Religious Text Defence in Australia's New Hate Speech Laws
Draft legislation reveals a defence for quoting religious texts in Australia's new hate speech crackdown. Parliament to sit early to pass 'toughest ever' laws. Read the full details.
Draft legislation reveals a defence for quoting religious texts in Australia's new hate speech crackdown. Parliament to sit early to pass 'toughest ever' laws. Read the full details.
Draft legislation reveals a defence for quoting religious texts in Australia's proposed hate speech crackdown. Parliament to sit early to pass tough new laws.
Alarming new data shows a significant increase in racial and religious hate incidents on UK public transport. Experts warn of a corrosive impact on community safety. Read the full report and analysis.
A 41-year-old man faces charges for publicly displaying Nazi hate symbols via his tattoos at a New South Wales beach, under tough new laws.
A quarter of the Sydney to Hobart fleet has retired due to severe conditions. Read the latest on the race leader and the challenging weather battering the iconic event.
The 2025 Sydney to Hobart yacht race faces a brutal start as four vessels withdraw within hours. Defending champion LawConnect leads in rough seas, but more retirements are predicted.
Two Afghan migrants who used Grindr to dupe victims into letting them into their homes have been jailed. The pair stole £68,000 in a six-month crime spree across London.
Police leaders are set to recommend scrapping non-crime hate incidents, calling the system 'not fit for purpose'. A new 'common sense' approach is proposed. Read the full story.
New South Wales Premier announces sweeping new laws criminalising hate speech and symbols in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack. Read the full details.
PM Anthony Albanese announces major reforms to Australia's hate speech legislation following the Bondi Beach terror attack. New offences and tougher penalties target antisemitism and incitement.
A driver left a 'trail of carnage' in London's West End in a series of homophobic and racist attacks on Christmas Day, a court hears. One man died and five others were injured. Read the full trial details.
A Palestinian-Australian man was brutally assaulted on a Sydney train in what police are investigating as a hate crime. The victim suffered racial abuse and physical violence during the disturbing incident.
Police figures reveal race hate incidents in Northern Ireland have surged to the third highest level on record, with a sharp increase linked to anti-immigration riots. Urgent calls for a new anti-racism strategy follow.
Keonte Gathron receives two life sentences plus 31 years for murdering Yik Oi Huang and targeting Asian victims. Read the full court details and family reaction.
Conditional jockey Dylan Kitts receives a nine-year ban for deliberately preventing his horse from winning at Worcester. The BHA sends a strong message on racing integrity.
Australia's Attorney-General announces review of anti-hate legislation and confirms South African neo-Nazi will not be allowed back into the country. Read the latest developments.
A US federal appeals court has upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men for the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Discover the full story behind this landmark ruling.
NYPD seeks a suspect draped in an LGBTQ pride flag for vandalising three Queens churches with 'anti-gay cult' graffiti. Police are investigating the incidents as hate crimes. Call Crime Stoppers with information.
Cross-party pressure mounts on ministers to formally define Islamophobia following alarming rise in anti-Muslim incidents across Britain. Parliamentary committee reveals urgent need for legal clarity.
A 22-year-old Israeli visitor was violently attacked while ordering food at a New York City delicatessen in what police are investigating as an antisemitic hate crime. The assailant targeted the victim after asking about his religion.
A 40-year-old man appears in court charged with religiously aggravated offences after a Sikh woman was targeted in Walsall. The case has sparked community concern.
A coroner's investigation uncovers the tragic details behind the deaths of two men during a violent attack at a Manchester synagogue, revealing both were stabbed in a horrific hate crime incident.
Jordan Cresswell faces magistrates after allegedly attacking a shop worker while shouting racist abuse in Walsall town centre. The 32-year-old is charged with racially aggravated assault by beating.
West Midlands Police confirm charges following a disturbing racially motivated assault in Walsall town centre, as authorities take strong stance against hate crimes.
West Midlands Police charge 38-year-old Walsall man with racially aggravated rape following thorough investigation into disturbing hate crime incident.
Paul Doyle sentenced to two years after launching vicious homophobic assault on American tourist during Liverpool Pride event, leaving victim with serious injuries.
Scotland Yard faces mounting criticism as internal documents reveal how political battles and 'hate crime' controversies are diverting resources from tackling serious violent offences across London.
Metropolitan Police detain suspect after brutal racially-aggravated attack in central London, with victim receiving specialist support as investigation continues.
Metropolitan Police detain female suspect after horrific racially-aggravated attack in Westminster, as victim receives specialist support following traumatic ordeal.
Two men face serious charges after allegedly spraying accelerant and setting fire to a Westminster mosque in a brazen early morning attack captured on CCTV.