Government & Politics

Albanese government urged not to grant visa to Palestinian activist and plane hijacker ahead of socialist conference Anthony Albanese is facing growing calls to ban a Palestinian activist and plane hijacker who glorified the Hamas October 7 attacks from entering Australia ahead of a planned conference in Perth.

(Sky News) The government is being urged to urgently block a pro-Palestinian activist and member of a listed terrorist organisation from entering Australia. Leila Khaled is booked as a keynote speaker at the Socialist Alliance and Green Left’s Ecosocialism conference in Perth […]

Children & Teens

Radical Islamist preacher Sheikh Abu Bakr Zoud begins Australian tour by praising martyrdom to teenagers Promising them 'paradise' if they recognise their lives are 'worthless'

(Sky News) A radical Islamic preacher has started a firebrand speaking tour of Australia by calling on Muslim doctors to “take advantage” of their “kaffir” patients, lashing the government for legislating matters that are “only the right of Allah to legislate” and […]

Clerics & Preachers

In sermon, Australian imam says Jews are ‘bloodthirsty, treacherous monsters’ Referencing Oct. 7 attacks, Ahmad Zoud of Sydney celebrates how ‘those cowards collapsed in the face of the attacks by the mujahideen, and ran away from them like rats’

(Times of Israel) Recordings of a recent Friday sermon at the Masjid as-Sunnah Lakemba Mosque in Sydney, Australia, show Imam Ahmad Zoud making antisemitic comments, saying Jews are bloodthirsty, treacherous “monsters.” The December 22 sermon, broadcast live on the mosque’s Facebook page, […]

Cemeteries & Funerals

One of two Australian men killed in Lebanon by air strike linked to Hezbollah, reports claim Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah claims an Australian man killed by an air strike in southern Lebanon fought for the terrorist organisation.

(NCA NewsWire) Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah claims one of two Australian men killed by an air strike in southern Lebanon was one of its fighters. Ali Bazzi, 30, was killed after a suspected Israeli air strike hit a two-storey building in the […]

Cemeteries & Funerals

NSW Police monitoring a Sydney mosque which announced commemorative service for Hezbollah militant killed in Lebanon Sydney mosque Al Rahman has been revealed to be hosting a memorial service this week for a Hezbollah terrorist killed in Lebanon while fighting with Israel.

(Sky News) NSW Police say they are monitoring Al Rahman Mosque as it holds a commemorative service for Hezbollah fighter Hussein Ibrahim Salameh, known as Nasser, killed in Lebanon this month. On Christmas Eve, Hezbollah announced six militants were killed between December […]

Legal

Abdullah Chaarani: Terrorist who plotted Christmas Day attack has sentence reduced on appeal One of the men behind a Christmas Day terror plot that would have killed 'many innocent people' has had a major court win.

(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terrorist has had his sentence slashed by six years after a panel of judges found it was “excessive.” Abdullah Chaarani, 33, returned before the Court of Appeal on Monday, showing little reaction as he learnt his appeal was […]

Clerics & Preachers

Islamic preacher ‘Brother Ismail’ probed A Sydney preacher who delivered a fiery sermon defending Hamas despite its atrocities is being investigated by NSW Police.

(News.com.au) A Sydney Islamic preacher who delivered a fiery sermon that defended Hamas for murdering 1400 Israeli civilians has caught the attention of police. “Brother Ismail” delivered the controversial sermon, which was uploaded on YouTube, at the Al Madina Dawah Centre in […]

Children & Teens

Fate of Australian women and children in Syrian refugee camps decided in Federal Court The ISIS brides stuck in a refugee camp in Syria will consider an appeal after a court rejected a bid to bring them back home to Australia.

(NCA NewsWire) A legal battle to bring a group of Australian women and their children stuck in a refugee camp in Syria back home to Australia has been rejected by the Federal Court. A group of 20 Australian children and 11 women […]

Citizenship

Abdul Nacer Benbrika: Terror leader’s Aussie citizenship win The convicted leader of a Melbourne terror cell has won a High Court challenge against the decision to strip him of his Australian citizenship.

(NCA NewsWire) One of Australia’s most infamous domestic terrorists has won a legal bid to restore his citizenship. Abdul Nacer Benbrika launched a High Court bid to the legality of the former Morrison government’s powers to strip citizenship for convicted terrorists as […]

Demonstrations

Man arrested for bringing Israeli flag to Sydney pro-Palestinian protest says ‘police should feel ashamed of themselves’ A Sydney man has slammed police for arresting him after he brought an Israeli flag to a pro-Palestinian rally on Monday night, claiming the actions of the officers were 'excessive.'

