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UK anti-terror ban on neo-Nazi group

A British neo-Nazi movement is to become the first far-right group to be banned under terrorism laws in the UK. Home Secretary Amber Rudd said National Action was “a racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic organisation”. An order laid in Parliament to proscribe the group – making it a criminal offence to …

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EU nationals ‘want guarantee they can stay in UK’

Image copyright PA Image caption A report from a cross-party think tank is also calling for the guarantee European nationals in the UK and British citizens living in the EU must have a guarantee they can remain in place after Brexit, campaigners say. The Three Million group is demanding assurances …

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Trump mocks Russia ‘conspiracy theory’

Image copyright AP Donald Trump has poured fresh scorn on US intelligence claims of Russian hackers meddling in the US election. He tweeted: “Can you imagine if the election results were the opposite and WE tried to play the Russia/CIA card. It would be called conspiracy theory!” The US president-elect …

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Russian hackers ‘threaten Germany 2017 election’, MPs warn

Image copyright AP Image caption Russian hacking group Fancy Bears has been linked to high-profile cyberattacks German politicians have warned that hackers and others acting for the Russian state could undermine Germany’s general elections next year. The German election is at risk from “outside manipulation”, said Wolfgang Bosbach, a senior …

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Bubble city?

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Buying a home on Sydney’s glittering harbour is out of reach for most Sydney’s sky-high property market has spawned doomsday predictions of a housing bubble on the verge of collapse. But is a “bloodbath” inevitable, asks Ian Lloyd Neubauer. Bidders slugging it out for …

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Are albums outdated?

Image copyright Flume / Instagram Image caption Flume – pictured with a gold disc for his record Say It When electronic music producer Flume takes to the stage at Australia’s Aria Music Awards on Wednesday night, he stands to win 11 trophies. In fact, he’s already trousered three of them …

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Provocative politician

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption David Leyonhjelm was once branded the “nastiest, most sexist politician in Australia”. He’s labelled a fellow Australian MP a “dumb heap of parrot droppings”, has put forward a law inspired by notorious criminal Mark “Chopper” Read and unleashed profanities to silence his critics on …

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From Buddhist to jihadist

Image caption Prakash, also known as Abu Khaled al-Cambodi, appeared in IS propaganda videos Sometime in the middle of 2012, a friend of Neil Prakash asked the young Australian if he was religious. “I’m a Buddhist,” said Prakash, “but I believe there is a god, a deity”. “You are not …

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‘Death or liberty’

Image copyright Culture Club / Getty Images Image caption John Frost and Zephaniah Williams were sent to Australia for their part in the Newport Rising A film telling the story of 3,000 political prisoners moved to Australia has had its Welsh premiere. Death or Liberty looks at how the British …

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