What we learned today, Sunday 3 December
That’s it for today, thanks for reading and sticking with us. Here are the main stories of the day:
The Queensland minister for tourism and sport, Stirling Hinchliffe, says he is “bewildered” by Brisbane mayor Adrian Schrinner’s resignation from the 2032 Olympics forum.
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has criticised the government’s reaction to the high court’s ruling on indefinite immigration detention and the tone of debate about the issue this week.
The shadow immigration minister, Dan Tehan, has accused the Albanese government of a lack of transparency and maintains it has “serious questions” to answer over its response to the high court’s ruling on indefinite immigration detention.
Australian children as young as 12 are being targeted by extremists who are infiltrating online gaming platforms, with a rising number of children being investigated for radicalised ideologies, according to the Australian federal police.
Australia will collaborate with US, UK on deep-space radar capability. Defence minister Richard Marles says a site in Exmouth in Western Australia expected to be operational by 2026.
A 91-year-old man is expected to be charged with murdering his wife at a home in Adelaide’s north-west.
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Palestine supporters return to march through Australian city streets
There have been pro-Palestine protests in the streets of Australia’s capital cities for the eighth consecutive week after devastating war in the Middle East.
In Sydney on Sunday, a rally was held in Hyde Park before a march through the CBD. According to NSW Police, the event was closely monitored and there were no incidents or arrests.
In Melbourne, there were gatherings outside state parliament and the state library, as there have been for two months.
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