Andrew Leigh backs cancellation of Israeli MP’s visa
The assistant minister for competition, Andrew Leigh, has defended the government’s decision to deny entry to a far-right Israeli politician who described Gazan children as “enemies” and called for Israel’s total control of the West Bank.
As Sarah Basford Canales reports, Simcha Rothman, a member of the Knesset for the far-right party Religious Zionism, was scheduled to appear at two public events in Sydney and Melbourne in August and two private events billed as a “solidarity tour”.
Leigh did not comment on the specifics of the decision to deny him a visa but said the government would not allow people to “sow discord in Australia”.
Here’s what he told the ABC a few moments ago:
Social cohesion is important and the home affairs minister [Tony Burke] has said he makes no apology for taking a hard line on intolerance and sowing division.
We want to make sure those coming to Australia are doing so to contribute to the public conversation in a positive way and we don’t want to see that conversation become nasty and more divisive than it is already.
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In a social media post on X and written in Hebrew, the Israeli politician described the Albanese government’s decision as “clear and blatant antisemitism”.
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Rothman said the Australian government considered positions that most of the Israeli Knesset had adopted as “defiance and agitation”.
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Those positions include a recent symbolic motion, spearheaded by Rothman, in July to “apply” Israel’s sovereignty to the occupied West Bank territory. The motion passed 71-13.
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According to Google Translate, Rothman finished the post saying:
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This antisemitic decision is not directed at me. It is directed at the Jewish community in Australia, at the state of Israel and at the people of Israel. The state of Israel learned the hard price of surrendering to terrorism on 7 October – the Australian government has not yet learned that lesson and the prices to be paid for it will be heavy.
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The state of Israel must teach the entire world how not to surrender to terrorism.
I will not be deterred, and I will continue to raise the proud voice of the Jewish people wherever I am.
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The assistant minister for competition, Andrew Leigh, has defended the government’s decision to deny entry to a far-right Israeli politician who described Gazan children as “enemies” and called for Israel’s total control of the West Bank.
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As Sarah Basford Canales reports, Simcha Rothman, a member of the Knesset for the far-right party Religious Zionism, was scheduled to appear at two public events in Sydney and Melbourne in August and two private events billed as a “solidarity tour”.
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Leigh did not comment on the specifics of the decision to deny him a visa but said the government would not allow people to “sow discord in Australia”.
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Here’s what he told the ABC a few moments ago:
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Social cohesion is important and the home affairs minister [Tony Burke] has said he makes no apology for taking a hard line on intolerance and sowing division.
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We want to make sure those coming to Australia are doing so to contribute to the public conversation in a positive way and we don’t want to see that conversation become nasty and more divisive than it is already.
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The NSW State Emergency Service issued new warnings for residents in the northern part of the state to prepare for hazardous conditions linked to a forecast full of rain in the coming days.
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Officials said the Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting rainfall across the central and northern coast from Wednesday, with moderate to heavy rainfall totals of 40-90mm likely in 24-hour periods, with isolated falls exceeding 120mm possible. The state’s north-west could see smaller but still significant rain events.
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All that water could lead to minor to moderate flooding for coastal catchments, with an initial flood watch declared for Orara, Bellinger, Nambucca, Macleay, Hastings, Peel and Namoi rivers.
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NSW SES assistant commissioner Colin Malone said:
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We know that catchments in northern NSW are saturated from recent weather events and will respond quickly to this rainfall.
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It’s important that everyone understands their own flood risk and has an emergency plan in place. That means knowing where you will go and what you will do if flooding affects you and your family.
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Queensland police will go to court in an effort to halt a planned pro-Palestine march over Brisbane’s Story Bridge.
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A spokesperson for the Queensland police service confirmed that mediation had taken place on Monday morning, “however, an agreement could not be met”:
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Under provisions of the Peaceful Assembly Act, police will lodge documentation with Brisbane magistrates court for a decision to be made with respect to the notice of intention to hold a public assembly.
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Justice for Palestine spokesperson Magan-djin Remah Naji said the group is expecting at least 7,000 people to march over the bridge on Sunday.
