By Renju Jose and Colin Packham SYDNEY - Australia on Thursday introduced contentious religious anti-discrimination legislation to parliament that if approved would allow faith-based organisations to prioritise the hiring and enrolment of people from their faith. Religious freedom has been in the spotlight in Australia for years amid concern from some that the likes of churches,
Australia will deploy more than 100 police and military personnel to aid the Solomon Islands, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, as protesters in the Pacific Island nation defied a curfew to protest for a second consecutive day.
Australia's top security committee met on Thursday to discuss mounting civil unrest in the Solomon Islands, Australian media reported, as protesters in the Pacific nation defied a lockdown and set fire to buildings in the capital for a second day.
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Australia on Wednesday classified neo-Nazi organisation The Base and Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group, as terrorist organisations.