Australia Awards \$2.3 Billion Contract to MTC Subsidiary for Immigration Detention
The Australian government awarded a \$2.3 billion, five-year contract to Secure Journeys, an MTC subsidiary, to manage Australia's onshore immigration detention network, replacing Serco and ending their 15-year operation of the centers starting early 2025.
Australia Awards \$2.3 Billion Contract to MTC Subsidiary for Immigration Detention
The Australian government awarded a \$2.3 billion, five-year contract to Secure Journeys, an MTC subsidiary, to manage Australia's onshore immigration detention network, replacing Serco and ending their 15-year operation of the centers starting early 2025.
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44% Bias Score
Antisemitic Attack in Sydney Fuels Fears Amid Heightened Tensions
On Wednesday, Sydney, Australia, saw an antisemitic attack involving a torched car and anti-Israel graffiti near a Jewish family's home, adding to recent similar incidents across the country, including a firebombed Melbourne synagogue, reflecting rising antisemitism fueled by the intensified Middle ...
Antisemitic Attack in Sydney Fuels Fears Amid Heightened Tensions
On Wednesday, Sydney, Australia, saw an antisemitic attack involving a torched car and anti-Israel graffiti near a Jewish family's home, adding to recent similar incidents across the country, including a firebombed Melbourne synagogue, reflecting rising antisemitism fueled by the intensified Middle ...
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24% Bias Score
Greens Chief of Staff Reprimanded for Comments on Synagogue Firebombing
Greens deputy leader Mehreen Faruqi reprimanded her chief of staff, Antoun Issa, for suggesting the Melbourne synagogue firebombing may have been a false-flag operation by Israeli supporters, prompting criticism and raising concerns about the party's internal messaging on sensitive geopolitical issu...
Greens Chief of Staff Reprimanded for Comments on Synagogue Firebombing
Greens deputy leader Mehreen Faruqi reprimanded her chief of staff, Antoun Issa, for suggesting the Melbourne synagogue firebombing may have been a false-flag operation by Israeli supporters, prompting criticism and raising concerns about the party's internal messaging on sensitive geopolitical issu...
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40% Bias Score
"Antisemitic Vandalism in Sydney Sparks Increased Security Measures"
"Vandals in Sydney's Woollahra neighborhood burned a stolen car and spray-painted antisemitic slurs, prompting a swift police response and increased patrols near Jewish sites following a recent spike in antisemitic incidents linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
"Antisemitic Vandalism in Sydney Sparks Increased Security Measures"
"Vandals in Sydney's Woollahra neighborhood burned a stolen car and spray-painted antisemitic slurs, prompting a swift police response and increased patrols near Jewish sites following a recent spike in antisemitic incidents linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
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40% Bias Score
Woodside's Browse Gas Project Faces Environmental Opposition at Scott Reef
Woodside Energy's proposed $30 billion Browse gas project near Western Australia's Scott Reef faces significant environmental opposition due to potential harm to endangered species and the reef's ecosystem; the WA Environmental Protection Authority deemed the initial proposal unacceptable, highlight...
Woodside's Browse Gas Project Faces Environmental Opposition at Scott Reef
Woodside Energy's proposed $30 billion Browse gas project near Western Australia's Scott Reef faces significant environmental opposition due to potential harm to endangered species and the reef's ecosystem; the WA Environmental Protection Authority deemed the initial proposal unacceptable, highlight...
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56% Bias Score
Queensland's Controversial Youth Justice Bill Passes Despite Opposition Concerns
Queensland's parliament debated a youth justice bill, allowing children to be sentenced as adults for certain crimes; Labor's attempts to delay it failed, raising concerns about insufficient consultation and potential adverse outcomes, especially for First Nations youth.
Queensland's Controversial Youth Justice Bill Passes Despite Opposition Concerns
Queensland's parliament debated a youth justice bill, allowing children to be sentenced as adults for certain crimes; Labor's attempts to delay it failed, raising concerns about insufficient consultation and potential adverse outcomes, especially for First Nations youth.
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56% Bias Score
Albanese Backs Ban on Protests Outside Places of Worship After Antisemitic Attacks
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced \$8.5 million in funding for the Sydney Jewish Museum and voiced support for banning protests outside places of worship following recent antisemitic acts in Sydney, a move criticized by civil liberties advocates.
Albanese Backs Ban on Protests Outside Places of Worship After Antisemitic Attacks
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced \$8.5 million in funding for the Sydney Jewish Museum and voiced support for banning protests outside places of worship following recent antisemitic acts in Sydney, a move criticized by civil liberties advocates.
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48% Bias Score
Sydney Antisemitic Attack Prompts PM Condemnation, Increased Patrols
An antisemitic attack in Sydney's Woollahra prompted Prime Minister Albanese to condemn the violence as "evil," leading to increased police patrols and a call for comprehensive societal action.
Sydney Antisemitic Attack Prompts PM Condemnation, Increased Patrols
An antisemitic attack in Sydney's Woollahra prompted Prime Minister Albanese to condemn the violence as "evil," leading to increased police patrols and a call for comprehensive societal action.
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24% Bias Score
Class Action Lawsuits Allege Systemic Sexual Harassment at BHP and Rio Tinto Mines
BHP and Rio Tinto face class-action lawsuits alleging systemic sexual harassment and gender discrimination against female employees at their Australian mines; the suits claim the companies knowingly exposed women to dangerous environments and punished those who reported harassment.
Class Action Lawsuits Allege Systemic Sexual Harassment at BHP and Rio Tinto Mines
BHP and Rio Tinto face class-action lawsuits alleging systemic sexual harassment and gender discrimination against female employees at their Australian mines; the suits claim the companies knowingly exposed women to dangerous environments and punished those who reported harassment.
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28% Bias Score
Australia to Force Big Tech to Pay News Publishers
The Albanese government will introduce a new scheme to force big tech companies such as Meta to pay Australian news publishers for their content, imposing penalties for non-compliance and addressing concerns about the sustainability of the Australian news industry.
Australia to Force Big Tech to Pay News Publishers
The Albanese government will introduce a new scheme to force big tech companies such as Meta to pay Australian news publishers for their content, imposing penalties for non-compliance and addressing concerns about the sustainability of the Australian news industry.
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44% Bias Score
NSW Labor MPs Push for Immediate Drug Policy Reforms
Four NSW Labor MPs, including a parliamentary secretary, are publicly pushing for immediate drug policy reforms, including pill testing, before a summit report next year, despite the Premier's skepticism, with non-profits offering to implement pilots this summer.
NSW Labor MPs Push for Immediate Drug Policy Reforms
Four NSW Labor MPs, including a parliamentary secretary, are publicly pushing for immediate drug policy reforms, including pill testing, before a summit report next year, despite the Premier's skepticism, with non-profits offering to implement pilots this summer.
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40% Bias Score
Man Guilty of Wife's Murder After 17-Year Delay
Emil \"Bill\" Petrov, 60, was found guilty of murdering his estranged wife, Cindy Crossthwaite, 41, in Melton South, Melbourne, on June 20, 2007, after a three-week trial; the prosecution argued the murder was motivated by a bitter court battle over assets.
Man Guilty of Wife's Murder After 17-Year Delay
Emil \"Bill\" Petrov, 60, was found guilty of murdering his estranged wife, Cindy Crossthwaite, 41, in Melton South, Melbourne, on June 20, 2007, after a three-week trial; the prosecution argued the murder was motivated by a bitter court battle over assets.
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36% Bias Score