(Sky News) A Sydney man arrested for turning up to a pro-Palestinian rally with an Israeli flag has told Sky News Australia that police “should feel ashamed of themselves.” Mark Spiro said he was hauled away by three police officers after being […]

Clerics & Preachers

‘I’m elated’: Scenes as Aussie Muslims celebrate Hamas in south-west Sydney As images of the devastation continued to emerge from Israel, there was celebration in Sydney’s west — with one Muslim preacher declaring 'it’s a day of pride.'

(News.com.au) A prominent Muslim preacher was filmed declaring “it’s a day of victory” to a roaring crowd in Sydney’s south-west on Sunday night amid violent scenes between Hamas and Israel. Wild scenes broke out in Lakemba and surrounding neighbourhoods as hundreds of […]

Legal

Alleged Aussie terrorist Neil Prakash ‘refuses’ to appear in court An alleged Islamic State recruiter has refused to face court on terrorism charges, with a prison guard saying 'he states he does not attend court.'

(NCA NewsWire) A Melbourne-born alleged Islamic State fighter has again refused to appear in court, claiming he “does not attend court.” Neil Prakash, 32, was due to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday afternoon, but a prison officer appeared on […]

Children & Teens

Fate of Australian women and children in Syrian refugee camps to be decided in Federal Court A senior diplomat has told a court any effort to bring back ISIS brides and their children stuck in Syrian camps would require a 'political decision.'

(NCA NewsWire) A senior diplomat has told a court she was not aware of any plans to bring ISIS brides and their children back to Australia. On Tuesday, a “last resort” legal fight began in the Federal Court hoping to force the […]

Crime

Infamous ‘baby terrorist’ Alo-Bridget Namoa charged over bulletproof vest Alo-Bridget Namoa, who called herself the 'baby terrorist,' has now been charged with firearms offences by police.

(Daily Telegraph) A convicted terror plotter has been charged with gun offences by police as part of their investigations into Sydney’s ongoing gang war. Alo-Bridget Namoa, who called herself the “baby terrorist,” spent three years in prison for plotting a terror attack […]

Law Enforcement

Daniel Greenfield of Caringbah faces sentencing after terrorism charges A man who plotted a terrorist attack against police after collecting info on how to make a bomb from an al-Qaeda magazine now has ‘no gripe with Australia,’ a court has heard.

(Daily Telegraph) A father charged with plotting a terrorist attack against police has renounced his “reckless” and “crazy” actions after he was busted with pro-Islamic State material on how to make a bomb so police stations could be targeted, a court has […]

Clerics & Preachers

Muslim preacher warns it’s ‘haram’ to watch the Matildas A Muslim preacher in Melbourne has warned fellow believers not to get swept up in the Matildas fever gripping Australia.

(News.com.au) A Muslim preacher in Melbourne has warned fellow believers not to get swept up in the Matildas fever gripping Australia, reminding his followers that it’s “haram” to watch women’s sport. Takeadean Mohtadi, imam at the MyCentre mosque in Broadmeadows, said in […]

Health & Medicine

Man charged over mid-air rant involved in court drama The man at the centre of an incident that forced an international flight to return to Sydney airport has refused to come out of his cell.

(NCA NewsWire) The man at the centre of the mid-air drama which forced an international flight to be turned around will make a bid to be released on bail on Wednesday after his lawyer flagged he was suffering from mental health issues. […]

Law Enforcement

AFP officers attend Sydney Airport as emergency incident unfolds Cops have stormed a Malaysia Airlines flight to arrest an 'unruly' passenger whose behaviour forced the plane to return to Sydney.

(NCA NewsWire) A man who forced a Malaysia Airlines plane to make a dramatic turn back to Sydney International Airport after he became unruly and made references to Islam has been arrested. The MH122 Airbus-a330 flight to Kuala Lumpur was diverted back […]

Law Enforcement

‘A slave of Allah’: Man filmed confronting flight attendants as AFP responds to ‘emergency incident’ Disturbing video of a man confronting plane passengers has emerged, as the AFP conducts an investigation at Sydney International Airport.

(NCA NewsWire) Disturbing footage of a man confronting plane passengers has emerged on board a flight that was forced to turn back, as the AFP conducts an emergency investigation at Sydney International Airport. The man, who was wearing a backpack on his […]

Deradicalization

Ahmed Mohamed: Terrorist’s bid for reduced sentence rejected despite ‘deradicalisation’ A convicted terrorist, currently serving a 32-year stint for two plots, has had his bid for freedom rejected.

(NCA NewsWire) A twice-convicted terrorist, who once plotted a Christmas Day attack in Melbourne’s CBD, has had his bid to walk free from prison early rejected. Ahmed Mohamed, 30, faced the Victorian Court of Appeal on Thursday where a panel of three […]