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Anne Aly said the government was ‘open to considering extending the protections to other types of hate’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The federal government will consider stronger legal protections for religious groups, people with a disability and LGBTQ+ Australians after new hate speech laws drafted in the wak…

Al Madina Dawah centre in Bankstown announces move on Wednesday after local council issues ‘cease use’ directive on Wisam Haddad Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An Islamic prayer hall in Sydney associated with the controversial cleric Wisam Haddad, which had come under scrutiny since the Bondi massacre, says it ha…

Greystanes man Greg Tait, 43, did not enter a plea and told the court he is seeking legal advice Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A man facing jail time for allegedly threatening to kill a federal politician caused a stir after leaving court for the first time. “Team Australia, that’s what I stand for, nothing else…

Hamad reportedly arrested on behalf of Australian authorities for alleged drug trafficking Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An exiled underworld boss connected to Victoria’s ongoing tobacco wars has reportedly been arrested in Iraq. Kazem “Kaz” Hamad was arrested on behalf of Australian law enforcement authorities …

Protests began over the fall in value of the currency have grown into wider demonstrations and calls for the fall of Iran’s clerical establishment Iran protests live updates Trump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’ Continue reading...

President speaks to CBS News about killing of woman by ICE agent and defends immigration crackdown Donald Trump has defended his administration’s increasingly violent immigration crackdown, describing the 37-year-old woman killed by federal agents as likely a “wonderful person” whose “tough” actions justified a lethal response. Trump’s comments, made during an interview with CBS News after his vi…

At least four displaced Palestinians killed when strong winds caused walls to collapse onto their tents and a one-year-old boy died of hypothermia Strong winter winds collapsed walls onto flimsy tents for Palestinians displaced by war in Gaza, killing at least four people, as dangerous living conditions persist after more than two years of devastating Israeli bombardment and aid shortfalls. A cea…

US president also says Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison, whom he called ‘amazing’, could be ‘bust’ if he’d lost During an interview with CBS Evening News, Donald Trump claimed new anchor Tony Dokoupil wouldn’t have his job if his opponent in the 2024 presidential election, Kamala Harris , had won. “A year and a half ago, our country was dead,” he argued. “We had a dead country. You wouldn’t…

NYC Token, which hit market on Monday, surged to $580m and then rapidly plummeted as firm denies wrongdoing The cryptocurrency launched by New York City’s former mayor Eric Adams is already in hot water, and now the company behind it is being forced to defend itself from accusations that it scammed people. Investors and cryptocurrency watchers say the asset, dubbed NYC Token, surged to about $580…

US president says ‘help is on its way’, as reported death toll rises into the thousands and concerns Tehran may carry out first protest-related execution, that of Erfan Soltani Trump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’ Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests Donald Trump flew back to Washington DC on Tuesda…

US president’s flustered response to shouts calling him a ‘pedophile protector’ was to issue rude hand gesture Donald Trump gave someone the middle finger on Tuesday, reportedly responding to shouts admonishing him as a “pedophile protector” as he toured a Michigan Ford plant. The celebrity news and gossip site TMZ shared a short video featuring the president’s flustered response to someone heckl…

K-pop band to start tour in April after nearly four-year hiatus due to all seven members needing to complete South Korea’s mandatory military service The BTS comeback is upon us: the K-pop septet has announced a 2026-2027 world tour, kicking off in South Korea in April and running through to March 2027 with more than 70 dates across Asia, North America, South America, Australia and Europe. The to…

Research also shows teenagers in care are four times more likely to try to end their lives than peers with no care history One in four teenagers in care have attempted to end their own life, and are four times more likely to do so than their peers with no care experience, according to a landmark study. The research analysed data from the millennium cohort study, which follows the lives of 19,000 …

Plan will start with TransPennine upgrade with new line connecting Liverpool and Manchester in second phase Long-awaited plans for better railways across the north of England have been given government backing with an undertaking to “reverse years of chronic underinvestment” by spending up to £45bn building Northern Powerhouse Rail. Just over £1bn has been allocated to work up a detailed three-st…

Workers will be able to use other identification for right to work, meaning digital form not mandatory Ministers have rolled back on a main element of the proposed digital ID plans, leaving open the possibility that people will be able to use other forms of identification to prove their right to work. This will mean that the IDs, announced to some controversy in September , will no longer be mand…