Australia

Tony Abbott’s unambiguous anti-Muslim bigotry exposed

OPINION by Randa Abdel-Fattah- In 2011, then opposition immigration spokesman, Scott Morrison, sought to persuade the shadow cabinet to take advantage of what were perceived to be increasing concerns among the general public about Australian Muslims. That there was opposition by some members of the shadow cabinet to the suggestion[…]

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Australia halts visas from ebola-affected region

Australia is suspending entry visas for people from Ebola-affected countries in West Africa in an attempt to keep out the disease. The government is canceling and refusing non-permanent or temporary visas held by people who are not yet traveling, and new visa applications will not be processed. Permanent visa holders[…]

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Australia’s parliament house lifts veil ban

Australia’s Parliament House on Monday lifted a short-lived ban on facial coverings including burqas and niqabs after the prime minister intervened. The government department that runs Parliament House announced earlier this month that “persons with facial coverings” would no longer be allowed in the open public galleries of the House[…]

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Australia to join air strikes against IS in Iraq

Australia’s cabinet Friday authorised the deployment of special forces and military air strikes to tackle the Islamic State organisation in Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said. “Today, cabinet has authorised Australian air strikes in Iraq at the request of the Iraqi government and in support of the Iraqi government,” Abbott[…]

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Australia ups security in parliament after raids

Australia has deployed armed police inside parliament in the face of security threats, after foiling an alleged plot by sympathisers of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group for “demonstration executions” in the country. Previously, security was handled by in-house parliamentary security officers. “There will be armed[…]

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Aussie Muslims reject “unjust” raids

Using a heavy-handed approach to track “extremism”, security forces arrested several Australian Muslims, sending shockwaves among the religious minority that staged a night protest against the crackdown. “We’ve all seen what has taken place this morning,” Hizb Ut-Tahrir speaker Uthman Badar told the crowd who gathered in Sydeney’s Lakemba to[…]

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Australia makes raids to foil ‘violent acts’

Australian authorities have carried out their largest “counter-terrorism” raids so far, detaining 15 people to stop an alleged plot by supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to carry out “demonstration killings” in public. A pre-dawn operation was carried out on Thursday across Sydney and Brisbane[…]

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Aids conference delegates seek Australia asylum

Some 25 delegates to an international AIDS conference held in Melbourne last month fear returning home and will seek asylum in Australia, refugee and welfare agencies said Monday. HomeGround Services, which helps find crisis accommodation for homeless people in Melbourne, said 14 delegates from African nations — including Uganda and[…]

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