Keyword "community leaders" - List of latest news (28 results)

22/04 Hundreds gather after fatal police shooting

Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets following the fatal police shooting of a Somali man, calling for an independent investigation, accountability, and urgent reform in the use of nonlethal force.

11/04 ‘Not welcome’: Price’s awkward event

Shadow minister for Aboriginal affairs Jacinta Price says she “refuses to stay silent” after a group Aboriginal people protested against her visit at an event in WA’s southwest.

18/02 Muslim groups slam ‘selective’ nurse outrage

Dozens of Muslim groups, including a prominent Islamist organisation, have slammed the “selective outrage” over a video of Sydney nurses threatening to kill Israeli patients, denying the comments were anti-Semitic.

09/12 How ‘geeky’ doctor became ruthless dictator

Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad acted with impunity. He “disappeared” tens of thousands of people. Many more were tortured, raped or detained. And fully 90 per cent of his subjects lived below the poverty line.

05/10 Gaza: Pro-Palestine protests erupt across Australia ahead of Hamas attack anniversary

NSW Premier Chris Minns is vowing to stop a repeat of last year’s infamous Opera House demonstrations as thousands of pro-Palestine protesters are expected to swarm the streets of Australia’s major cities ahead of the anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel.

01/08 They denounce that social protests are being criminalized

Sanction. Eleven community members from Cotabambas and Grau who marched against Las Bambas were sentenced in Apurímac. In Cusco, three young people who protested against Boluarte were sentenced.

07/06 Outrage as cops 'ignore Palestine mob with swastikas punching Jewish protesters'

A man was arrested at a peaceful protest in Kentish Town yesterday evening for allegedly saying an offensive remark.

13/04 Bondi attack theories police can’t rule out

Police are rapidly working to identify who the 40-year-old man who fatally stabbed six people and injured eight more on Saturday is, and what led him to the rampage.

04/04 ‘Disturbing’ details about priest, 63, who married girl, 12, emerge

“Disturbing” new details about the 63-year-old high priest who married a 12-year-old girl in Ghana have emerged after the wedding sparked horror around the world.

25/03 Disturbing moment 16yo bashed by gang

Disturbing footage has captured the moment a 16-year-old girl was brutally beaten by a gang of 10 females in a “disgraceful” attack in Alice Springs.

26/02 Aussie pilot is kidnapped in PNG

An Australian helicopter pilot and two other workers have been kidnapped in Papua New Guinea’s highlands, the country’s chief of police said on Monday.

07/01 Anti-Semitic preachers hit with legal action

Islamic clerics who have preached hate will be hit with legal action in a new push by Jewish leaders, claiming police have failed adequately address the issue.

04/01 Fury over Qantas cabin crew’s in-flight stunt

A furious Jewish community leader is calling for Qantas staff members to be sacked for wearing a pin of the Palestinian flag on a domestic flight.

23/11 Another stunning victory for the far-right

Far-right firebrand Geert Wilders faced an uphill struggle Thursday to woo rivals for a coalition government after a “monster victory” in Dutch elections that shook the Netherlands and Europe.

17/10 The Digital Town Square Doesn’t Exist Yet

Today’s social platforms are designed for spectacle and entertainment—but it’s not too late to build a platform that does good for society.

08/10 Anthony Mundine threatens Anthony Albanese after mosque visit

Anthony Mundine has threatened to “raise hell” if Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attempts to return to a mosque.

01/09 ‘Reasons you can just vote Yes and get on with your lives’

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01/08 School’s bizarre job requirement

Jobseekers have been left baffled by a school’s job posting requiring applicants to demonstrate “regular church attendance”.

22/07 'Very loved' teenager killed as community leaders 'plea for peace'

A young man, believed to be in his late teens, died in hospital late last night after suffering serious injuries in the St Pauls area of Bristol.

08/06 RBA’s $25K dinner after jacking up rates

The Reserve Bank spent nearly $25,000 of taxpayers’ money on an exclusive dinner for Perth’s business elite hours after raising the cash rate last month for the 11th time, according to a report.

04/06 War chest vows to fight strict worker laws

Anthony Albanese’s second suite of industrial relation reforms will be countered by a war chest backed by the country’s largest industry and business groups.

20/03 ‘Unsurprised’: Dark truth behind ugly neo-Nazi protest

There is a simple reason for the neo-Nazis who swarmed an anti-trans rights rally in Melbourne on Saturday, when considering the violent history of the notoriously exclusionary movement.

14/02 Grog bans bill before NT parliament

The legislation to reintroduce grog bans at Aboriginal town camps in the Northern Territory is expected to pass the NT parliament on Tuesday.

31/01 ‘Existential’ issue no one is addressing

Migrant advocates and community groups alike have called for the federal government to do more to address the housing crisis that threatens to tip more Australians below the poverty line.

20/01 Surprise result after terrorist slur

A NSW community leader has shared the live radio call that left him stunned after the perpetrator of a racial slur apologised on air.

14/01 Melbourne temple defaced with graffiti

Community leaders have condemned the defacement of a Hindu temple in Melbourne’s northeast with anti-Indian graffiti.

14/01 Labor’s surprise take on Nazi scandal

Dominic Perrottet’s political rival has said he doesn’t believe the Premier’s admission that he wore a Nazi costume to his 21st birthday party will affect the election.

12/01 Dom’s first move after Nazi admission

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has vowed to atone for his actions after admitting he wore a Nazi uniform to his 21st birthday.