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Revealed: police powers warning before protest fiasco

A state premier was warned a heavy-handed police response after the Bondi terror attack could worsen social cohesion.

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Paid criminals, youths probed over anti-Semitic attacks

A national database of anti-Semitic incidents is being created as authorities examine the possible influence of foreign actors on a rising number of attacks.

AAP

‘Flipped universe’ Ladies Lounge exhibit intended to expose gender inequality, Mona’s lawyer tells court

Lawyer says installation was ‘not about bringing another group down’ as gallery appeals decision ordering it to admit men

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'Flipped universe': legal fight for ladies' lounge

Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art is appealing a tribunal decision which ruled their ladies-only lounge discriminated against men.

AAP

Assange likely to push for press freedom in Australia

Julian Assange has winged his way to Australia and is likely to play a role in pushing for transparency and whistleblower rights after his return.

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Australia’s online safety regulator has drawn a line in the sand for X. Will she prevail?

Julie Inman Grant’s order for Elon Musk’s company to take down tweets containing video of a Sydney stabbing has implications for tech platforms globally

The Guardian - AU

Museum loses anti-discrimination case – as it happened

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Battle over push to legalise cannabis amid health worries and 'hypocrisy'

The push to end cannabis black market run by organised crime.

Newcastle Herald

Labor veteran joins criticism over proposed mandatory sentencing changes after high court decision

Former senator Kim Carr says Albanese government’s planned bridging visa changes will undermine judicial independence and lead to unjust outcomes

The Guardian - AU

'No clear motive' for murder of young mother

A 37-year-old man who stabbed a young Queensland mother to death in Tasmania had no clear motive for the murder, a court has been told.

AAP

Julian Assange’s brother urges Anthony Albanese to ‘up the ante’ over WikiLeaks founder’s case

Prime minister pushed back on idea of US president personally stepping in, but Gabriel Shipton calls prosecution ‘entirely political’

The Guardian - AU

Australian MPs travel to US to call for end to pursuit of Julian Assange extradition

WikiLeaks founder in the midst of appealing UK’s decision to agree to extradite him

The Independent UK

Australian MPs to lobby US to drop Julian Assange prosecution or risk ‘very dangerous’ precedent for Russia and China

Cross-party delegation of Australian politicians to travel to US in attempt to build momentum against extraditing WikiLeaks founder

The Guardian - AU

Australian lawmakers head to US to lobby against efforts to extradite WikiLeaks founder Assange

A group of Australian lawmakers say they will travel to Washington this month to lobby the United States to abandon its efforts to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

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Push for inquiry into flights decision succeeds – as it happened

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Julian Assange: US rejects Australia’s calls to end pursuit of WikiLeaks founder during Ausmin talks

Ministers’ meeting focused on military cooperation and agreed to increase ‘tempo’ of US nuclear-powered submarine visits to Australia as part of Aukus pact

ABC News

Victorian opposition claims raising criminal age of responsibility could fuel gang recruitment

Victoria's shadow attorney-general says raising the state's age of criminal responsibility will embolden gang leaders to recruit more children under 12, a position youth justice experts describe as "absolutely nonsensical".

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Australian MPs call on US to drop Assange extradition

On the fourth anniversary of Julian Assange's arrest, Australian MPs and senators have written to the US government calling for extradition proceedings to end.

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‘Glimmers of hope’: Australian envoy to visit Julian Assange in prison

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Stephen Smith is to visit jailed Australian, Julian Assange, in custody. The Wikileaks founder continues to face

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Lawyers critical of NT government's bail review

The Australian Lawyers Alliance has come out criticising the NT government's planned changes to bail, along with other measures to curb crime.

The Guardian - AU

Julian Assange’s supporters call on Australian government to provide update on talks with US

Campaign adviser says public should be told of any progress on securing Assange’s release if he is extradited from UK

ABC News

'No body, no parole' laws in spotlight ahead of convicted murderer Sue Neill-Fraser's release

A parole board decision will see convicted murderer Sue Neill-Fraser walk free — but that might not be the case if Tasmania followed the lead of other jurisdictions with 'no body, no parole' laws. So, how do they work?

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Woman at centre of Tim Paine sexting saga sacks lawyer, calls court from car over stealing charges

The woman at the centre of the Tim Paine sexting saga is ordered by a magistrate to front court in person at her next appearance on charges alleging she stole from former employer Cricket Tasmania, after she called in from her car.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Greg Barns on the battle to free Julian Assange

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is facing extradition to the United States after this was given the green light by the British Government. Assange faces charges of espionage over the publication of classified information about US actions in the Iraq War.

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Tasmania set to be first jurisdiction to raise minimum age of children in youth detention

A proposed reform to Tasmanian law is welcomed as a move which could "change the lives of a lot of kids" by keeping them out of prison — but advocates say there is another key issue which must be addressed.

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