Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Palestinian flag to be lowered from city hall after fiery debate
Shouting erupted during a vote to remove a Palestinian flag from a northern suburbs council chamber where it has flown for more than two years.
- Rachael Dexter and Rachael Ward
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- Religion
Albanese confronted by protesters at Lakemba Mosque
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke were attending prayers at the mosque to mark the end of Ramadan.
- Mostafa Rachwani
Netanyahu’s dreams came true with the Iran war. Will it propel him to victory?
A decisive victory over Iran would be the achievement of a lifetime for the Israeli prime minister. His hardline stance on the conflict has bolstered his position inside Israel where opposition parties are splintered.
- Matthew Knott
- Opinion
- Antisemitism
Yes, we feel unsafe, but many Jews know we always will while others live in peril
Our leaders genuflect to so-called Jewish sensibilities, as if Jewish people speak with one emotional voice. We don’t.
- David Leser
German athletes investigated over podium protest during Russian anthem
The International Paralympic Committee will investigate a podium protest during Russia’s national anthem, while Ukrainian officials have accused the IPC of discrimination.
- Frances Howe
- Perspective
- Queensland government
Labor finds some spine on hate laws – and the LNP reaches for outrage
The opposition’s most significant symbolic gesture since it was swept from power at the 2024 state election carries risk for the party on two fronts.
- Matt Dennien
‘Only so much hope you can hold’: Sydney’s Lebanese community prepares for the worst
In Casula, Fatima Hassoun receives updates from her three siblings in south Lebanon, who have all moved into their parents’ apartment so they can be together.
- Mostafa Rachwani
Labor opposes hate speech and gun control law to LNP jeers
Queensland’s Deputy Premier has launched an inflammatory tirade accusing Labor of supporting terrorists and antisemitism after Thursday’s parliamentary vote.
- Matt Dennien
Library stripped of state literary award role in fellowship fallout
Queensland’s state library will no longer run major literary awards on behalf of the government after a long-awaited review. But the future of the event is unclear.
- Matt Dennien
- Editorial
- Middle East at war
Muted reaction to aggression by allies fails the test of our generation
There are many echoes of Australia’s past mistakes in the government’s tacit approval of Donald Trump’s unilateralism.
- The Age's View