The Bondi attack and the limits of ideology-first explanations of terrorism
The assumption that ideology leads to violence is based in fear, not facts, writes Dr Wesam Charkawi
Labor opened the door to One Nation: “Imitation always loses to the original”
Labor’s failure is that it accepts One Nation’s frame, then pretends to oppose One Nation’s consequences. It feeds the politics of fear and division, expands punitive laws, postures on borders and security, then condemns the monster when it grows. Labor has become One Nation’s rehearsal act.
Tough Talk for Returning Families, Silence for Israel’s Crimes
Silence for Israel’s Crimes
The Interim Report by the Royal Commission Pulls Palestine Protest Into a Security Frame
The interim report by the Royal Commission frames social cohesion as a security project.
The Supreme Court struck down Chris Minns. It comes at NSW’s expense.
Chris Minns has made NSW pay for his overreach. Chris Minns has now suffered two constitutional defeats over protest laws, and NSW taxpayers are the ones left to bear the cost. In October 2025, the Supreme Court struck down his government’s laws restricting protests near places of worship. On
The government review on listing Hizb ut-Tahrir
The government has called for submissions on the listing of Hizb ut-Tahrir, with responses due by 17 April, and we have made ours because this issue demands principled resistance. This is not a question of whether one agrees with Hizb ut-Tahrir. It is a question of whether the government should
No one needed Anthony Albanese to "discover" that all innocent life matters
Anthony Albanese was asked a direct question at a press conference on 13 April: "What is your message to tens of thousands of Australians of Lebanese background who are grieving this war, including many who have lost family members and homes?" His answer was this: “The loss of
The Royal Commission’s First Hearing Block 4-15 May
Where the framework is set The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has now revealed the focus of its first hearing block. Between 4 May and 15 May, it will turn to four foundational questions: how antisemitism is defined, how it is understood historically and today, how it is
Register for the Submission-Writing Event in 5 days (11th April)
Write your own submission to the Royal Commission Join The Muslim Vote on 11 April at 1:00 pm for a practical session on how to write a submission to the Royal Commission. This event is designed to help community members understand what a submission is, how the process works,
Israel finds another way to kill Palestinians: Labor preserves the structure.
Israel has now formally written the execution of Palestinians into its apartheid system, already built to dominate Palestinians. On 30 March 2026, the Knesset passed a law by 62 to 48, making hanging the default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts, and carried out within 90 days unless vague
Relationship Maintenance Has Replaced Political Strategy
Ramadan exposed what has now become impossible to defend. The same Labor figures who welcomed Isaac Herzog into Sydney presided over an increasingly aggressive political, legal and social climate for Muslims and continued moving through Muslim spaces and relationships. The operating logic remained the same: preserve the relationship and treat
UN report finds Israel using torture as genocide — Australia’s silence is complicity
The following information is based entirely on the statement and comments issued by the Australian Palestinian Advocacy Network (APAN). The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN) is calling on the Australian Government to sanction Israel immediately, expel the Israeli Ambassador, and support international prosecution of those responsible for war crimes, following