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Australian universities, cultural institutions and public broadcasters could have their funding withheld as part of a sweeping plan to clamp down on antisemitism.
The Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Jillian Segal has produced a report claiming that Jewish Australians are suffering discrimination cultural and educational spaces, specifically university campuses, are places where.
Its recommendations call on the government to work with Ms Segal to withhold funding from universities, programs or individuals within universities that facilitate, enable or fail to act against antisemitism.
The report also recommended governments review funding to cultural institutions, broadcasters and artists if they are determined to support or implicitly endorse antisemitism themes or narratives.
Co-C-E-O of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry Alex Ryvchin says there needs to be a close examination of where antisemitism is stemming from.
"To look at where antisemitism is allowed to take root, in schools, in universities, in cultural institutions and that's something that needs to be engaged with and that's a critical aspect of this report. But the role of the government will be fundamental in this in terms of both directly engaging with the plan, implementing aspects of it, but also sending a clear message through society that this is the way forward and the expectation is that everyone will do their part."
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The Jewish Council of Australia has criticised a sweeping new plan to combat antisemitism, calling it "straight out of the Trump playbook".
Australian universities, cultural institutions and public broadcasters could have their funding withheld as part of plan outlined by the Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, Jillian Segal.
Proposals also include amending the Migration Act to provide for antisemitic conduct to be grounds for visa refusal.
Executive Officer of the Jewish Council and antisemitism expert, Dr Max Kaiser, has told S-B-S he believes the report is misguided and could lead to a far-reaching crackdown on the ability to criticise Israel.
"I mean, this is straight out of the Trump playbook. This is mislocating the problem of antisemitism as being a problem of migrants, cultural institutions, universities, and by implication, the protest movement. And we think that that is not the source of antisemitism. There are serious issues with antisemitism in Australian society, but they can't be dealt with in isolation. They have to be dealt with as part of much broader efforts to tackle racism as a whole in Australian society."
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Toxic algae is taking over the waters off South Australia, with devastating consequences for marine life.
It's also impacting the state's fisheries, and prompting fears of serious long-term effects.
This week, the South Australian government announced a relief package for business impacted by the issue, valued at up to $500,000 [[09 JULY]].
Businesses in affected industries will see licence fee relief backdated to April, with the state saying more help may flow, depending on what happens next.
Greens senator Sarah-Hanson Young is calling on the federal government to declare a national disaster.
"What we're seeing unfolding on the South Australian coastline, and now right along Adelaide's metro beaches, is this algae bloom that is killing our sea life and our wildlife, killing the vegetation within the sea beds, and it's a disaster, it's an environmental catastrophe."
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A damning new report has found the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union deliberately inflicted physical, sexual, emotional, and economic abuse to cause fear - including against women and kids - to gain power.
A damning report has found the union's Queensland branch was ruthless in its pursuit of political, industrial, and financial power.
The union was placed into administration nationwide amid claims that bikie and organised crime figures had infiltrated the organisation.
Administrator Mark Irving commissioned barrister Geoffrey Watson to probe the reports of violence and intimidation.
He says what he found only scratched the surface of serious allegations of intimidation and thuggery.
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Multiple pedestrians are being assessed by paramedics after being struck by a car near a suburban playground in Melbourne's outer east.
Victoria Police say the incident, which occurred around midday at Coleman Road in the suburb of Wantirna South, is not believed to be intentional.
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Telstra says they have proposed slashing 550 jobs from the organisation in a new restructure.
In a statement to S-B-S, a Telstra spokesperson says the decision has no relation to their recent adoption of artificial intelligence technology and is an attempt to "reduce complexity, create efficiencies, and respond to changing customer needs".
They say they are still in the process of consulting with staff and, if the decision does go ahead, affected staff will ahve access to a redundancy package and a range of support services.
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Two former A-League players have pleaded guilty to engaging in betting corruption by intentionally getting yellow cards during matches in 2023 and 2024.
33-year-old Kearyn Baccus and 27-year-old Clayton Lewis were allegdly paid ten thousand dollars by their former captain at the Macarthur Bulls, Ulises Davila, to get the cards during particular games.
Baccus and Lewis will be sentenced in September.
It's alleged that Davila was the ringleader of the operation, and the conduit between the Macarthur players and an unnamed criminal group in Colombia.
He's facing nine charges, to which he has not yet entered a plea.
He'll appear in court in August.
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In football, Paris Saint Germain will play Chelsea in the final of the Club World Cup in the United States on Monday morning.
European champions P-S-G have thrashed Real Madrid, four goals to nil, in their semi-final in New Jersey.
They blew away the Spanish giants with three goals in the first 25 minutes, two of them scored by midfielder Fabian Ruiz.
Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso [[sha-bee ah-LON-so]] says he has no choice but to tip his cap to the French side.
"They have already been playing together for a couple of years and for sure since February they have been playing at a top, top level. We have not been the first ones to have a strong defeat against them. So, they play really well as a team. It’s been really tough to play against them."
