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Nazi symbol ban strengthens anti-hate protections in Victoria
Victoria has outlawed Nazi symbols in a reform the state government has described as a ‘landmark’ move to ‘stamp out hateful behaviour and boost human rights protections’. The ban — expected to be enshrined in law in 2022 — will be the first time in any Australian state and territory has made the public display…
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Donald Trump takes a swipe at Catholics and Jews who did not vote for him
Donald Trump complained about Catholics and Jews who did not vote for him in 2020. The former president made the comments in a conference call featuring religious leaders. The move could be seen to shore up his religious conservative base ahead of the next election. Former president Donald Trump complained about Catholics and Jews who…
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Israel is set to reopen its borders to tourism in 2 weeks despite a resurgence in COVID-19 cases
Israel’s Tourism ministry said it will start allowing organized tour groups with fully vaccinated visitors into the country starting September 19. The country will welcome tour groups of between five and 30 people from most countries except those on its “red” list. Visitors will have to be fully vaccinated six months before arrival, or have…
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The hateful men who disown their extremism
Walking away from a belief system and lifestyle with hatred at its heart isn’t always easy. Here are two former extremists who did so. Extremism is a dark path. Some followers of white supremacist ideology forsake it when they realise it is full of lies and distortions designed to promote division and conflict. Crikey recently spoke…
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Molly Sasson spoke to many of Adolf Hitler’s unholy henchmen
Melbourne woman Molly Sasson has long been aware of the big lie of World War II: that the so-called “good Nazi”, Adolf Hitler confidant Albert Speer, knew nothing of the Holocaust. Sasson acted as one of the interpreters for Speer, Hitler’s closest lieutenant, at the Nuremberg trials after the war. He was the only member…
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Smooth talking ‘good Nazi’ who fooled the world
Hitler’s favourite architect Albert Speer argued for decades that he knew nothing of the Holocaust, but a recently discovered letter tells another story. Fritz Todt was unlucky. On February 8, 1942, as he readied to leave Adolf Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair in East Prussia to return to Berlin, after a meeting with the Fuhrer the previous…
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NSW Labor pushes for ban on swastika as neo-Nazi threat grows on police radar
NSW Labor is planning to introduce legislation banning public display of Nazi symbols, following a similar move in Victoria as the threat of right-wing extremism grows. NSW Police have given evidence in a parliamentary budget estimates hearing that right-wing extremists now occupy about 20 per cent of counter-terrorism efforts, adding to operations targeting the radical…
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Morris Gleitzman Always
After 16 years, Morris Gleitzman brings his best-selling series to a close, saying an emotional goodbye to his hero, Felix. The books have now stretched well beyond their beginnings, where Gleitzman introduced young readers to the horrors of the Holocaust through the eyes of his young protagonists, Felix, a Jewish boy, and Zelda, the Polish…
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Profits from a new edition of Hitler’s notorious manifesto Mein Kampf will help fund the preservation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz
Profits from a new French edition of Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” will go to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation. The new critical edition of the book aims to put the text in its full historical context. The foundation’s director told Insider it was important to deal with “the darkest chapter of history.” A new edition of Adolf…
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US vehicles taken to Tehran in new blow for Joe Biden
A convoy of US military vehicles provided to Afghan forces has been filmed heading for Tehran having been handed over to the Iranian authorities. The loss of the military equipment to Iran, America’s arch-foe in the Middle East, is a further embarrassment to the Pentagon after the Taliban were seen parading in Kabul in front…