Australia

Thousands Join Anti-Immigration Rallies Across Australia Amid Government Condemnation —————————– Thousands of Australians participated in anti-immigration rallies across major cities on Sunday, with events held in Sydney, Melbourne, Queensland, and other locations, Arab News reported. The “March for Australia” protests…

Arbaeen Walk Held in Adelaide, Australia ———————————- According to a report from Shia Waves Persian, the Arbaeen march in Adelaide, Australia, was held with participants walking from St. Peter’s Cathedral to the Adelaide Mosque and Islamic Centre. The event, which…

Sydney Mosque Receives Death Threats Over Adhan Proposal ——————— Lakemba Mosque, one of Australia’s largest mosques located in Sydney, has received death threats and abusive messages after the Lebanese Muslim Association (LMA) submitted a proposal to broadcast the Adhan, or…

Woman Arrested After Toddler Found in Suitcase on New Zealand Bus ——————————— A 27-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with ill-treatment and neglect of a child after a two-year-old girl was discovered in a suitcase on a bus, The…

Australia Reverses Stance, Bans YouTube Accounts for Under-16s ——————————— In a significant policy reversal, the Australian government announced today that YouTube will be included among the social media platforms required to ensure account holders are at least 16 years old,…

YouTube Lobbies Against Inclusion in Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban ———————————— YouTube is making a final effort to persuade the Australian government not to include its platform in the upcoming under-16 social media ban, arguing that it is a video-sharing…

Australia has witnessed a “dramatic surge” in Islamophobic incidents since the October 7, 2023, cross-border attacks by Hamas on Israel, which ignited the ongoing conflict in Gaza. A new report, based on data from the Islamophobia Register Australia and collaborative…

Australia to Implement Age Verification for Search Engines, Raising Privacy and Inclusion Concerns ———————— Australia is set to introduce mandatory age verification for search engines starting December 2025, expanding beyond social media platforms, The Guardian reported. This new regulation will…

New Zealand’s National Library to destroy copies of Quran, Bible, Torah ————————————- The National Library in New Zealand is destroying over 500,000 overseas-published books, including sacred texts like the Quran, Bible, and Torah, to save about $1 million annually in…

Australia’s Ancient Murujuga Rock Art Gains World Heritage Status ……………. The Murujuga cultural landscape in Western Australia, home to more than a million Indigenous rock carvings up to 50,000 years old, has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list, The…