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Jul 24, 2026 - World

Inquiry’s focus this week is on security for the Jewish community, with the MP telling the commissioner his son is afraid to attend synagogues and eventsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe shadow education minister, Julian Leeser, has called for universities to undertake an audit of any classes that teach about the Jewish community, Israel or Palestine.Appearing before the royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion on Friday, Leeser said he had been “very concerned” about antisemitism on university campuses and was not satisfied with how vice-chancellors had addressed the issue after the 7 October 2023 Hamas terrorist attack. Continue reading...

Jul 24, 2026 - World

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian exports sent to the US will be hit with a 12.5% tariff as the US president imposes levies on more than 80 nations.The Trump administration unveiled the latest tranche of tariffs for countries over their “failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labour”.This, in our view, makes no sense.Forced labour is definitely something which needs to be combated around the world, so we support that objective.We absolutely need to see the strait of Hormuz be open and for freedom of navigation to happen there, for commercial shipping to be allowed through, and we very much call on Iran to allow that to be the case.We need to see a restoration to the normal global fuel supply chain because it’s having a significant impact around the world. Continue reading...

Jul 24, 2026 - World

Singer Chris Brown has pleaded guilty in a London court to affray over an altercation at a London nightclub

Jul 24, 2026 - World

Rangers in Uganda’s largest national park are on a mission to translocate 12 endangered Nubian giraffes

Jul 24, 2026 - World

A South African court has ordered a halt to impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa