Hayfa Adi is not demanding justice, though few deserve it more. At the age of 17, she was abducted by Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, held for more than two years and repeatedly raped, beaten and traded like livestock. “They bought us as if we were sheep. Exactly like sheep,” Hayfa tells 7.30. More important for this young mother, …

Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong are appealing to President Donald Trump for help as they march near the US consulate general in the city. Some are carrying banners reading, “President Trump, please save Hong Kong” and “Make Hong Kong great again”. The protests, now in their 14th straight week, have continued despite Hong Kong’s leadership finally meeting one of the …

Sydney, August 24, 2019 – A peace conference to celebrate the inauguration of Afghan Peace Foundation as well as to commemorate the 5th Anniversary of the September 18th World Peace Summit’ was co – hosted by the International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG), Sydney branch, Australia, Branch Chief Manager, Lydia Im and Afghan Peace Foundation, President, Tahera Jehanbeen, on August 24th, …

  For the first time, the long-term outlook for the Great Barrier Reef has been downgraded from “poor” to “very poor” by the federal government’s five-year reef report. The evidence-based report is written by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, and reviewed and released by the federal Environment Minister. The report said climate change is escalating and is the …

Australian universities are not doing enough to combat the influence of China’s ruling Communist Party, a group of Federal Government backbenchers has warned. The comments follow recent pro-Beijing rallies staged in several Australian cities against Hong Kong’s democracy movement — rallies which were praised by Chinese Government-controlled media— and come just days after Liberal MP Andrew Hastie warned about China’s activities. Fellow Liberal MP …

Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar has used parliamentary privilege to accuse those challenging the eligibility of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to sit in Parliament of being “disgusting, disgruntled, debauched” and anti-semitic. The extraordinary attack was condemned as “a total abuse of parliamentary privilege” on Thursday night. But Mr Sukkar said he felt compelled to highlight the issue, given the rise of anti-semitism. …

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been accused of peddling porkies after claiming people on the dole secure $130 a fortnight on average in extra payments. The New Daily asked welfare groups, the Department of Social Services and the Australian National University to crunch the numbers. The Department’s figures show a majority of people on Newstart – 51 per cent – …

A woman who threw an egg at the Prime Minister’s head during an election campaign event has been sentenced to an 18-month community corrections order and will have to complete 150 hours of community service. Amber Holt, 25, was sentenced at the Albury Local Court on Tuesday. Magistrate Rodney Brender said it was unacceptable for citizens to be subject to …

Instagram users in Australia can no longer see how many ‘likes’ a post has a received under a trial designed to “remove pressure” on the digital platform’s users. Instagram began rolling out the trial update on Thursday morning, removing the total number of likes on photos and viewings of videos on user feeds and profiles, and permalink pages. Users can still …

Reports that many foreign fighters have returned to Australia emphasises the need for parliament to pass legislation to prevent such dual-citizens temporarily heading home from war zones, a federal cabinet minister says. News Corp newspapers reported 40 Australians who joined Islamic State and other extremist military groups fighting in Syria and Iraq are now back home. It says federal government …