Counter-terrorism police encouraged an autistic 13-year-old boy in his fixation on Islamic State in an undercover operation after his parents sought help from the authorities....
Canada is expelling a top Indian diplomat as it investigates what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls credible allegations that India’s government may have had links to the assassination in Canada of a Sikh activist.
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”.
An investigation by the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner has concluded that VicForests hired a private investigator to conduct surveillance on environmentalists and an academic.
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.
The national broadcaster will be represented by Seyfarth Shaw, which has a decades-long reputation of anti-union practices in the US, to act in the Fair Work Commission matter involving journalist Antoinette Lattouf.
Prominent neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell has been stopped by police at a Sydney train station and ordered to stay away from Australia Day celebrations in the City of Sydney.
Body-worn-camera footage of former NT Police constable Zachary Rolfe has been shown to the coronial inquest into the death of a high-profile anti-violence campaigner.
Edited footage of protesters chanting "gas the Jews" at the rally outside the Sydney Opera House in October was shared on social media, but NSW Police said an extensive investigation found no evidence of it happening.
Housing costs, rental or purchase, are only resolved by supply and ending real estate's position as an investment vehicle.
That means large scale public housing investment to the point that it actively devalues property on a capital value bases. Rental yields are already a poor investment on their own. That leaves the "just park the money" crowd with a simple choice: sell now or watch it depreciate.
Victoria’s oldest independent bookshop has apologised after its owner called for more picture books with “just white kids on the cover” and claimed that the chain would stop stocking “woke agenda” content that divided people....
Exclusive: the NSW environmental regulator has known for more than a decade that contaminated soil fill might have been used in childcare centres, schools and parks
The disgraced police officer son of former senator and NSW premier Kristina Keneally has avoided jail time for fabricating evidence that put an innocent man behind bars.
How Australian undercover police ‘fed’ an autistic 13-year-old’s fixation with Islamic State (www.theguardian.com)
Counter-terrorism police encouraged an autistic 13-year-old boy in his fixation on Islamic State in an undercover operation after his parents sought help from the authorities....
Australian public school funding falls behind private schools as states fail to meet targets (www.theguardian.com)
Calls for special deal to be struck for NT, which has biggest funding gap between public and private schools
Canada expels Indian diplomat as it investigates India's possible link to Sikh activist's slaying (apnews.com)
Canada is expelling a top Indian diplomat as it investigates what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls credible allegations that India’s government may have had links to the assassination in Canada of a Sikh activist.
Too hot to handle: climate crisis report so secret Albanese government won’t even reveal date it was completed (www.theguardian.com)
Anthony Albanese continues to reject calls to make even a sanitised version of the assessment public
Labor to harden position on Palestine (www.theage.com.au)
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”.
Investigation finds VicForests hired private investigator to 'collect dirt' on environmentalists (www.abc.net.au)
An investigation by the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner has concluded that VicForests hired a private investigator to conduct surveillance on environmentalists and an academic.
Croatian sporting clubs with fascist links promised millions in public money (www.theage.com.au)
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.
Bob Brown: C’mon Albo! Stop Native Forest Logging (australiainstitute.org.au)
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese can stop the logging of Australia’s native forests, just as Prime Miniser Malcolm Fraser stopped whaling in 1978.
ABC hires 'notoriously anti-worker' US law firm, Seyfarth Shaw, in Antoinette Lattouf unlawful dismissal case (www.abc.net.au)
The national broadcaster will be represented by Seyfarth Shaw, which has a decades-long reputation of anti-union practices in the US, to act in the Fair Work Commission matter involving journalist Antoinette Lattouf.
Neo-Nazis confronted by Sydney police, banned from Australia Day events (www.smh.com.au)
Prominent neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell has been stopped by police at a Sydney train station and ordered to stay away from Australia Day celebrations in the City of Sydney.
NT coroner hears Zachary Rolfe attended domestic violence call-outs before Kumarn Rubuntja's murder in Alice Springs (www.abc.net.au)
Body-worn-camera footage of former NT Police constable Zachary Rolfe has been shown to the coronial inquest into the death of a high-profile anti-violence campaigner.
No evidence of antisemitic chant at pro-Palestinian Sydney protest, police find (www.sbs.com.au)
Edited footage of protesters chanting "gas the Jews" at the rally outside the Sydney Opera House in October was shared on social media, but NSW Police said an extensive investigation found no evidence of it happening.
Victorian government agreement with Israeli defence ministry ‘highly unusual', analyst says (www.abc.net.au)
Victoria quietly signed an agreement with Israel's defence ministry a year ago, deepening the state's ties with an increasingly controversial partner.
Create a race to the bottom in the rental market
Not sure if this counts as politics or not; let me know....
Residents sue the Victorian government over public housing demolition plans (www.abc.net.au)
Victoria’s Robinsons Bookshop apologises after owner’s call for more ‘white kids’ on book covers (www.theguardian.com)
Victoria’s oldest independent bookshop has apologised after its owner called for more picture books with “just white kids on the cover” and claimed that the chain would stop stocking “woke agenda” content that divided people....
Prime minister hints at expansion of stage 3 tax cuts to benefit lower-income earners (www.abc.net.au)
Who is Australia's gender neutral bathroom?
You know how people make jokes about Thatcher and Regan’s graves being gender neutral bathrooms?...
Watchdog failed to act on contamination risk despite ‘damning’ asbestos findings (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: the NSW environmental regulator has known for more than a decade that contaminated soil fill might have been used in childcare centres, schools and parks
Support for Australia Day celebration on January 26 drops: new research (theconversation.com)
New polling shows a significant drop in support for January 26 in just two years.
Cairns watch house worker sounds alarm over ‘massive deterioration’ in children’s physical and mental health (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: anonymised notes reveal concerns about injuries, self-harm, security incidents and sickness in overcrowded cells
Victorian government under fire from animal rights advocates over expected rejection of duck hunting ban (www.theguardian.com)
Ban on recreational duck hunting recommended by Labor-led inquiry tipped to be shot down as Jacinta Allan meets with ministers
Daniel Keneally served 15-month intensive correction order after being found guilty of fabricating evidence (www.abc.net.au)
The disgraced police officer son of former senator and NSW premier Kristina Keneally has avoided jail time for fabricating evidence that put an innocent man behind bars.