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‘Some will take their own lives’: Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns

Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and...

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Bondi paddle-out sends waves of ‘love and peace’ to honour shooting victims

Drone footage shows huge circle of swimmers and surfers in the ocean in latest outpouring of grief

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NSW to effectively ban protests for up to three months as premier links Gaza rallies to Bondi terror attack

Chris Minns says state ‘can’t risk another mass demonstration on that scale in NSW [because] the implications can be seen, in my view, on Sunday’

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New hate speech laws cracking down on ‘dehumanising’ rhetoric will go to constitutional limit, Tony Burke says

Home affairs minister would not say whether specific phrases such as ‘globalise the intifada’ would be banned under proposed laws

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Social media companies allow antisemitic hate to flow ‘unchecked’, Australia’s race discrimination commissioner says

Giridharan Sivaraman warns of a surge of racially motivated violence in wake of Bondi shooting, saying ‘it’s going to get worse before it gets better’

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Australia news live: NSW treasurer says ‘globalise the intifada’ is hate speech; Islamic State ‘proud’ of Bondi terror attack

Daniel Mookhey’s comment comes as governments consider new laws cracking down on hate speech. Follow today’s news live.Get our

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‘Protests had nothing to do with the attacks’: activists condemn premier’s plan to restrict rallies after Bondi shooting

Pro-Palestine activists, some Jewish groups and civil liberty campaigners criticise NSW Labor for ‘eroding our democratic freedoms’

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Albanese announces new hate speech laws as he concedes more could have been done before Bondi beach attack

Australian prime minister unveils new measures to combat antisemitism as Coalition outlines own plan

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Fake Minns, altered images and psyop theories: Bondi attack misinformation shows AI’s power to confuse

For now many fakes are easy to spot. But audiences could find it increasingly difficult to tell fact from fiction as tech improves