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Queers for Palestine got a little reality check last week. Our ambassador in Iran was given a dressing down for an Instagram post promoting homosexuality. You see, homosexuality is illegal in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The decision by Beijing to lift its restrictions on the import of Australian wine is pleasing, but much of the resultant celebration is misplaced. Australia should come to a realistic understanding of the capricious nature of the Chinese regime.

A Muslim group awarded charity status in the recent budget has warned senators of the legal risk of condemning the anti-Israel “river to the sea” chant and claims Labor has abandoned its own senator, Fatima Payman, over her allegations of genocide in Gaza.

It is not only the politicians who have weighed in but the judiciary as well, with Justice Robert Bromwich of the Federal Court of Australia now offering a legal definition of what it means to be a woman. The case, Tickle v Giggle, has a humorous name but serious implications.

The Australian Government has voted down a bill to establish a Covid Commission of Inquiry, which would have essentially the same powers and independence as a Royal Commission.

Is Peter Dutton a racist for insisting there should be a blanket ban on arrivals from Gaza? It’s not racist to insist that the safety of the Australian community must not be compromised by our refugee program.

The Albanese Government can't find a special envoy on Islamophobia, and the special envoy on anti-Semitism is reporting to the wrong person.

We were told last November that 860 visitor visas would be issued to Palestinians needing refuge until the war in Gaza was over. We were also told the visas would only be issued after thorough security checks had been conducted.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appears to have confirmed that his government has abandoned attempts to pass a religious discrimination bill during this term of parliament. 

Australians were told last week that the terror threat has been raised from “likely” to “probable”. We were also told that “probable” didn’t mean “inevitable”. And we were told that the decision to move from “likely” to “probable” was not based on any specific information.

Lamenting the inattention to the Quad, the multilateral relationship involving Australia, India, Japan and the United States of America, former Japanese ambassador to Australia, Shingo Yamagami, warned: "The strategic reality the Quad faces has not changed for the better."

The irony of taking two fuel-guzzling jets to make an environmental announcement seems lost on Chris Bowen, who is intent on telling Australians that they should dispense with their fossil-fuelled vehicles in favour of electric cars and utes.

The announcement by the Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, that the Albanese government would recognise a Palestinian state is a crass domestic political statement. It even fails to establish the necessary preconditions for the recognition of Palestine.

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funding could outstrip defence. Defence spending estimates for the current year are at AU$56 billion, with NDIS currently running at a staggering AU$44.3 billion.

What a tangled web we weave when we don’t know what we believe. Watching Prime Minister Anthony Albanese do verbal cartwheels would be funny if it didn’t have such serious consequences.

A South Australian lawmaker plans to table a new bill that would require religious schools to employ homosexual teachers. Current Australian law enables faith-based schools to employ and enrol staff and students based on their faith.

Multiculturalism is at a “crossroads”, with greater leadership needed to “break the cycle of hate” and “teach a new generation of Australians to rise above entrenched beliefs”, two leaders of the government’s multicultural policy review have warned.

You have to shake your head at the way the Left, who get offended at anything Trump says (and a lot he does not say), are suddenly sooooo forgiving when one of their own openly says he wishes someone dead.

Religious leaders and the Coalition are urging Anthony Albanese to ignore a report it commissioned into reducing discrimination at faith-based schools, claiming the lead author has contradicted its findings by calling for stronger legal protections for religious institutions.

How are we meant to feel about the Prime Minister’s announcement that he is appointing a special envoy for anti-Semitism? How did we get to a point where we now need special advisors, in order to keep a law-abiding, peaceful, highly productive section of our community safe?