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‘They were just shooting everyone’: Iranian Australians left distraught with no confirmation their family is safe
ByAdeshola Ore January 14, 2026

While some Iranian Australians have received calls from loved ones in Iran, others remain in limbo amid communications blackoutGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlmost a week into Iran’s communication blackout, Iranian Australi…

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In the battle against antisemitism we must accept that Zionism means different things to different people | David Slucki
ByDavid Slucki December 27, 2025

Among Jews the meaning of the term has evolved – but there is still no consensus. And when people talk past one another there are real-world consequencesThe 14 December Bondi Beach attack targeting Jews at a Hanukah celebration has brought the issue of…

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What does ‘globalise the intifada’ mean, and why does NSW want to ban the chant?
BySarah Basford Canales December 23, 2025

While Chris Minns has labelled the slogan ‘hateful, violent rhetoric’, others view it as an expression of support for Palestinians. Should contested phrases be outlawed?Activist groups to challenge NSW protest laws on free speech grounds as Chris Minns…

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The week around the world in 20 pictures
ByJim Powell December 19, 2025

The Bondi beach terror attack, the Brown University shooting, ICE in Chicago and a fallen Statue of Liberty: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading…

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Syrian home town of Ahmed al-Ahmed rallies around the Bondi hero, amid the rubble of civil war
ByAhmad Fallaha in Nayrab, William Christou in Beirut and Ben Doherty in Sydney December 18, 2025

In Nayrab, a town near the Syrian city of Idlib, the family of Ahmed al-Ahmed have been overwhelmed by the global response to his act of braveryIt has been almost 20 years since Ahmed al-Ahmed left Nayrab in the countryside near the north-western Syria…

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Syrian relatives of Bondi hero Ahmed al-Ahmed say his home country is proud of him – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian December 17, 2025

As Australia’s worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years unfolded, a Sydney shop owner was captured on camera charging at one of the gunmen and disarming him. Halfway around the world in Syria, a group of men watching the footage recognised a f…

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‘Source of pride for Syria’: man who disarmed Bondi shooter lauded in home town
ByWilliam Christou and agencies December 16, 2025

News of Ahmed al-Ahmed’s selfless act quickly reached al-Nayrab, where locals say it proves religion or birthplace no barrier to heroismA man who risked his life to wrestle a gun from a shooter in the Bondi beach terror attack on Sunday has become a he…

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Human rights fears over Australia’s role in F-35 parts after Trump’s decision to sell fighter jets to Saudi Arabia
ByBen Doherty and Henry Belot November 22, 2025

Experts warn US deal on ‘lethal’ aircraft presents issues for Australia that ‘we’ve tried desperately to ignore with the Israelis’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDonald Trump’s unilateral decision to sell F-35 joint strike fi…

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Palestinians in Gaza with Australian visas remain trapped as Israel keeps borders closed
ByDaisy Dumas and Adeshola Ore October 22, 2025

Perth resident Ahmed Abumarzouq has two nephews stuck in the war-ravaged territory, who cannot get out despite the ceasefireGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian visa holders in Gaza have the paperwork they need to flee …

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Palestinians in Gaza with Australian visas remain trapped as Israel keeps borders closed
ByDaisy Dumas and Adeshola Ore October 22, 2025

Perth resident Ahmed Abumarzouq has two nephews stuck in the war-ravaged territory, who cannot get out despite the ceasefireGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian visa holders in Gaza have the paperwork they need to flee …

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