Pressure on to expedite hate speech enforcement changes
Jewish leaders want the prosecution of hate speech and incitement to be prioritised as authorities vow to crack down on anti-Semitism. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has pledged to lower…
Publisher ditches David Walliams after harassment claim
Comic and best-selling British children’s author David Walliams has been dropped by HarperCollins UK after a newspaper reported the publisher had investigated claims that he had harassed some of its…
Cozzie livs no match for multibillion-dollar Xmas spend
A forecast multibillion-dollar uptick in Christmas and holiday spending is being taken as a sign Australians are finally getting beyond cost-of-living woes. Consumers are by and large expected to loosen…
Australians fleeing south to escape climate extremes
More and more, real estate agent Wendy Wade is selling Tasmanian homes to interstate buyers fed up with climate extremes. The business owner of Stone Real Estate Southern Tasmania specialises…
Rome to charge tourists to visit Trevi Fountain
Tourists who want to get close to Rome’s Trevi Fountain will soon have to pay a fee, the city mayor says, as authorities look to profit more handsomely from Italy’s…
Shein must verify age for sex toys, says French court
A Paris court has ordered Shein to implement age verification measures for any adult products sold via its French website. It has also set a 10,000 euro ($A17,727) fine for…
Right to rally after terror attack no longer a given
Banning protests will not stop anti-Semitism, say critics of sweeping new police powers to outlaw any public assembly after a deadly terrorist attack. Under snap legal changes to be introduced…
Clock ticks on support for rejigged super tax changes
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is in a race against time to convince his political opponents to support his superannuation tax changes, even after the most contentious elements were stripped out. Dr…
Albo bows to media, Israel pressure, moves on antisemitism, free speech
Anthony Albanese has announced the government “adopts and fully supports Jillian Segal’s plan to combat antisemitism,” bowing to intense media pressure. Stephanie Tran and Kim Wingerei report. Criticising the state…
‘Unconscionable’: major bank’s record fine bumped up
A court has slapped an extra $10 million on top of ANZ’s record fine for widespread misconduct and systemic failures. The historic punishment followed a probe by the corporate regulator,…