Discrimination
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- Queensland government
How Queensland’s new human rights boss aims to chart a less ‘combative’ course
In her first interview as the state’s second Human Rights Commissioner, Debbie Platz opens up about her plans for the watchdog role.
- Matt Dennien
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‘Significant hostility’: Scale of racism on university campuses revealed
Racism is “pervasive” across the country’s 43 universities and has worsened with “external events”.
- Sally Rawsthorne
Arts boss Adrian Collette says Creative Australia is ‘not about moral compass’
The country’s top arts bureaucrat has insisted his organisation is not in the business of judging people’s opinions, merely the quality of their work.
- Karl Quinn
- Updated
- Antisemitism
Pro-Palestine chants, hate symbols set to be banned in Queensland
The reforms, to be introduced to parliament this week, will include tougher penalties for displaying terrorist symbols, reciting certain chants, and wilfully damaging places of worship.
- Courtney Kruk
- Analysis
- Bondi shooting
Albanese fights back – and departs parliament with most of what he wanted
This week has showcased the prime minister’s pragmatism and command of parliamentary process. He practised the art of the possible and stabilised his footing.
- Matthew Knott
- Analysis
- Political leadership
Once bitten, gun shy: Why Pauline Hanson lurked behind the Coalition’s call to oppose gun laws
The Howard government enacted sweeping gun reforms with bipartisan support in 1996. Since then, the political landscape has experienced a seismic shift.
- Mike Foley
- Exclusive
- Resolve Political Monitor
Voters back crackdown on extremism but Albanese lags on Bondi response
Australians want decisive action to repair social cohesion and confront antisemitism as a new poll shows most voters remain unimpressed by the Albanese government’s response to the Bondi terror attack.
- Rob Harris
Peak Muslim body defends radical Islamist group as Labor pushes hate speech laws
The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils has defended Hizb ut-Tahrir, as the Albanese government moves to expand its powers to ban extremist groups.
- Rob Harris
- Opinion
- Antisemitism
Too fast, too slow, too broad, too narrow ... Albanese’s hate speech critics agree on one thing
Legislation is not a press conference. It has to anticipate future situations and be coherent 20 years hence.
- Waleed Aly
- Opinion
- Bondi shooting
After Bondi, time must be taken to get race hate law changes right
It would be remarkable to see the Coalition, which has argued antisemitism is a national crisis, vote against the laws while the Greens, in the end, allows them to pass.
- Matthew Knott