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Australia introduces mandatory jail time for hate crimes

Australia introduces mandatory jail time for hate crimes following surge in antisemitism

Australia has introduced strict laws to combat hate crimes, introducing mandatory minimum sentences for a range of terrorism offences and the display of hate symbols, following a spate of antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne.

BBC on MSN · 3h

Mandatory jail for Nazi salutes under new Australia laws

Hate symbols and terror offences will be punishable with mandatory jail terms ranging from one to six years in Australia, after parliament passed a series of amendments to hate crime laws on Thursday. The new laws were passed on Thursday following a wave of high-profile antisemitic attacks which have become a major topic of debate in the country.

U.S. News & World Report · 7h

Australia Passes Tough Hate Crime Laws With Mandatory Jail Time for Nazi Salutes

Australia passed tough anti-hate crime laws on Thursday, including mandatory minimum sentences for terror offences and displaying hate symbols, in a bid to tackle a recent surge in antisemitism. The laws will impose minimum jail sentences between 12 months for less serious hate crimes,

Yahoo · 2h

Nazi salute to be punished with jail time under Australian hate-crime laws

Australia has passed tough anti-hate-crime laws, including mandatory jail time for giving a Nazi salute in public, in a bid to tackle a recent surge in anti-Semitism.

Joe Schmidt to leave Australia role

BBC on MSN · 2h

Schmidt to leave Australia role after Championship

Australia head coach Joe Schmidt will leave his role with the Wallabies at the end of the Rugby Championship in October after signing a new short-term deal. The former Ireland boss replaced Eddie Jones as Australia's head coach in 2023.

Reuters on MSN · 4h

Rugby-Schmidt to finish as Australia coach in October

Joe Schmidt will end his reign as Wallabies coach in October after this year's Rugby Championship, dashing Australian hopes that the highly-regarded New Zealander would stay on until the 2027 World Cup.

Journal.ie on MSN · 2h

Joe Schmidt to leave Australia role after this year's Rugby Championship

JOE SCHMIDT IS set to depart his role as Australia head coach after this year’s Rugby Championship. Schmidt has extended his current contract to take in the Rugby Championship, which starts on 16 August and finishes on 4 October,

NFL to play regular-season game in Australia

The Associated Press on MSN · 12h

The LA Rams will be the home team in 2026 for the first NFL game in Australia

The NFL is expanding its international footprint to Australia. The league announced Wednesday that it will be playing a game in 2026 in Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a venue that holds about 100,

Newsweek · 15h

NFL Australia Officially Announced for 2026 Season

The NFL has been busy expanding into international markets, and now Australia has been announced for the 2026 season.

USA TODAY Sports on MSN · 13h

NFL to play regular-season game in Australia in 2026, with Rams set to be featured

The NFL's international expansion will push all the way to Australia with a regular-season game in 2026, with the Rams featured in the contest.

Australia bans DeepSeek on government devices

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Australia Bans DeepSeek on Government Devices Citing Security Concerns

The Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs issued a mandatory direction for all government entities to "prevent the use or installation of DeepSeek products, applications and web services and where found remove all existing instances of DeepSeek products,

Wall Street Journal · 1d

Australia Bans DeepSeek From Government Devices

Australia issued a statement that requires all government entities to prevent the access, use or installation of DeepSeek products, applications and web services on Australian government systems and mobile devices.

ETX Daily Up on MSN · 1d

Australia bans DeepSeek AI program on govt devices: directive

Australia bans DeepSeek AI program on govt devices: directive Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices as it seeks to block "an unacceptable level of security risk" presented by the Chinese artificial intelligence program,

Australia, Sri Lanka

Houston Chronicle · 6h

Sri Lanka wins the toss and bats in second cricket test against Australia

Dimuth Karunaratne strode to the crease to start his 100th and last test match after Sri Lanka won the toss Thursday and elected to bat against Australia. After an embarrassing defeat by an innings and 242 runs in the first test – Sri Lanka’s worst loss in test cricket – the hosts made three lineup changes in a bid to bounce back in Galle and level the two-match series.

Reuters · 6h

Connolly debuts as Australia press for series sweep in Sri Lanka

Spin bowling all-rounder Cooper Connolly made his test debut for Australia in the second test against Sri Lanka on Thursday as the tourists press for a 2-0 series sweep in Galle.

ESPN on MSN · 1d

Sri Lanka's 'strength is spin', but it's a game Australia can play too

The surface for the second Test in Galle appears substantially drier than the track used for the first match, which Australia won by a massive margin

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Cricket-Australia's Stoinis quits ODIs, Cummins and Hazlewood out of Champions Trophy

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has retired from one-day internationals with immediate effect to ...

How a wave of antisemitic attacks roiled Australia and provoked claims of foreign influence

A wave of antisemitic attacks has roiled Australia, with a dozen arrests for vandalizing or setting homes, schools, and ...

Australia’s Top Conservative Follows Trump’s Playbook, Up to a Point

Peter Dutton, who wants to be prime minister, has been taking aim at “wokeness.” But Australia’s electorate isn’t America’s, ...

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Olympics-Australia's moguls queen Anthony staying grounded before Milano-Cortina Games

A busted collarbone was not part of the plan for Jakara Anthony in the buildup to the 2026 Winter Olympics, but Australia's ...

21h

How Cancer Scammer Belle Gibson Became “One of the Most Hated Women in Australia”

She’s my absolutely favorite kind of protagonist to write because she’s so deeply flawed and problematic, but we can only ...

Australia Makes Gender Equality Key to Foreign Policy and Aid

Australia's new International Gender Equality Strategy aims to protect women's sexual and reproductive health rights and ...

Australia's Stoinis retires from ODIs, withdraws from Champions Trophy

All-rounder Marcus Stoinis has retired from one-day internationals with immediate effect to focus on T20 cricket, pulling ...

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