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What do we want? Peaceful protests
Australians are in favour of peaceful protests about the war in Gaza – not the blockading and wrecking of electorate offices.
- by David Crowe
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Dan Andrews joins pro-Israel group, denounces ‘antisemitism and terrorism’
Publicly expressing support for Israel has become politically tricky for Labor MPs, but Andrews and former Labor senator Nova Peris are both taking on new roles.
- by Paul Sakkal
Climate activists attempt to target Taylor Swift’s jet, but fail to find it
Two women were arrested after Just Stop Oil targeted a private airfield where they claimed Taylor Swift’s jet had landed hours earlier.
Stonehenge spray-painted orange in latest action by climate protesters
The incident came just a day before thousands are expected to gather at the roughly 4500-year-old stone circle to celebrate the summer solstice.
- by Brian Melley
Albanese says MP office attack is a major escalation in local tensions over Gaza
The vandalising of a Jewish Labor MP’s office comes amid heightening political tensions, which the prime minister said “undermines the cause that people purport to represent”.
- by Paul Sakkal and Olivia Ireland
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Into the Lions’ Den: Militant Palestinian fighter group inspires hardline attack on Melbourne Uni
In what has been described as a concerning step-up in protest activity, activists in balaclavas have targeted the Baillieu Library in the name of an armed resistance group.
- by Chip Le Grand
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Hate comes to university campus but hides its face
A group banned in Britain has used a front organisation to gain a role in the wider anti-war protest movement and leverage its pursuit of a global caliphate.
- by Nick McKenzie, Marta Pascual Juanola and Anne Worthington
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‘They divide’: Group banned in the UK eyes Australian division over war
Hizb ut-Tahrir has stepped up its activities in Australia against a backdrop of the war in Gaza, and experts are concerned.
- by Nick McKenzie, Marta Pascual Juanola and Anne Worthington
Animal rights group pastes over King Charles portrait
Activists pasted a large image of the well-known animated character ‘Wallace’ on the official portrait, which was unveiled last month.
- by Michael Holden
Vandals behead King George V statue in Melbourne on King’s Birthday
The monument in Kings Domain was also sprayed with red paint in the latest attack by activists on a colonial monument in Victoria.
- by Najma Sambul
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Labor clashes with Greens over war export claims
Labor rebuked the Greens after being asked to cancel a contract with Israeli company Elbit Systems, cited as proof Australia was “complicit” in the slaughter of Gazans.
- by David Crowe and Olivia Ireland