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Our march is still authorised and is protected under the Peaceful Assembly Act and also Human Rights Act. And if the police want to challenge this, the onus is on them to take us to court.
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Naji said they already have a lawyer briefed to defend their right to protest:
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We’re very much willing to defend our fundamental right to peaceful assembly. If they want to go down this path, we’re ready.
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Rosalie Woodruff, the leader of the Tasmanian Greens, said the party would not back a motion of no-confidence in the state’s Liberal premier, Jeremy Rockliff.
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Woodruff just spoke to reporters as both Rockliff and the Labor leader, Dean Winter, have vied for crossbenchers to form government when the Tasmanian parliament opens tomorrow. Woodruff said while the Greens do not have confidence in the Liberal government, they had failed to reach a deal with Labor, which had promised to see the motion moved tomorrow. She said:
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It is with great disappointment and frustration that the Greens have come to a united decision that we do not have confidence in Dean Winter’s Labor being the next government for Tasmania. And to be very clear, neither do we have confidence in the Liberal government.
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Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia, welcomed the prime minister Anthony Albanese’s commitment to the country on Monday, issuing renewed calls for further international pressure on Russia ahead of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with the US president, Donald Trump, on Monday.
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AAP reports the coalition of more than 30 nations united in their support for Ukraine held a phone call overnight. Albanese participated in that event and said Australia “remains committed to supporting Ukraine” and working to achieve “a just and enduring peace” in the region.
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Myroshnychenko welcomed Australia’s support, saying international pressure needed to remain on Russia, including by choking its economy with sanctions to impede its ability to wage war. He told AAP:
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It’s important you’re part of it and Australia is committed. The main purpose of the coalition of the willing was to help Ukraine win the war on just terms and the way to do it is to put pressure on Russia, put new sanctions on Russia.
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What’s important is the consistency of that. What’s important is Australia keeps on going it.
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The consumer watchdog has commenced federal court proceedings against Google Asia Pacific after the technology company admitted it reached a deal with Telstra and Optus to pre-install Google search on Android mobile phones.
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In a statement, the chair of the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission, Gina Cass-Gottlieb, said Google has “admitted liability and agreed to jointly submit to the court that Google should pay a total penalty of $55 million”. The court will ultimately decide whether that penalty is appropriate.
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Cass-Gottlieb said the deal was in place between December 2019 and March 2021 and required Telstra and Optus to only pre-install Google Search on Android phones they sold to consumers, and not other search engines.
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She says Google has now committed to removing certain pre-installation and default search engine restrictions from its contracts with Android phone manufacturers and telcos.
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Today’s outcome, along with Telstra, Optus and TPG’s undertakings, have created the potential for millions of Australians to have greater search choice in the future, and for competing search providers to gain meaningful exposure to Australian consumers.
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Tweed shire council confirmed the beach was currently closed, noting no one was injured in the incident. The council’s Facebook page noted that “fortunately, the bite missed the rider”.
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Photos posted online show the surfer on the beach with a large, bite-shaped mark missing from his board. Video footage taken from a local beach cam shows a commotion in the water just before 7.30am.
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American surfing legend Kelly Slater chimed in on one post on Instagram, writing:
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Incredible he’s ok. Great example of why I fear open ocean swimming so much. Surfboards have saved quite a few surfers with that tiny barrier.
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NSW Labor senator Tony Sheldon says today’s federal court penalty against Qantas confirms workers were “sacked in a ruthless, calculated act of corporate cost-cutting”.
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Sheldon was the national secretary of the Transport Workers’ Union from 2006 to 2019, before he was elected to federal parliament.
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In a statement, Sheldon criticised the former Coalition government’s treatment of the airline.
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Rather than help thousands of staff and their families, they effectively condoned the biggest illegal sacking in corporate history – calling it a ‘commercial decision’, handing Qantas $2.7 billion in no-strings-attached taxpayer bailouts during COVID, voting against closing the very loophole that enabled the illegal sacking, and cheerleading the replacement of workers with lower-paid staff doing the same job.
