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.
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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
The South Australian election result is not a “Labor landslide.”
The South Australian election result is not a “Labor landslide.” That is what it looks like and makes for a headline, but that is also a misdirection. Look beneath the surface and something far more consequential has taken place: the structural weakening of the two-party system has accelerated, and it
Chris Minns' Eid Message
Chris Minns wished the Muslim community "Eid Mubarak". His message deserves an honest response. “Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating across NSW and Australia!” How generous of him. After years of aggressive rhetoric and demonisation of the Muslim community, the Premier now arrives with a festive greeting, as though
Write a Submission to the Royal Commission
Register my interest This is what we are asking the community to do The Muslim Vote (TMV) is urging community members to make individual submissions to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion and to attend TMV’s workshop on how to prepare those submissions properly. The reason is
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Queensland criminalises specific chants used to call for an end to the Gaza genocide. The “reasonable excuse” defence is no safeguard
Queensland has now passed the Fighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals Amendment Act 2026. Buried inside a broader package of firearms and policing changes is a new criminal offence targeting the public recital, distribution, publication or display of certain “prohibited expressions.” The two
Lebanon bombarded by Israel: Australia refuses to confront Israel and reckon with its own alignment behind it
Australia is telling people to get out of Lebanon while refusing to say plainly who is turning Lebanon into a place people need to flee. Israel is bombing Lebanon again. Families are fleeing the southern suburbs of Beirut. Roads out of the city are jammed with people trying to escape
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What the Ban on Hizb ut-Tahrir Means for Other Organisations in Australia
The Australian government has formally listed Hizb ut-Tahrir as a prohibited hate group under the new hate-group laws, making it the first group banned under that framework. The decision changes the legal standard for prohibiting organisations in Australia and expands the government’s power to impose those bans. Under the
Royal Commission Update
The Limits of a Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion
Commissioner Virginia Bell has formally opened the Royal Commission on antisemitism and social cohesion for public submissions, marking the beginning of the inquiry’s evidence-gathering phase. Bell has indicated that while antisemitism would be the central focus of the Royal Commission, broader prejudice affecting other religions, ethnicities and communities could
Analysis
Australia Steps into a Widening War
A Region Being Dragged Into War The Middle East is being dragged through a deliberate expansion of war. Israel has widened its military campaign far beyond Gaza, while the United States supplies the weapons, the diplomatic cover, and the military infrastructure that make that expansion possible. Gaza has been flattened
Survey for the Electorate of Bankstown (NSW)
Survey here This survey has been developed to better understand the views of residents in the NSW electorate of Bankstown regarding the performance and representation of the local Member of Parliament, Jihad Dib. The purpose The purpose of the survey is to provide community members with an opportunity to share
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Selective Climate Control: "Turn the temperature down", Tony Burke says
On Tuesday, Tony Burke, the Minister for Home Affairs, stood at the dispatch box like a man convinced of his own moral framing. He spoke in declarative tones, invoking national security and civic responsibility as though the ground beneath him were uncontested, "Every elected official who claims to care
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TMV Fortnightly Roundup
These last few weeks have been significant across legal, political and community fronts. Below is a breakdown of the key developments and our full analyses. TMV Statement on the US/Israel Attack on Iran TMV issued a forceful statement condemning the expansion of Israel’s war from Gaza into sovereign
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TMV Statement on the US/Israel Attack on Iran
The expansion of Israel’s genocide on Palestinians to the current bombing campaign on Iran, carried out by the United States and Israel, is a flagrant act of aggression that once again exposes the violent impulse and militarised machine that feeds on escalation. In southern Iran, a girls’ school in
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Hasheam Tayeh and the Scope of Victorian Vilification Law
The VCAT decision in the Hasheam Tayeh case turns on a powerful legal move: treating strong association between Zionism and Jewish identity as sufficient to ground liability. We break down the judgment and explore what it may mean for the future of protest speech in Australia.
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Chris Minns Announces New Police Unit with 60 “Multicultural" Liaison Officers
Forget that Chris Minns passed laws knowing the explosives caravan was a hoax. Forget that the NSW Police force assaulted, pepper-sprayed and broke bones, including throwing worshippers out of their prayer, all for protesting against the visit of a man who incited genocide of Palestinians. Forget that gangland shootings are
Royal Commission Update
Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion – Day 1 Summary
The Royal Commission’s first public hearing took place in Sydney at 10:30 am on 24 February 2026, with Commissioner the Hon Virginia Bell AC SC opening proceedings. The session was procedural, no evidence or witness testimony was presented. 1. Commission remit and process: Commissioner Bell outlined how the