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Reading the riots: Belfast reveals a nation at boiling point
In the aftermath of this week’s shocking scenes in Northern Ireland, some say they sympathise with the rioters, revealing the moral and political complexity of the migration debate across the UK.
- David Crowe
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Belfast knife attack victim lost eye, court hears, as suspect named
An asylum seeker has been charged with attempted murder over a stabbing which sparked violent protests against migration, with masked activists setting fire to a bus.
- David Crowe
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- Crime
Lessons for Australia in Belfast riots, whipped up by racist fearmongering
A Belfast knife attack has become a right-wing social media clarion call to protest against immigration.
- The Herald's View
‘Uber in 90 seconds, health appointment in nine months’: Why voters are turning to populists
Campaign mastermind Isaac Levido says the rise of Donald Trump and Pauline Hanson is not an unexpected phenomenon, but a direct consumer backlash against sluggish governments.
- Rob Harris
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- Victorian election
Why the Greens think they can lead a left-wing revolt to take on One Nation
As One Nation surges in the polls ahead of the Victorian election, the Greens are focusing on suburban voters in a pitch to capitalise on disillusionment with the major parties.
- Daniella White
British PM hits back at Vance over comments on teen’s stabbing death
Keir Starmer’s office has condemned social media comments by the US vice president in which Vance blamed immigration for the death of 21-year-old student Henry Nowak.
- Jill Lawless
‘Climate denial on steroids’: How the global anti-climate movement is fracturing right-wing politics at home
Populists are waging a war against climate action around the world, but in Australia the fiercest battle is among the right-wing parties over policy “purity”.
- Nick O'Malley and Mike Foley
Henry Nowak riots the beginning of wider UK unrest, warns Farage
The “division will get worse” if young white men felt police were prejudiced against them, the Reform leader said, adding: “This has to end”.
- Nick Gutteridge
‘I can’t breathe’: Stabbed teen died while handcuffed by police, sparking outrage in UK
Police bodycam footage shows Henry Nowak lying on the street saying “I’ve been stabbed”, while an officer responds: “I don’t think you have, mate.”
- Sarah Young and Marissa Davison
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- Global economy
Where have all the fiscal hawks gone? We need to find some – and quickly
Politics in the democratic world has moved decisively against fiscal responsibility. A reckoning looms for the global economy.
- Michael Brennan