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He reserved his decision on to whom the $40m balance should be paid. Lee described the lengthy legal battle between the TWU and Qantas as “no ordinary case” and said:
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As to whether Qantas is truly contrite or rather engaging in performative remorse, I have hesitation in reaching a conclusion.
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I do think persons of responsibility within Qantas do now have some genuine regrets, but this more likely reflects the damage this case has done to the company, rather than a remorse for the damage done to the affected workers.
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Lee’s decision comes about nine months after Qantas and the Transport Workers’ Union agreed on a $120m payout for the sacked workers.
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Qantas is due to release its financial results for the past year on 28 August, and the true cost of the outsourcing saga has far eclipsed the $70m the carrier had previously budgeted to cover it.
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Australia’s largest steelmaker, BlueScope, repeated calls for an east coast gas reserve after reporting that its profits tumbled to $84m in 2024-25, just over a tenth of the previous year.
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The company, which is leading a bid for the struggling Whyalla steelworks in South Australia, saw its net profit after tax fall from 2023-24’s $806m after taking a $440m hit to the underperforming coated steel products arm of its American business. Sliding global steel prices also dragged down revenue.
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BluesSope still earned most of its revenue in the US, producing nearly 3m tonnes of steel at its North Star mill in Ohio, which was boosted by Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, later hiked to 50%.
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The company’s annual report, released this morning, did not point to significant tariff impact on its Australian business, which saw lower earnings as prices slipped, despite rising domestic sales due to increased construction work.
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BlueScope remains interested in expanding locally by buying out the Whyalla plant. The company earlier in August announced it was leading a consortium but would only make an offer if it could see a return on investment. Bluescope told investors it had submitted a non-binding, indicative expression of interest and believed the plant had potential for low-emissions iron productions.
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But the company gave a warning to investors (and the Albanese government): “NO GAS, NO ‘FUTURE MADE IN AUSTRALIA’”. Electricity costs also dragged down BlueScope’s Australian earnings in the 12 months to June, seeing it repeat its calls for an east coast gas reserve and criticise the sector’s current approach: “prioritising massive exports over domestic market, since 2015”.
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Twenty of Australia’s leading environment groups have written to treasurer Jim Chalmers asking for better representation for the environment at this week’s economic roundtable.
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The groups, including the Australian Land Conservation Alliance, BirdLife Australia and WWF Australia, warned that without nature-based investment and reform, the ongoing decline of Australia’s natural capital would erode productivity, economic growth, and disaster resilience.
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In a communique to Chalmers and environment minister Murray Watt, they’ve called for measures including:
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Phasing out subsidies that harm nature.
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Overnight, I joined a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing convened by @Keir_Starmer and @EmmanuelMacron, alongside President @Zelenskyy_Uaa other democratic leaders.
Australia remains committed to supporting Ukraine and it was an opportunity to discuss next steps in…
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The talks overnight follow Trump’s Friday summit in Alaska with Vladimir Putin, which, despite a lot of hype, failed to produce any major new outcome.
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The federal court may soon hand down a hefty penalty to Qantas today in what would be the latest court blow for the nation’s largest airline, AAP reports.
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Qantas outsourced its baggage handlers, cleaners and ground staff in 2020, in a move the court ruled was designed to curb union bargaining power in wage negotiations. The airline said in December it would pay $120m in compensation to more than 1,800 people it illegally sacked.
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The Transport Workers’ Union has since sought an additional penalty of $121m over the move to outsource those jobs, while Qantas has urged the court to impose a “mid-range” penalty between $40m and $80m.
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Research published on Monday found widespread non-compliance among commercial delivery e-bikes across Melbourne. E-bike riders were recorded reaching speeds of up to 54kmh in some city hotspots, with almost one in five exceeding 25 kmh.
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More than 27,000 vehicles were monitored in the study, with almost half being delivery worker e-bikes.
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Published by Monash University and commissioned by the Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce, the data focused on hotspot areas. They included Swanston Street in the CBD and Swan Street in nearby Richmond, which had the highest rates of speeding.
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The highest levels of footpath riding and wrong-way travel were on Elizabeth and King streets, in the CBD.
