Common(wealth) Knowledge #79: Racial discrimination laws to protect Australian Jews and Palestinians
How racial discrimination laws protect Jews and Palestinians in Australia.
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The latest headlines, stories you won't see anywhere else and plenty more - covering Australia and the world
Common(wealth) Knowledge #75: Can international law provide a solution to the Voice?
Debate over creating an Indigenous body to make representations to the government has led some to consider international treaties instead.
EXPLAINED: New Zealand elections and Māori seats
Comparisons drawn to the proposed Voice to Parliament as both campaigns draw to a close.
Vietnam censors Barbie over international law dispute
Vietnam has banned Barbie over allegations it includes pro-China propaganda.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #58: New Russian Embassy plans cancelled by federal government
The High Court has rejected a Russian challenge to a ban on their new embassy.
Wagner Group rebellion: Where to watch live rolling coverage of Russian coup attempt
Vladimir Putin has ordered armed forces to neutralise those responsible for 'treason'.
Trump in hot water over claims he kept top secret documents in the shower
Donald Trump is expected to face court over claims he violated US national security.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #54: BRS and Putin - A flawed international war crimes system
War crime allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith and Vladimir Putin reveal the weaknesses in international law.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #50: Succession antics
The succession to the British throne hasn’t always been so straightforward.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #49: Practical independence - The ANZUS Pact
AUKUS isn’t the first security alliance Australia has signed with the United States.
ANALYSIS: Fair trial and the right to legal representation
Although often taken for granted, the right to legal representation is a relatively new right in Australia.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #48: China-Australian relations, 50 years in the making
A Labor leader’s other controversial trip to Beijing.
Missouri to implement statewide limitations on transgender healthcare
New regulations will require doctors to inform patients of the risks of transgender treatments.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #47: The Statute of Westminster
The history of how Australia achieved true independence from the U.K.
EXPLAINED: Kansas bans trans athletes from girls’ and women's sports, overriding governor's veto
The controversial law enforces biological gender categories in school sports.
Ex-Liberal MP Tim Smith appears on UK TV, says monarchy is 'increasing in popularity' in Australia
Smith did not contest the 2022 Victorian state election.
Australia through to World Baseball Classic quarter finals after defeating the Czech Republic
The Aussies defeated the Czech Republic earlier today.
North Korea displays record number of nuclear missiles during nighttime military parade
It's raised questions about the development of new weapons in the country.
New Zealand recovers $500 million worth of cocaine believed to be bound for Australia
3.2 tonnes of the drug was found in international waters.
'God is the greatest': Watch the moment Syrian child is pulled from rubble alive after earthquake
WARNING: Some people might find the vision in this story distressing.
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