32 h. ago Man, 26, is arrested after Jewish boy was shot in the head with an air rifle over weekend of antisemitic attacks

The shooting happened on the same weekend that several homes owned by Jewish people in the same area of Bournemouth were daubed in Nazi swastikas.

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4 d. ago Iran’s ambassador breaks silence after being expelled from Australia over antisemitic attacks

Sadeghi told reporters the allegations were ‘baseless’

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5 d. ago Iranian ambassador leaves Australia amid diplomatic rift over antisemitic attacks

Iran's ambassador to Australia has been seen preparing to leave the country as a result of a diplomatic rift between the two countries

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5 d. ago Iran has a long history of exploiting social divisions abroad. It saw an opportunity in Australia and took it | Lydia Khalil

The antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne are part of Tehran’s record of malign foreign interference – and it’s now one of the few tools it has left to project powerEver since the 1979 Iranian Revolution ushered in the Islamic republic, Iran has had notoriously hostile relations with many western nations, particularly the United States, which it evocatively derides as the “Great Satan”.While Iran is notorious for acts of state-sponsored terrorism and malicious foreign interference against any number of adversaries, until recently Australia has been largely spared. Australia has managed to maintain diplomatic relations with Iran despite tensions and differences, even acting as an important conduit for other allies. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Australia has ‘high level of confidence’ Iran behind antisemitic attacks as ambassador spotted leaving embassy

There is no accusation Ahmad Sadeghi, the embassy or Iranian diplomats in Australia were involved in any attacksFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has rubbished denials from Iran over accusations its military wing had directed antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne, with the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, claiming evidence of direct links from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to the arson attacks.It comes as Iran’s ambassador to Australia, Ahmad Sadeghi, was spotted leaving the Canberra embassy on Wednesday after becoming the first ambassador to be booted by the federal government since the second world war. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Australia expels Iranian ambassador, accusing Tehran of antisemitic attacks

Australia’s PM has accused Iran of being behind at least two arsons in Jewish communities

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7 d. ago Iran directed antisemitic attacks in Australia, PM Albanese says

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Iran of directing at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia and said the country is expelling the Iranian ambassador on Tuesday

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1 week ago Row between Israel and Australia descends into personal insults as Netanyahu calls Albanese ‘weak’

Australian home minister tells Israel’s PM that ‘strength is not measured by how many people you can blow up’

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1 week ago Netanyahu brands Australia's Albanese 'weak' over Palestinian state recognition

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed accusations from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called the Australian leader a "weak politician" for recognizing a Palestinian state

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1 week ago Australian minister says ‘strength not measured by how many people you can blow up’ as row with Netanyahu escalates

Australian home affairs minister’s criticism comes after Israeli prime minister calls Anthony Albanese a ‘weak politician who betrayed Israel’Netanyahu lashes out at AlbaneseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s government has rejected Benjamin Netanyahu’s incendiary criticism and accused some Israeli politicians of “bigoted” views about Palestinians as the extraordinary political fight between the two nations turns uglier.The home affairs minister, Tony Burke – whose refusal of a travel visa for the far-right Knesset member Simcha Rothman stoked criticism from Jerusalem – backed in his decision and criticised the Israeli prime minister over the war in Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians have been killed in Israel’s military and bombing campaign. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Delulu with no solulu’: Australian PM Anthony Albanese channels his inner Gen Z:

Resurfaced footage shows Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese channelling his inner Gen Z by using a popular slang word that has just been added to the Cambridge Dictionary in parliament.

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2 w. ago Australian PM Anthony Albanese channels his inner Gen Z: ‘Delulu with no solulu’

Resurfaced footage shows Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese channelling his inner Gen Z by using a popular slang word that has just been added to the Cambridge Dictionary in parliament.

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2 w. ago Sultana accuses Corbyn of ‘capitulation’ over antisemitism in attack on new party co

Sultana says Labour Party under Corbyn ‘was frightened and far too conciliatory’

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2 w. ago Shock new poll reveals why Aussies see Donald Trump as a bigger threat than 'communist dictator' Xi Jinping

A shocking new poll has revealed why Australians are more concerned about Donald Trump than China's military threat.

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2 w. ago Macron condemns ‘antisemitic hatred’ after attackers chop down tree honoring murdered Jew

The commemorative tree for Ilan Halimi was felled on Wednesday night, seemingly with a chainsaw

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3 w. ago Australia’s PM Albanese says Netanyahu ‘in denial’ over suffering in Gaza

Australian premier says Israel’s reluctance to listen to allies contributed to his decision to recognise a Palestinian state

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3 w. ago Australia’s Albanese says Israeli PM Netanyahu ‘in denial’ over suffering in Gaza

Australian premier says Israel’s reluctance to listen to allies contributed to his decision to recognise a Palestinian state

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3 w. ago Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Albanese says

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia will recognize a Palestinian state

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3 w. ago Cuddles, cuppas and chemistry: Albanese and Luxon downplay divisions in times of global turmoil

The prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand were very public in their personal regard for each other, perhaps a response to the uncertainty that lies all aroundThe Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and his New Zealand counterpart, Christopher Luxon, made multiple references to the freezing Queenstown climate during their annual meet-up but the mood was far from frosty.As the evening light dipped behind the jagged peaks surrounding a billionaire’s bunker-like facility where the leaders held their bilateral talks at the weekend, Luxon quipped that the outdoor press conference was the coldest he had ever done and it was time for a cup of hot chocolate. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago New Zealand and Australia seek closer military ties following Chinese live

New Zealand and Australia are discussing closer military cooperation following recent Chinese military exercises near their shores

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