3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (1400+ words) Creative Victoria funding has dropped by more than $20m since 2022 and organisations including Writers Victoria now face closure Late last year, there was a palpable tension among Victorian arts organisations. Rumours were that one of the most important arts funding rounds…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (438+ words) Brandan Koschel sentenced to 12 months behind bars for intentionally inciting hatred at March for Australia protest A man who threw his support behind neo-Nazis and spouted antisemitic remarks to an Australia Day rally crowd has been reprimanded and jailed for…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1450+ words) Victorian police may be unequally targeting people perceived to be African with warrantless search powers, a Guardian analysis can reveal. It also shows Victoria police are failing to collect data on ethnic appearance " to ensure racial profiling is not occurring…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (1623+ words) Liberal party on brink of dumping first female leader with Taylor's backers confident of defeating Ley The health minister has introduced legislation to allow the government to publish the fees that individual specialist doctors charge, to help Australians shop around…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (447+ words) Pupils, aged 12 and 13, at Kingsbury high school are receiving medical care, with one at a major trauma centre Two boys, aged 12 and 13, have been stabbed at a school in north-west London, and police are searching for a teenage suspect. The…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (218+ words) Last night tens of thousands of people gathered in cities across the country to protest against a visit by Israel's president, Isaac Herzog.Outside the Sydney Town Hall it wasn't long before the protest turned violent, with video footage showing…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1093+ words) Any officers who acted unlawfully should face prosecution for actions, Muslim groups say New South Wales police who grabbed men kneeling in prayer during a protest in Sydney against Israeli president Isaac Herzog's visit should face prosecution, a coalition of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (178+ words) Guardian Australia attended a Sydney rally opposing Israeli president Isaac Herzog's visit where it witnessed New South Wales police pepper-sprayed protesters. Violent and chaotic scenes came after thousands who gathered lawfully near Sydney's Town Hall, attempted to march to state…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (904+ words) Politicians who attended protest against visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog say police actions against demonstrators were "wildly inappropriate" Labor backbench and Greens MPs say the police response to a protest against the Israeli president"s visit on Monday evening…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1088+ words) Fallout begins after violent scenes in Sydney. Follow the latest news live Good morning, Krishani Dhanji here with you, thanks to Martin Farrer for getting us started. There will be significant reaction to protest scenes out of Sydney and Melbourne…...