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Peter Jones, the chief of the Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce, said:
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This report confirms what riders, pedestrians, and other road users have suspected – many of these delivery e-bikes are operating as unregistered motorbikes, without the safeguards or enforcement that applies to other vehicles.
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The independent Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie says the United Nations should send peacekeepers into Gaza to help protect and distribute food, as Israel’s bombardment of Palestinians continues amid growing alarm over starvation and malnutrition.
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Lambie made the call in an email to supporters overnight. She said it would be a “protective mission”:
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The ‘blue helmets’ – as we call them in our militaries around the world- could be sent in with the sole job of securing food aid and making sure that it is distributed to the people who need it. To make this happen would require UN authorisation
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Because this is a protection mission and not a peacekeeping or peace enforcement mission, the international community should have no hesitation in supporting it.
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The senator said she would seek to take out advertising in newspapers and online calling for the move, with her email seeking donations for an ad push.
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Children are starving, mothers are sobbing because they can’t feed their children, let alone themselves.
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UN peacekeepers have a long history of assisting in humanitarian efforts, including providing security for the delivery of aid. If we are to ease the starvation of children in Gaza, we need blue helmets protecting those aid convoys.
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A crash between a car and a motorcycle on Sydney’s Anzac Bridge has snarled traffic during the Monday morning commute. Transport for NSW reports the crash took place just after 6.30am, with at two of four lanes closed into the city and one closed westbound.
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The agency is cautioning there will be major delays this morning.
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Good morning and happy Monday. Nick Visser here as we dive into another week of news. Here’s what’s on deck:
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Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie says the UN should send peacekeepers into Gaza to help distribute food, saying the effort would be a “protective mission”. Lambie said because it would not be a peace enforcement mission, the international community should have “no hesitation” supporting it.
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Qantas will find out today if it will face a hefty fine for outsourcing baggage handling at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Transport Workers Union has urged a court to levy the maximum penalty of $121m, which would come on top of a $120m compensation payment it made to ground staff who lost their jobs.
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Let’s get to it.
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What we learned, 18 August 2025
With that, we’re wrapping up the blog. Before we go, here are the major stories from today:
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Qantas must pay a $90m penalty for illegally firing more than 1,800 ground workers during the early period of the pandemic, taking the full cost of its controversial outsourcing decision to more than $200m.
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Australia’s largest steelmaker, BlueScope, repeated calls for an east coast gas reserve after reporting that its profits tumbled to $84m in 2024-25, just over a 10th of the previous year.
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Simcha Rothman, a member of the Knesset for the far-right party Religious Zionism, lashed out against the Australian government after he was barred from his upcoming “solidarity tour” in Sydney and Melbourne.
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Queensland police announced it will go to court in an effort to halt a planned pro-Palestine march over Brisbane’s Story Bridge.
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Twenty of Australia’s leading environment groups have written to treasurer Jim Chalmers asking for better representation for the environment at this week’s economic roundtable.
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Rosalie Woodruff, the leader of the Tasmanian Greens, said the party would not back a motion of no-confidence in the state’s Liberal premier, Jeremy Rockliff.
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NSW Surf Life Saving has closed Cabarita beach at Norries Headland after a shark bit a large chunk out of a surfer’s board this morning.
Thanks for your company today. We’ll be back early tomorrow.
Homophobia must be stamped out of the game, Collingwood vice-captain says
Homophobic incidents have happened too often in the AFL and need to be stamped out of the game, says Collingwood vice-captain Brayden Maynard.
Adelaide ace Izak Rankine is under investigation for an alleged homophobic slur towards a Collingwood opponent and faces being banned for the AFL finals. No findings have yet been made.
It is the fourth such alleged incident at AFL level in the past two seasons, and sixth involving AFL-listed players. Maynard said the issue must be taken seriously:
We clearly need to stamp it out and I think we’re doing a great job of that, I think we’re doing as best as we can to stamp all that stuff out of the game.
So yeah, it’s not good to see. And I think we’re doing everything we can, both from a women’s program and a men’s program to stamp it out.
Adelaide has confirmed that one of their players is under investigation:
We are aware of an alleged matter involving one of our players in Saturday night’s game and we are in discussions with the AFL.
