ICE shooting in Minneapolis the latest flashpoint in Trump's war on migration
By Elissa Steedman
The fatal shooting of a legal observer by an ICE agent in Minneapolis is the latest flashpoint in Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration.
#WorldPolitics #Immigration #RaceRelations #Crime #ElissaSteedman
America's 250th birthday party will serve up a toxic brew of exceptionalism
By Nick Bryant
It is entirely fitting that the US is so splintered on its semiquincentennial. Division, for the lion's share of its history, has been its default.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-04/on-its-250th-birthday-america-is-being-america/106193418
#WorldPolitics #GovernmentandPolitics #RaceRelations #History #ArtsCulturalandEntertainmentEvents #NickBryant
Queensland man arrested following dozens of antisemitic graffiti offences
By Jake Kearnan
A Coolum Beach man is charged with 25 counts of wilful damage following a spate of antisemitic graffiti incidents.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-22/queensland-man-arrested-for-antisemitic-graffiti/106170620
Security experts say hate speech crackdown may 'constrict' preachers promoting violence
By Clare Armstrong
Experts say the federal government must actually use new laws being finalised this summer to crack down on hate speech and so-called "hate preachers" in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
#Terrorism #FederalParliament #GovernmentandPolitics #Islam #Judaism #RaceRelations #ReligiousDiscrimination #Laws #FederalGovernment #ClareArmstrong
Humbled Albanese shifts gear as Jewish community's anger builds
By David Speers
This was a humbled prime minister. Showing contrition, some regret, and an acknowledgement more could have been done.
#FederalParliament #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #Religion #CommunityandSociety #Terrorism #LawCrimeandJustice #WorldPolitics #Judaism #Islam #RaceRelations #ReligiousDiscrimination #DavidSpeers
NSW man denied bail for 'blatant' alleged display of Nazi symbols on boat
By Giselle Wakatama
Lake Macquarie man Jake Drearie has been refused bail after being charged with depicting Adolf Hitler and Nazi symbols on his boat.
#Courts #RaceRelations #ReligiousDiscrimination #GiselleWakatama
'Everyone is protected': Tasmania's new hate crime laws praised as nation-leading
By Madeleine Rojahn
New laws to protect people from targeted violence have sailed through Tasmania's parliament, with experts celebrating their "innovative" approach. But some say the job is not done yet, with work still needed to implement them successfully.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-16/tasmania-passes-new-hate-crime-laws/105767410
#Laws #Discrimination #Crime #RaceRelations #StateandTerritoryParliament #MadeleineRojahn
New laws to protect people from targeted violence have sailed through Tasmania's parliament, with experts celebrating their "innovative" approach. But some say the job is not done yet, with work still needed to implement them successfully.
Bondi attack caused by 'cascading hate' left unchecked, critics say
By Jake Evans
A report that has sat on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's desk for months is being raised by critics as key evidence that the federal government has done too little, too late to respond to the rising tide of antisemitism since the October 7 terror attack in Israel.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-16/bondi-unchecked-hate-antisemitism-plan-adoption/106143840
#Terrorism #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #RaceRelations #JakeEvans
A report that has sat on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's desk for months is being raised by critics as key evidence that the federal government has done too little, too late to respond to the rising tide of antisemitism since the October 7 terror attack in Israel.
Albanese told to 'fully endorse' antisemitism plan in wake of Bondi massacre
By Jake Evans
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been told he must "fully endorse" a controversial plan to combat antisemitism in the wake of yesterday's "evil" terror attack on the shores of Bondi.
#Terrorism #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #Judaism #RaceRelations #Religion #JakeEvans
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