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Extremists are using coded language and memes to evade detection when posting antisemitic content on social media, a royal commission has heard. Far-right individuals have also adopted memes as a way to push “more palatable” antisemitism, which is less likely to be picked up by moderators. Harmful conspiracy sustained anti-Jewish hate online, commission hears The…
Queensland’s south-east rail network will continue to run at about 80 per cent capacity, despite progress with pay negotiations between Queensland Rail and unions. Passengers have experienced service disruptions since April as Queensland Rail (QR) and six unions work towards new enterprise bargaining agreements. After six weeks of intensive bargaining at the Fair Work Commission,…
Venezuela’s two devastating earthquakes flattened buildings and coated parts of the nation’s northern coastline in layers of dust and debris, satellite imagery reveals. Areas north of the capital Caracas were hit by the magnitude-7.2 and 7.5 tremors within less than a minute of each other on June 24 in one of Latin America’s worst-ever earthquake…
Queensland’s first koala egg and sperm bank is being established at a regional university campus in an effort to preserve the genetic diversity of the endangered marsupial. A team of scientists and biologists at the Gatton campus of the University of Queensland (UQ) are working with wildlife hospitals to gather samples from dying koalas, which…
Thousands of child sexual abuse survivors risk missing out on compensation and acknowledgement via the National Redress Scheme (NRS) if it cannot process a backlog of applications before its slated closure in 2028. Victim-survivors, experts and politicians are calling for an urgent extension to the application deadline and the scheme itself to ensure survivors are…
A Labor MP has declared the federal government’s gambling advertising restrictions are only a first step, arguing there is “much more” to be done to protect Australians from harm. The Greens, Coalition and independent are also putting pressure on the government to strengthen elements of its proposed reforms, which are due to be introduced to…
When opinion polls shift, previous assumptions can too. Like whether One Nation’s rise is unstoppable. Or whether frustrated voters flocking to the party care about Pauline Hanson’s actual policy positions. The Newspoll and Redbridge surveys this week suggest there is a ceiling for One Nation. A limit, perhaps, to the number of Australians who share…
There’s a housing crisis in Australia. For many people buying a home is unaffordable, while renting is so expensive that it’s leaving some people with dwindling savings. So when James Bryan lost his job, rather than joining the throngs of homeless in NSW, he turned to living on his boat the Lindy Lou at Brisbane…
Six Australian filmmakers are travelling the world in search of a story, each tasked with making a weekly short film for ABC iview’s Race Around The World. This is contestant Kate McGuinness’s experience from her week four travels in Vanuatu. I was a bit nervous to meet Chief Moly. I was told that “this guy…
Welcome to Cheat Sheet, where we give you all the intel you need about iconic franchises! In honour of its fifth instalment heading to cinemas, this month we’re looking at the beloved and long-running prank series Jackass. Perhaps the greatest feat of prank franchise Jackass is that the crew of skateboarders and dropouts parlayed gross-out…