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Seven arrested at Brisbane Palestine rally including flotilla activist detained by IDF
Seven people have been arrested at a pro-Palestine rally organised to test Queensland police’s enforcement of the government’s hate speech laws.
- Courtney Kruk
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Hanson pledges to work with Coalition in Victoria as protesters target moved fundraiser
A planned One Nation fundraiser has been moved to a new, secret location after protesters vowed to demonstrate outside the original venue.
- Sherryn Groch, Angus Delaney and Fiona Byrne
Bus set alight in Belfast during riots after a stabbing attack
Bus set on fire during Belfast protests the night after an asylum seeker was charged with attempted murder in a brutal stabbing attack.
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Police admit ‘harm and damage’ to Hannah Thomas after protest arrest
Court documents from the civil case launched by former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas also reveal police have conceded she is entitled to damages and have offered to pay her medical expenses after she suffered permanent damage to her vision.
- Michael McGowan
Hanson hosts barbecue for Ben Roberts-Smith supporters, questions his superiors
Against the backdrop of her party’s surging popularity, the One Nation leader threw her support behind the accused war criminal at a Brisbane park and also criticised police and media covering the case.
- Cloe Read
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Wong says she believes Australian activists were sexually abused by Israeli soldiers
The foreign minister defended her feminist credentials in a fiery Senate exchange in which she said she was open to meeting the flotilla activists.
- Matthew Knott
TikTok to the dock: BMX stunt at Scientology speedrun leads to court
A teenager has been accused of using a police car as a BMX ramp after a viral challenge went awry at the Church of Scientology in Brisbane’s CBD.
- Robyn Wuth
Gold Coast grandmother’s outlawed message on Israeli-issued prison clothes
The grandmother-of-eight recounted her journey from Italy to the coast of Gaza and an Israeli holding ship as she touched down in Brisbane.
- William Davis
The Sydney protest that led to a record number of complaints against police
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission chief says accessing documents from NSW Police remains difficult, as the watchdog investigates officer conduct at a pro-Palestine protest.
- Jessica McSweeney
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- UK
‘Our country is falling apart’: Meeting the far right on London’s divided streets
The political shift in the UK is significant and real. The recent local elections, followed by a large weekend protest in the capital, show it’s not just about a few rabble-rousers.
- David Crowe