Australia has banned the Nazi salute in public and outlawed Nazi hate symbols such as the swastika in landmark legislation that went into effect in the country Monday. The new legislation also criminalises the glorification or praise of acts of terrorism. Offenses such as publicly performing the Nazi salute or […]
Crime
More than 150 people including celebrities and two former US Presidents have been revealed as associates of accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Michael Jackson, Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew and law professor Alan Dershowitz are among notable names listed in documents which have been unsealed as part of a settlement between alleged […]
Hollywood actor Jonathan Majors, once seen as a rising star, has been let go by Marvel Studios after being found guilty of reckless assault and harassment involving his British ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari. A New York City jury made the decision after less than three days of deliberation, finding the 34-year-old […]
Renowned music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs faces a third lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault, adding to the bombshell legal challenges surrounding the hip-hop icon. The recent complaint, filed under the now-expired Adult Survivors Act, introduces an anonymous accuser identified as Jane Doe. RollingStone reports the woman alleges that in […]
Hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman he allegedly drugged on a date back in 1991, according to another bombshell lawsuit filed in a Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday. The filing, brought by former Syracuse University student Joi Dickerson-Neal, claims Combs, 54, assaulted […]
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are vastly overrepresented within Australian prisons and have poorer health outcomes, new research shows. A new report from The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare released on Wednesday lays bare the stark disparities in health outcomes among inmates and a historical trend of overrepresentation […]
Tensions flared in Melbourne’s southeast on Friday as confrontations erupted between pro-Palestine and pro-Israel demonstrators, spurred by a suspicious fire at a nearby Muslim-owned burger shop. A crowd of 400 gathered at Princes Park, Caulfield South, prompting police to form a human barrier and employ pepper spray to maintain control. […]
More Australians are resorting to petty theft at supermarkets as they struggle with pressures of the cost of living crisis, new research shows. An extensive survey conducted by Finder.com.au uncovered an alarming trend, with roughly 12% of Australians, roughly equivalent to 2.4 million individuals, have admitted to resorting to theft […]
In the wake of Victoria’s recent ban on public displays of the Nazi salute, there is growing scrutiny surrounding media reporting in Australia and how language is often used to perpetuate negative stereotypes of people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. In recent years, mainstream media outlets have come […]
Despite his ongoing legal challenges, Donald Trump’s popularity in public opinion polls has seen a significant rise, positioning him as the undisputed frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Recent surveys conducted in early October clearly indicate Trump’s commanding lead among Republican presidential hopefuls, a development that has left numerous […]