The AFL has handed out suspensions ranging from three to five matches in the past two seasons to players found guilty of conduct unbecoming.
– with AAP
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Far-right Israeli MP lashes out at Australian government after visa denied
Sarah Basford Canales
Simcha Rothman, a member of the Knesset for the far-right party Religious Zionism, has lashed out against the Australian government after he was barred from his upcoming “solidarity tour” in Sydney and Melbourne.
In a social media post on X and written in Hebrew, the Israeli politician described the Albanese government’s decision as “clear and blatant antisemitism”.
Rothman said the Australian government considered positions that most of the Israeli Knesset had adopted as “defiance and agitation”.
Those positions include a recent symbolic motion, spearheaded by Rothman, in July to “apply” Israel’s sovereignty to the occupied West Bank territory. The motion passed 71-13.
According to Google Translate, Rothman finished the post saying:
This antisemitic decision is not directed at me. It is directed at the Jewish community in Australia, at the state of Israel and at the people of Israel. The state of Israel learned the hard price of surrendering to terrorism on 7 October – the Australian government has not yet learned that lesson and the prices to be paid for it will be heavy.
The state of Israel must teach the entire world how not to surrender to terrorism.I will not be deterred, and I will continue to raise the proud voice of the Jewish people wherever I am.
The local bourse has achieved a new record finish in a choppy start to the trading week, as investors continue to weigh company earnings against their valuations.
The S&P/ASX200 increased by 24.4 points, or 0.27%, to a fresh record close of 8,963. The broader All Ordinaries gained 24 points, or 0.26%, to 9,236.1.
Eight of 11 local sectors finished higher, led by a 1.1%rally in communications stocks as REA Group surged roughly four per cent after appointing Cameron McIntyre to replace exiting veteran chief executive Owen Wilson.
– AAP
Liberal senator criticises behaviour of protesters during Sydney Harbour Bridge march
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has criticised the conduct of some people who marched over the Sydney Harbour Bridge calling for an end to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
On the ABC’s Afternoon Briefing program, Bragg was asked for a response to the federal government’s decision to deny entry to a far-right Israeli politician who has described Palestinian children in Gaza as “enemies”.
Bragg did not comment on the case as he had not been briefed on it, but raised concerns about the conduct of some protesters who held images of the Ayatollah and chanted “from the river to the sea” while marching over the bridge.
I think the idea that you can propose the erasure of Israel, and that be seen as something that no one even takes as a serious affront shows that we are in a very bad spot with some of these debates.
New South Wales police said initial estimates put the crowd at 90,000. A spokesperson for rally organisers, the Palestine Action Group, said police had informed them 100,000 people were in attendance – but the group estimated the figure was closer to 300,000.
There were no arrests or reports of antisocial behaviour on the day.
Joe Aston, a former columnist with the Australian Financial Review who wrote a book on Qantas, says the union that brought a legal case against the airline should be congratulated.
As we told you earlier, Qantas has been fined a record $90m for illegally firing 1,820 baggage handlers and other ground staff in 2020, taking the cost of its controversial outsourcing decision to more than $200m.
Aston said no one believed the Transport Workers Union, which launched legal action, had a chance of victory at the time.
Here’s what he told the ABC:
I think that the Transport Workers Union should be lauded, frankly. They took on this risk entirely on their own shoulders. I can tell you, when they launched this case, it looked like a hopeless case. Nobody thought that they would win. Nobody thought that it would be so spectacular, that’s for sure.
Andrew Leigh backs cancellation of Israeli MP’s visa
The assistant minister for competition, Andrew Leigh, has defended the government’s decision to deny entry to a far-right Israeli politician who described Gazan children as “enemies” and called for Israel’s total control of the West Bank.
As Sarah Basford Canales reports, Simcha Rothman, a member of the Knesset for the far-right party Religious Zionism, was scheduled to appear at two public events in Sydney and Melbourne in August and two private events billed as a “solidarity tour”.
Leigh did not comment on the specifics of the decision to deny him a visa but said the government would not allow people to “sow discord in Australia”.
