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ASIO chief reveals former Australian resident directed attack on Melbourne synagogue
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (600+ words) The head of ASIO Mike Burgess has outlined Australia security situation in his annual threat assessment....
With Grouse House TV, Aunty Donna make a bid to usher in the future of independent Australian comedy
3+ week, 5+ day ago (465+ words) With their new independent streaming platform, Aunty Donna prove the future of "cooked" Australian comedy is online....
A new, experimental The Glass Menagerie marks a bold turn for Australian theatre
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (573+ words) Melbourne Theatre Company's version of Tennessee Williams' play invites real experimentation back into the Melbourne main stage conversation....
One small country set the model for reintegrating ISIS families from Syria. Here's what Australia can learn
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (955+ words) After four women and nine children associated with Islamic State returned to Australia from Syria last week, the Australian Federal Police indicated some would be referred to community reintegration and countering violent extremism programs. Australia is not starting from scratch....
IS-linked women are facing a raft of criminal charges. A legal expert explains the laws at play
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (856+ words) After multiple attempts to leave Syria, four ISIS-linked women (often referred to as "ISIS brides) and nine children have arrived back in Australia. The government has long promised that if these women, who are Australian citizens and have Australia passports,…...
The Taiwanese pop megastar spreading the hidden Chinese history of Australia's gold rush to a global audience
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (803+ words) Taiwanese pop music superstar Jay Chou, known in Mandarin as Zhou Jielun (), has put country Victoria's Sovereign Hill on the map. Chou's 25 albums have sold more than 30 million copies, and the music video for his latest hit, Gold Rush Town…...
Victoria has made public transport free " NSW hasn't. Has there been any difference in uptake?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (867+ words) The recent military conflict in the Middle East triggered a sharp increase in petrol prices throughout March, with the federal government's subsequent excise cut providing only partial relief. To address the increased cost of travel, Victoria and Tasmania introduced free…...
5 members of Iranian women's soccer team defect, Australia deploys RAAF plane and missiles to Gulf
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (655+ words) The Albanese government has given humanitarian visas to five members of the Iranian women's soccer team, including its captain, to enable them to remain in Australia, and is offering protection to any more of the women who want to defect....
Ed Sheeran caught the train to Melbourne to protect the climate. But what about his thousands of fans?
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (478+ words) Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Milad Haghani does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has…...
These are the 6 key questions the antisemitism royal commission needs to'answer
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (939+ words) Josh Roose receives funding from the Australian Research Council. He is the current President of the Australian Association for the Study of Religion (AASR). After weeks of mounting pressure, the government has called a royal commission to look into antisemitism…...