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 […]

Citizenship

Convicted terrorist Abdul Benbrika fights removal of Australian citizenship in High Court A convicted terrorist is fighting the decision to strip him of his Australian citizenship in the High Court.

(NCA NewsWire) One of Australia’s most infamous domestic terrorists has gone to the nation’s highest court in his fight to have his citizenship restored as his potential deportation looms closer. Abdul Nacer Benbrika’s challenge against the legality of the former Morrison government’s […]

Government & Politics

Terrorist’s lawyer claims government broke law by not providing key report A convicted terrorist’s lawyers have slammed the government for not handing over a report he claims debunks the 'pseudoscience' used to keep him locked up.

(NCA NewsWire) The former government’s alleged failure to hand over a key report represents an “incredibly serious” breach of the law, a convicted terrorist’s lawyer has claimed. On Monday, lawyers acting for Abdul Nacer Benbrika and Australia’s attorney-general returned before the Supreme […]

Government & Politics

Clare O’Neil says protecting Australians is ‘driving force’ for decisions in the case of domestic terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has faced questions around the release of one of Australia’s most infamous domestic terrorists, as his detention order is set to expire.

(Sky News) Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has reassured Australians that national security is of utmost importance while being quizzed about the potential release of Abdul Nacer Benbrika. The infamous domestic terrorist’s future is up in the air, with a detention order […]

Government & Politics

ASIO makes major change to Australia’s terrorism threat level The nation’s top spy has made a major adjustment to the nation’s terror level for the first time in close to a decade.

(NCA NewsWire) Australia’s terrorism threat level has been lowered for the first time in close to a decade, but one of the nation’s top spies has warned an attack could still occur in the next 12 months. Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation […]

Children & Teens

Four women and 13 children return home to Australia from Syria after secret flight A ‘joyous’ father has been reunited with his daughter and grandchildren after four Islamic State families returned to Australia.

(NCA NewsWire) An emotional man has been reunited with his daughter and grandchildren as four families returned home to Australia after being taken from a camp for Islamic State families in Syria. Seventeen people — four women and 13 children — touched […]