The metal sculpture on Jacka Boulevard in St Kilda was sawn off at the ankles about 3.30am Thursday, with vandals also spray-painting “the colony will fall” on the statue’s granite plinth.
The federal government will harden its language on the Palestinian territories, with Labor to begin officially referring to Israel’s settlements in the West Bank as “illegal” and the territories as “occupied”.
State governments have pledged grants worth more than $2 million to Croatian clubs that openly display fascist symbols and commemorate anniversaries linked to the Nazi-backed Ustasha regime of WWII.
Green energy pioneer Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue says it is on track to produce its target of 50 million tons of hydrogen by 2030 after converting and gaining world-first certification for a ship running on a mix of green ammonia and diesel.
ABC global affairs editor John Lyons told a staff meeting the broadcaster “faced one of its darkest days” when this masthead published a series of leaked WhatsApp messages from a group of pro-Israel lawyers....