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Two US police officers have been placed on administrative leave after a Seven Network journalist and cameraman were beaten at a rally outside the White House. Amelia Brace and Tim Myers were broadcasting live back to Australia on Monday when US Park Police in riot gear began aggressively clearing Washington DC’s Lafayette Square. Ms Brace

The direction Morrison is taking Australia is characterised by the same overarching ethos as that of his grotesque idol, Trump: self-interest. IN RECENT DAYS, any criticism of our Prime Minister – a man who has modelled himself on the U.S. President – has been met with comments such as, “At least he’s not Trump”. CRIMES

In the wake of the current Black Lives Matter protests taking place globally, there is no longer an excuse for complacent behaviour in regard to racism. If we all work on becoming stronger allies for people of colour, we can work to dismantle racist systems—the idea of white superiority individually, ideologically and institutionally—for our future

Not a single person has been charged under New South Wales race hate laws since they were introduced two years ago. In mid-2018, the NSW government reformed its vilification laws after a concerted lobbying effort by an alliance of 31 ethnic community groups, who warned the previous laws were allowing threats of racially-motivated violence to

The father of a Bulgarian man killed by Jock Palfreeman has told local media he wants to see the Australian go back to prison for “one more night”. Hristo Monov condemned the early release of Mr Palfreeman, who served nearly 12 years in jail in Bulgaria for the murder of his son Andrei, at a

SYDNEY (AFP) – Australia is investigating a US police attack on two Australian television journalists outside the White House, the foreign minister said on Tuesday (June 2), expressing “strong concerns” about the assault that was caught live on camera. “We have asked the Australian embassy in Washington, DC to investigate this incident,” Ms Marise Payne said

Looking for a diversion to keep you entertained as winter settles in? Crime fiction is the asnwer to your problem. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886), Fergus HumeWho killed the mystery man in the Melbourne cab? Hume’s novel sold hugely in Australia and around the world. Agatha Christie had murder on her mind. Murder

A woman has died after her car crashed into the sea when she veered off a cliff while driving along Victoria’s Great Ocean Road this afternoon. Multiple emergency crews were called to the scene in Lorne following reports a vehicle had gone over the edge of a cliff near Lorne. “A yet to be identified

The stepmother of four-year-old Brisbane girl Willow Dunn has been charged with her murder. The little girl’s body was found at a Cannon Hill house last week, seriously malnourished and displaying signs of sustained mistreatment. Wednesday’s arrest of stepmother Shannon Leigh White follows Willow’s father, Mark James Dunn, being charged with murder last week. White

Eleven men have been charged in South Australia over an alleged armed motorcycle gang brawl on one of Adelaide’s busiest roads. SA Police allege the men who stormed a car yard on North Road yesterday afternoon are members of the Descendants Motorcycle Gang and were targeting a single individual. “They all started brawling, a few