a suspicious fire at a former church, the site of a proposed mosque, in Kilmore on Tuesday.

Muslim leader to meet police chief over Islamophobia investigations

A rise in violent threats and two suspicious blazes in two days have Victoria’s Muslim community on edge but police say the fires are not hate-related.

  • Sherryn Groch
Sheikh Moustapha Sarakibi says One Nation does not speak for the Victoria he knows.

As One Nation rises, Muslim leader expresses faith in Victorian voters

In the immediate aftermath of Bondi, Sheikh Moustapha Sarakibi was part of an extraordinary gathering around Jacinta Allan’s cabinet table.

  • Chip Le Grand

Hanson’s surge is just a protest vote? The one notion that imperils Liberals

At the last two elections, the Coalition parties have remained largely immovable. Their voters, on the other hand, have been willing to shift.

  • Sean Kelly
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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.

Hanson is close to peak One Nation. The opposition must not follow her

For 30 years, Hanson has gone out of her way to divide Australians. The Coalition of 2026 are falling for it.

  • James Massola
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been released after more than 10 hours in police custody. File image.

Andrew’s arrest shows the power of a 24-hour newsroom

When a story as big as the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor breaks, the Herald newsroom is at its best.

  • Liam Phelan
Lakemba, on the eve of Ramadan, prepares to welcome up to a million visitors over the holy month, yet Pauline Hanson says she feels unwelcome.

Pauline Hanson claims Lakemba is unwelcoming. Tell that to a million people about to visit

If Hanson feels unwelcome in Lakemba, perhaps that’s her problem, not ours. 

  • Mostafa Rachwani
Former Labor premiers Bob Carr and Peter Beattie are urging their party to run a candidate in the Farrer byelection, in a bid to block Pauline Hanson.

PM and former One Nation candidate slam Hanson for anti-Muslim comments

The prime minister condemned the One Nation leader’s remarks about Muslims on Thursday, and a Muslim former One Nation candidate has done the same.

  • Brittany Busch