Here’s what he told the ABC a few moments ago:
Social cohesion is important and the home affairs minister [Tony Burke] has said he makes no apology for taking a hard line on intolerance and sowing division.
We want to make sure those coming to Australia are doing so to contribute to the public conversation in a positive way and we don’t want to see that conversation become nasty and more divisive than it is already.
Shadow treasurer attending productivity roundtable ‘in good faith’
The shadow minister for productivity, Andrew Bragg, says the Coalition will attend this week’s economic roundtable in good faith.
The shadow treasurer, Ted O’Brien, will attend the three-day summit at Parliament House.
Bragg says the Coalition is open to suggestions about cutting regulation and that the summit would help inform the Liberal policy platform.
Ted is going to the roundtable in good faith.
We are the alternative government and we need to develop our own policies over the course of this term.
This is an opportunity for us to have some inputs into our own process, but also look to find common ground where we can help the Australian people have a better economy.
Productivity roundtable chance to ‘set us up for the future’, AI Group chief says
Business lobby groups are framing this week’s productivity roundtable as a “legacy moment for Australia”.
The summit will run from Tuesday to Thursday in Parliament House, with a focus on productivity, resilience and budget sustainability. But with the government already having ruled out large changes to tax, spending or contentious settings like negative gearing, some critics in the Coalition and media have said the summit risks devolving into a talkfest without the chance of meaningful outcomes.
But Innes Willox, the AI Group’s chief executive, believes it could be a transformational moment for the economy and workers:
We have a real chance here to get things right, to set us up for the future, a future which is better for all of us at a time of massive change across the economy.
We’re seeing huge changes occur around technology, around our move towards a net zero economy and our complete decarbonisation of the economy that we need at the moment, all of these things are making change imperative.
What got us to this point and what brought success to our economy in the past is no guarantee of doing so in the future.
Luca Ittimani
More from Ampol’s annual report, released today
Australia’s big-brand petrol retailer is doubling down on service stations and hedging its bets on direct petrol production, even as tobacco sales crumble.
The company overall saw profits slide to $180m after tax excluding one-offs, with declining oil prices and sales dragging underlying earnings at its fuel refining and trading business down from $225m to $118m.
Oil markets have been up and down in 2025 thanks to conflict in the Middle East and Ukraine. That “unpredictable geopolitical backdrop” ate into fuel market earnings and left convenience stores accounting for nearly half of all underlying earnings, at $182m.
The company last week bid $1.1bn for the EG Australia service station network, with plans to roll out even more Foodary snack shops. Matt Halliday, the chief executive, said that would strengthen the business by shifting it towards “more predictable, retail driven sources and reducing exposure to … refining and trading”.
Service stations have their own trouble, though, with Ampol’s convenience sales slipping in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, from $527m to $491m.
Tobacco sales fell almost a third over the year to June, and now make up less than a fifth of Ampol’s convenience store sales. Smokers are swapping to cheaper black market products, hitting businesses across the country (and the federal budget).
But Ampol’s stores are now earning a 40% pre-tax profit margin, up from 37% in 2024 and less than 30% in 2020 – in part because consumers traded up to higher-margin tobacco products, even as they cut total spend. Matt Halliday, the chief executive, said:
We’ve continued to successfully outrun the industry’s decline in tobacco.
Sarah Basford Canales
Far-right Israeli politician denied entry into Australia
A far-right Israeli politician, who has described Gazan children as “enemies” and called for Israel’s total control of the West Bank, has been denied entry into Australia ahead of an upcoming “solidarity tour”.
Simcha Rothman, a member of the Knesset for the far-right party Religious Zionism, was scheduled to appear at two public events in Sydney and Melbourne in August and two private events billed as a “solidarity tour”.
The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, confirmed on Monday Rothman’s visa application had been rejected and he would not be able to apply for one for three years. Guardian Australia first put questions to his office on Friday morning.
Burke’s statement said:
Our government takes a hard line on people who seek to come to our country and spread division. If you are coming to Australia to spread a message of hate and division, we don’t want you here. Under our government, Australia will be a country where everyone can be safe, and feel safe.
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