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Australian families in convoy from Syrian camp warned they would be attacked unless they turned around
ByWilliam Christou and Baderkhan Ahmad in al-Roj, and Ben Doherty in Sydney February 23, 2026

Exclusive: Government forces issued threat because Australian government failed to coordinate with them, official saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSyrian government off…

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NSW prepares for possible return of Islamic State-linked women and children from Syria
ByTom McIlroy political editor February 23, 2026

Premier Chris Minns says state has been working with federal government as group of 11 women and 23 children attempt to leave refugee campGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales authorities are preparing for about a t…

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Concerns for former Canberra boy in Iran, as Australia makes representations to Tehran
ByDaisy Dumas and Adeshola Ore February 12, 2026February 12, 2026

ACT government confirms it raised reports of boy’s fate with foreign affairs department, amid unverified claims he died last weekFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThere are …

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With just weeks left on her student visa, one Iranian woman fears she will be executed if she has to return
ByAdeshola Ore community affairs reporter February 3, 2026

‘There’s no way for me to go back right now. It’s too dangerous for me,’ student says, having protested against the regimeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen bullets fired by Iran’s paramilitary force were sprayed at her hom…

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‘She found her after 700 bodies’: Australian man recounts ordeal to retrieve the body of a relative killed in Iran
ByAdeshola Ore community affairs reporter January 19, 2026

A cousin managed to call Payam in Brisbane with the news – but many Iranian Australians are still waiting to hear from family amid the communication blackoutGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPayam* left his home – and many of h…

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‘You need to hang up now’: Australians report surveillance of phone calls with relatives in Iran amid uprising
ByAdeshola Ore community affairs reporter January 16, 2026

One man speaking to his mother in Iran from Australia said ‘I could hear her talking to someone else on the line’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIranian Australian Hussein* needed to hear his mother’s voice to know she was sa…

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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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