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The prime minister defends the government’s action on antisemitism in the first Question Time of the year. Follow live. Source link

Liberal MPs gathered to discuss the draft laws at a partyroom meeting in Canberra on Monday evening after Opposition Leader Sussan Ley and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met to hash out an agreement. Source link

In one of Australia’s hottest towns, the library is an important air-conditioned public space offering a no-cost respite from burning summer temperatures. Source link

In their first wide-ranging interview, the parents of 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi attack, say the federal government’s hate laws offer little reassurance that another terror attack will be prevented. Source link

The Queensland government evicted shopkeepers in Coopers Plains to make way for construction that was due to begin in mid-2025 but is yet to happen. Source link

Roads buckle under the pressure of the Northern Territory’s harsh climate, but a group of researchers think repurposing discarded materials may be the solution — not only helping the environment, but government budgets too. Source link

Parliament has returned ahead of schedule to honour the victims of the Bondi terror attack. Follow live.  Source link

A special sitting to respond to the Bondi terror attack will begin in Canberra on Monday, but the government is no closer to landing changes to hate laws.  Source link

The Greens say they will support Labor’s proposed reforms targeting gun control, which are also included within the legislation, but not the hate speech reforms. Source link

A broad of coalition of Australia’s most influential religious leaders have urged the prime minister to scrap Labor’s proposal to outlaw the promotion of racial hatred. Source link