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Some expert, many personal: 346 voices have been heard

With public hearings by the anti-Semitism royal commission having wrapped up, some are asking what could have been done better.

AAP · Aug 28

Holocaust survivor now fears being Jewish in Australia

A holocaust survivor and businessman has told an anti-Semitism inquiry he was not prepared for the way Australia changed after the October 7 attacks on Israel.

AAP · May 3

Shaken staff and an author exodus: how a picture book plunged an acclaimed Australian publisher into a crisis over antisemitism

The cancellation of Jazz Money’s children’s book Bila, A River Cycle over comments by the book’s illustrator, Matt Chun, has led to the publisher’s potential collapse

The Guardian - AU · May 2

PM walks diplomatic tightrope as Trump takes office

Australia's most senior official in the US during the first Trump presidency has weighed in on how the Albanese government will navigate his return to power.

AAP · Jan 20, 2025

Best Books of 2024: our experts share their standout reads

It’s that time of year again … and we’ve invited 30 of our writers, from fields as disparate as wildlife ecology and mathematics to literature and politics, to share their best books of of 2024. Of course, best books lists are subjective, relying on what people have read and remembered.…

The Conversation · Dec 3, 2024

Albo plays King and gives republic the royal flush

Doubt has been cast over the future of Australia's republic movement as the government steps away from the issue, but desire for change could soon reignite.

AAP · Jul 29, 2024

Friday essay: homosexuality was still illegal when Frank Moorhouse started writing – but it was there from his earliest fiction

Frank Moorhouse had been having sex with men since the age of 17 but did not openly identify as gay or bisexual.

The Conversation · Sep 7, 2023

The federal government has appointed an assistant minister for a republic. Could a referendum soon follow?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has openly shown support for transitioning to a republican model, but Australia seems unlikely to hold a referendum any time soon.

ABC News · Jun 6, 2022