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Crystal-Rose Jones
‘Ridiculous’: Premier Demands Repeal of Same-Sex Book Ban
NSW Premier Chris Minns has broken his silence after a western Sydney council voted to remove a same-sex parenting book from its libraries.
May 09, 2024
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Crystal-Rose Jones
3 hours
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Australia News
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Crystal-Rose Jones
Labor MPs Critical After Council Votes to Ban ‘Same-Sex’ Parenting Book from Library
The council decision raises interesting legal questions, according to one expert.
May 08, 2024
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Crystal-Rose Jones
May 08
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Australia News
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Sophia Jiang
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Rebecca Zhu
‘Peaceful Advocacy’: Sydney Elected Leaders Throw Support Behind Faith Group
Political leaders have praised the peaceful nature of meditation practice Falun Dafa on the 32nd anniversary of its dissemination.
May 07, 2024
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Sophia Jiang
May 07
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Australia News
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Alfred Bui
6 in 10 Australians Want Businesses to Stay Away from Politics
While 96 percent of Australians wanted brands to do some form of good, 61 percent did not support companies taking a position on social and political issues.
May 07, 2024
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Alfred Bui
May 07
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Asia & Pacific
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Rex Widerstrom
NZ Deputy Leader Decries ‘Separatist Hate-Filled’ Speech by Māori Party MP
Winston Peters has condemned a speech by a Māori Party MP that claimed the government intended to ‘exterminate Māori.’
May 07, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
May 07
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Australia News
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AAP
$230 Million Emergency Domestic Violence Package to Combat ‘Blight on the Community’
More than $73 million will go towards reforming the justice system including bail laws.
May 05, 2024
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AAP
May 05
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Viewpoints
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Graham Young
Opinion: Before We Call It a 'Crisis,' What's the True Situation Behind Domestic Violence?
The issue of domestic violence dominated headlines this past week, but is there more to the story?
May 04, 2024
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Graham Young
May 04
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Australia News
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AAP
UN Alarmed at Number of Indigenous Kids in Care System
May 03, 2024
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AAP
May 03
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Viewpoints
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David Daintree
Opinion: Au Revoir to Our Humanity
France has embedded abortion in its Constitution. How can we tolerate the disintegration of moral boundaries when we allow babies to be killed.
May 03, 2024
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David Daintree
May 03
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Australia News
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Rex Widerstrom
‘Billboard Chris’ and X to Appeal Order to Remove Post Criticising Trans Activist
Australia’s internet regulator ordered X to remove a post critical of the WHO appointing a trans-activist to an expert panel.
May 03, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
May 03
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Australia News
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Henry Jom
Australian Census Will Stop Collecting Data on ‘Ethnicity’ Citing ‘Significant Issues’
‘The testing showed that the public is unlikely to have a consistent understanding of what ethnic identity is,’ the ABS said.
May 02, 2024
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Henry Jom
May 02
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Viewpoints
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Colleen Harkin
Opinion: Apparently, Mathematics Can Be 'Racist'
The allegation that maths is racist and therefore needs to be ‘decolonised’ is not unique to ANU.
May 02, 2024
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Colleen Harkin
May 02
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Viewpoints
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Nicole James
Opinion: Who Needs Free Speech When You Can Have ‘Safe Speech?’
Eight reasons why the muzzle of moderation trumps the megaphone of freedom.
May 02, 2024
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Nicole James
May 02
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Viewpoints
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Bettina Arndt
Opinion: Knee-Jerk Bail Reforms Will Impact Innocent Men
The demand to do more to protect vulnerable women is understandable. But there’s also a price we pay for knee-jerk responses.
May 01, 2024
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Bettina Arndt
May 01
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Australia News
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Daniel Y. Teng
Community Vows to Keep Educating Youths on the Dangers of Socialism, Communism
April 30 marked the anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and the end of the anti-communist South Vietnamese government.
May 01, 2024
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Daniel Y. Teng
May 01
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Australia News
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Rex Widerstrom
AstraZeneca Removes Vaccine From Australian Register
TGA has quietly removed the pharmaceutical giant’s vaccine from its register.
May 01, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
May 01
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Australia News
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AAP
Pauline Hanson to Take Stand in Hate Speech Lawsuit
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been sued for racial discrimination by Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi.
Apr 29, 2024
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AAP
Apr 29
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Australia News
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Rex Widerstrom
Mood Sours After PM Asked to Speak At Domestic Violence Rally
The Australian leader’s involvement in the national rallies attracted headlines for the wrong reasons after he was handed the mic to speak.
Apr 29, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
Apr 29
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Australia News
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Nina Nguyen
‘Where Is Humanity?’: Stabbed Christian Bishop Speaks Out Against Online Censorship
‘For us to say that free speech is dangerous, that free speech cannot be possible in a democratic country—I’m yet to fathom this.’
Apr 28, 2024
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Nina Nguyen
Apr 28
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Australia News
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Rex Widerstrom
Victorian Premier Appears Before Indigenous ‘Truth-Telling’ Commission
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has joined the roll of senior politicians who have appeared before the state’s Yoorrook Justice Commission.
Apr 28, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
Apr 28
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