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It comes after opposition leader Sussan Ley has spent weeks calling for better legislative protections to tackle antisemitism Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSenior Liberals are urging colleagues to vote against Labor’s fast-tracked legislation in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, despite opposition leader Sussan Ley calling for urgent legislative action for weeks.Labor would be forced to rely on support from the Greens if the opposition does not support the bill next Tuesday, as some Liberals and Nationals oppose both of its major tenets: on hate

US president says ‘help is on its way’, as reported death toll rises into the thousands and concerns Tehran may carry out first protest-related execution, that of Erfan SoltaniTrump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protestsIran protests: what we know so far about the spiralling anti-government demonstrationsFor the first time in days, Iranians were able to make calls abroad from their mobiles on Tuesday, according to reporting by Associated Press. Texting services have not been restored, however, and nor has the

Al Madina Dawah centre in Bankstown announces move on Wednesday after local council issues ‘cease use’ directive on Wisam HaddadFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Islamic prayer hall in Sydney associated with the controversial cleric Wisam Haddad, which had come under scrutiny since the Bondi massacre, says it has permanently closed.The Al Madina Dawah centre in Bankstown made the announcement in an image posted to its Facebook account on Wednesday morning. “The Al Madina Dawah centre is permanently closed,” it said, without providing any additional information. Canterbury

US government issues warning as Donald Trump says US will take ‘very strong action’ if Iran hangs protestersTrump says countries doing business with Iran face 25% tariff on US tradePeople in Iran: share your views on the current situationNon-essential French embassy staff have left Iran, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Agence France-Presse. The personnel left on Sunday and Monday, the sources added, without saying how many people had departed. “The protection of our personnel and our citizens is a priority,” a French foreign ministry official told AFP.Commenting on the protests, the UN high commissioner for human rights