Follow the day’s news liveCounter-terror raids launched in Sydney as part of investigation into Wakeley church stabbingGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastInspired by similar protests in the United States, students from Sydney University established a protest on the quad in support of Palestine last night, stating they will remain until the uni cuts ties “with Israeli universities and weapons manufacturers”.In the US, dozens of students have been arrested at...
Follow the day’s news liveElon Musk’s X a ‘factory for trolls and misinformation’, assistant treasurer says amid content removal clashGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Matildas’ route to potential Asian Cup success is a step closer to being finalised, AAP reports, after Football Australia revealed the host states for matches at the 2026 edition of the tournament.FA confirmed on Monday that NSW, Queensland and Western Australia had been nominated as the...
Homicide detectives begin three-day search for 30-year-old in NSW central tablelands; peak Muslim bodies deny police consulted them in lead-up to Sydney raids. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAs we reported, X has provided an update on its legal challenge against Australia’s eSafety commissioner, stating it had complied with a direction to remove content from the Wakeley church stabbing.However, underneath the post from the...
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel tells his supporters ‘to act Christlike’
Rallies calling for an end to gender-based violence continue around Australia on Sunday, with Anthony Albanese joining Canberra event. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDai Le says funding for domestic violence prevention more important than a royal commissionAsked about social media platform Twitter and Elon Musk’s claims that efforts to ensure a video of a stabbing of an Assyrian priest be taken down globally would constitute a...
Victorian premier tells Yorrook Justice Commission that government has a role in developing understanding of state’s history and injustices experienced by First Nations people. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has been making the rounds on breakfast television this morning, currently speaking on ABC News Breakfast.He is asked why the government won’t declare violence against women as a...
Follow the day’s news liveBonza cancels all flights across Australia as owners consider airline’s ‘ongoing viability’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast‘This absolutely is a national crisis’: Ed Husic on violence against womenEd Husic also spoke about measures the government is taking to address violence against women, following national rallies at the weekend.I think the bigger thing is, as a nation, you are seeing people say that they don’t accept, won’t...
Follow the day’s news liveElon Musk’s X v Australia’s online safety regulator: untangling the tweet takedown ordersGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnglicare says government spending eight times more on private investors than building housing itselfThe Anglicare Australia executive director, Kasy Chambers, says the government must step up and intervene, instead of leaving housing to the private sector:We found that the government spends eight times as much...
The stabbing rampage at a busy Sydney shopping centre has left many - particularly women - fearful.
The Australian Muslim and Mohamed Shaar, who runs the Sydney Ruqyah Centre, have condemned the attack but said the bishop had previously 'slandered' their religion.
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel also appealed for the community to stay calm after the alleged terror attack.
The father of the teenager that stabbed an Assyrian bishop during a church service in Sydney said he saw no signs of radicalism, a community leader said on Wednesday, as police planned to charge people who attacked emergency services following the incident. The attack on Monday evening by a male