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Australian Court Upholds Racial Vilification Ruling Against Pauline Hanson Over ‘Go Back to Pakistan’ Remark
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Australian Court Upholds Racial Vilification Ruling Against Pauline Hanson Over ‘Go Back to Pakistan’ Remark

An Australian federal court has upheld a ruling that Senator Pauline Hanson racially discriminated against Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi by telling her to “go back to Pakistan.” Australia’s Federal Court has unanimously rejected an appeal by far-right One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, upholding an earlier ruling that found she racially discriminated against Greens Senator Mehreen...

Australia Proposes Targeted Sanctions Against Taliban Over Human Rights Abuses
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Australia Proposes Targeted Sanctions Against Taliban Over Human Rights Abuses

The Australian government is proposing a significant expansion of its sanctions regime to hold Taliban leaders accountable for serious human rights violations in Afghanistan. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the new regulations would allow authorities to impose travel bans and asset freezes on Taliban officials and associated entities accused of...