Australia’s support of a decision to give Palestine greater recognition at the United Nations has been blasted as “sad and shameful” by a key group representing the country’s Jewish community. On Friday, the General Assembly passed a resolution with the support of 143 nations, which declared that “the State ofContinue Reading
Penny Wong says Australia voted “yes” to greater recognition of Palestine at the United Nations overnight as part of broader support for a two-state solution. The General Assembly on Friday passed a resolution with the support of 143 nations, which declared that “the State of Palestine is qualified for membershipContinue Reading
A Melbourne courier enlisted his brother for a campaign of “manipulation” aimed at covering up violence perpetuated against a woman, a court has been told. Jawad Qayyum, 41, appeared in the Victorian County Court on Friday for sentencing after pleading guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice. HandingContinue Reading
Australia’s top court has dismissed a plea from an Iranian man who has refused to return to his home country, a decision that will keep more than a hundred of immigration detainees behind bars. The High Court handed down its ruling on Friday in the case of an Iranian detainee,Continue Reading
A growing number of Australian employers will preference skills and AI aptitude over more traditional markers of value such as experience and job titles, a leading tech giant says, as the AI revolution sweeps through the workplace. Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index, which tracks changes in work practices for knowledgeContinue Reading
A group of asylum seekers has been detained on a remote island in the Torres Strait near Papua New Guinea after entering Australia illegally in a dinghy. The men, believed to be from West Africa, are being held on Saibai Island in Far North Queensland, about 4km from PNG. AnContinue Reading
A MP has shed tears while remembering the six people who were killed in the Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing attack. Jade Young, Dawn Singleton, Ashlee Good, Faraz Tahir, Pikria Darchia, and Yixuan Cheng were killed by knifeman Joel Cauchi on April 13, with 12 other people hospitalised, including a nine-month-oldContinue Reading
Sweeping laws granting the government powers to jail non-citizens resisting deportation and block visa applications from specific countries should be passed, an inquiry has found in a split report. Labor tried and failed to ram through in less than two days legislation that could result in non-citizens resisting deportation beingContinue Reading
A former military lawyer who helped expose alleged war crimes by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan will learn his fate at a sentencing hearing. David McBride will enter the ACT Supreme Court on Monday morning surrounded by supporters who will gather to rally for the whistleblower. He pleaded guilty to twoContinue Reading
Not too long ago, entrepreneur Dustin Leonard was living in his girlfriend’s dad’s garage to make ends meet while hatching a plan to disrupt a notoriously competitive industry with a big idea. Mr Leonard, who rose to prominence as a CLEO Bachelor of the Year finalist, founded premium wine brandContinue Reading