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The Supreme Court of Queensland has overturned a law prohibiting the wearing of Sikh ceremonial knives, known as kirpan, in public places, including schools.

Not only did the Queensland law prohibit the freedom of religion of a small vulnerable minority, it did so deliberately.

The ruling by the states highest court came after Kamaljit Kaur Athwal took the state government to court last year.

A contentious Queensland law that bars initiated Sikhs from carrying religious knives onto school grounds has been ruled as racial discrimination.

The state had introduced a law allowing Sikhs to carry a ceremonial sword known as a kirpan however it barr...

Knives and knuckle dusters are among the items seized by police today during an operation in Melbournes CBD.

Nevin John Cartwright loses his gun licence after attempting to get the officer-in-charge of the Rockhampton Police Station arrested. 

Operation Sceptre launches, intensifying action against knife crime across Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Two separate incidents leave multiple casualties in Germany.

KUALA LUMPUR: Police crippled a wildlife poaching syndicate in Gua Musang, Kelantan recently in an operation code named Operasi Bersepadu Khazanah.