Sweden votes to back laws reinforcing its immigration crackdown
So-called ‘good behaviour’ legislation fiercely criticised by opposition politicians and rights groupsSweden’s parliament has voted to escalate the co...
Tommy Robinson detained at Heathrow under counter-terrorism laws
Police stop comes after far-right activist rose to global prominence on social media amid racial tensions in BritainTommy Robinson was detained by pol...
Multiple teens arrested over alleged machete brawl in Melbourne as government says crime laws working
Commuters were forced to run for cover after a group of youths allegedly fought with knives at Flinders Street station on Saturday nightFollow our Aus...
Regrettable references and claims of ‘rigged’ election laws: why this week has reignited Jacinta Allan spill rumours
Just months from the Victorian election, the premier’s performance has left some MPs wondering if it’s too late for Labor to change leadersGet our bre...
Tech companies invoke possibility of Trump’s wrath in fight against Labor’s media laws
Tech giants claim Australia’s free trade agreement with the United States will be violated, as they try to kill a proposal to force them to pay news c...
Neo-Nazi group White Australia loses bid for temporary immunity from hate laws
High court dismisses organisation’s injunction attempt against designation as a hate groupFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet ou...
NT laws to allow police to hold young people for 48 hours will be ‘funnelling Aboriginal children into prisons’, advocates warn
Police will be able to question children without an adult present and hold them after being charged under draft laws introduced by the CLPGet our brea...
Neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network criminalised under hate laws passed after Bondi terror attack
Home affairs minister Tony Burke says listing will stop group from organising and meeting, and may prevent more ‘horrific bigoted rallies’The governme...
Trump administration labels Australia’s media bargaining laws ‘foreign extortion’
Albanese defends plan forcing Meta, Google and TikTok to make deals with Australian news publishers through a levy The Trump administration has descri...
After blows to his anti-protest laws, Minns considers retreat from ‘globalise the intifada’ ban
The NSW premier, who was unequivocal in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, has now linked the fate of his state’s laws with those of the Queensland...
With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance
Some lawmakers are calling for widespread reforms following years of surveillance scandals and abuses across successive U.S. administrations. But even...
