Naveen Razik
@naveenjrazik.com
Political Correspondent. Find my work on SBS, and wry observations here. [email protected] / [email protected] / signal:boyreporter.24
The government moves to give the liberal opposition and the national-ised crossbench 7 questions each in question time. Opposition still gets first question. #auspol
February 3, 2026 at 1:09 AM
The government moves to give the liberal opposition and the national-ised crossbench 7 questions each in question time. Opposition still gets first question. #auspol
“It’s theft that is very insidious in that it also involves a cultural harm,” Janke says. “Because of the discrimination … the impacts of stereotypes and negative thinking, those impacts do hit harder.”
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‘It’s AI blackface’: social media account hailed as the Aboriginal Steve Irwin is an AI character created in New Zealand
More than 180,000 people follow the Bush Legend’s accounts across Meta platforms, but its Aboriginal host is a work of digital fiction
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January 16, 2026 at 6:05 AM
“It’s theft that is very insidious in that it also involves a cultural harm,” Janke says. “Because of the discrimination … the impacts of stereotypes and negative thinking, those impacts do hit harder.”
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The government is facing pressure to split up hate crime speech laws from gun reform ahead of parliament's early return to pass the legislation next week. #auspol
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'Fundamentally different': Jewish group joins push to split up hate crime bill
There are concerns that the scope of the hate speech laws, which include gun reform and migration changes, "risks" its passage.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:03 AM
The government is facing pressure to split up hate crime speech laws from gun reform ahead of parliament's early return to pass the legislation next week. #auspol
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Cancelled my Adobe subscriptions this morning
January 6, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Cancelled my Adobe subscriptions this morning
Putting Stranger Things in the Game of Thrones and US House of Cards category in shows I have all but avoided and now feel justified in doing so.
December 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Putting Stranger Things in the Game of Thrones and US House of Cards category in shows I have all but avoided and now feel justified in doing so.
SBS News has verified the scraping of phone numbers belonging to Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley. #auspol www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
'Concern' over prime minister and Opposition leader's phone numbers being leaked
Anthony Albanese and Opposition leader Sussan Ley are among dozens of high-profile Australians whose numbers have been leaked.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
SBS News has verified the scraping of phone numbers belonging to Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley. #auspol www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Slater + Gordon steals rival’s staff for social media ads www.afr.com/rear-window/...
Slater + Gordon steals rival’s staff for social media ads
Compare the pair, as the plaintiff firms’ friends at industry super funds would say.
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October 3, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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#BREAKING The US Government has shut down after the Senate failed to pass spending bills, the first shutdown since 2019. sbs.com.au/news/article...
The US government has shut down. What happens now?
The US government has entered a shutdown, meaning thousands of federal employees are being placed on leave or asked to work without pay until the government reopens.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:04 AM
#BREAKING The US Government has shut down after the Senate failed to pass spending bills, the first shutdown since 2019. sbs.com.au/news/article...
After 145 days, Liberal Gisele Kapterian has conceded the electorate of Bradfield, confirming she's dropping her push to contest the result in the Court of Disputed Returns.
The Liberals had planned to include her in the shadow ministry (and she voted in the last leadership election). #auspol
The Liberals had planned to include her in the shadow ministry (and she voted in the last leadership election). #auspol
September 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
After 145 days, Liberal Gisele Kapterian has conceded the electorate of Bradfield, confirming she's dropping her push to contest the result in the Court of Disputed Returns.
The Liberals had planned to include her in the shadow ministry (and she voted in the last leadership election). #auspol
The Liberals had planned to include her in the shadow ministry (and she voted in the last leadership election). #auspol
‘Don’t mention Hitler and you’re sweet’: The great March for Australia deception www.smh.com.au/politics/vic...
‘Don’t mention Hitler and you’re sweet’: The great March for Australia deception
Anti-immigration rallies that have drawn tens of thousands of Australians are being secretly controlled by neo-Nazis – part of a co-ordinated “fraud on the public”.
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September 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
‘Don’t mention Hitler and you’re sweet’: The great March for Australia deception www.smh.com.au/politics/vic...
#BREAKING: Australia's 2035 climate target will be a range between 62-70%, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirms. "This is a responsible target supported by science." #auspol
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September 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
#BREAKING: Australia's 2035 climate target will be a range between 62-70%, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirms. "This is a responsible target supported by science." #auspol
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The UN inquiry concluded that Israeli authorities and forces had since October 2023 committed "four of the five genocidal acts" listed in the 1948 Genocide Convention.
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Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN inquiry finds
The COI concluded that Israeli authorities and forces had since October 2023 committed "four of the five genocidal acts" listed in the 1948 Genocide Convention.
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September 16, 2025 at 7:49 AM
The UN inquiry concluded that Israeli authorities and forces had since October 2023 committed "four of the five genocidal acts" listed in the 1948 Genocide Convention.
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America Is Rebuilding the Remote Pacific Airfield that Ended World War II nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/am...
America Is Rebuilding the Remote Pacific Airfield that Ended World War II
Restoration of two of the four runways at North Field is expected to be completed by 2027, while military engineers continue to repave roads and repair buildings.
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September 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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REUTERS: Japan PM Ishiba set to resign, source says - www.reuters.com/world/japan-...
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September 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Australia could recognise Palestine as early as today, government source says
Australia's allies — Canada, the United Kingdom and France — have previously announced plans to recognise a Palestinian state.
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August 11, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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NSW Supreme Court authorises pro-Palestine march on Harbour Bridge www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
NSW Supreme Court authorises pro-Palestine march on Harbour Bridge
The NSW Supreme Court will not block a pro-Palestine march across the Harbour Bridge, paving the way for thousands to walk on the global landmark.
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August 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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A 'present, costly danger': ASIO director details 'relentless' acts of international espionage www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
A 'present, costly danger': ASIO director details 'relentless' acts of international espionage
ASIO director-general Mike Burgess has warned foreign spy agencies are "aggressively targeting" a range of sectors, as well as taking a "very unhealthy interest in AUKUS".
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July 31, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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'I've always spoken up': New Labor MP reveals how he'll champion Palestinian statehood www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
'I've always spoken up': New Labor MP reveals how he'll champion Palestinian statehood
In his first sit-down interview since being elected, Basem Abdo, the first person of Palestinian heritage elected to parliament, says he will fight for Palestinian statehood.
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July 29, 2025 at 8:28 AM
'I've always spoken up': New Labor MP reveals how he'll champion Palestinian statehood www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
The names of 17,000 children killed in Gaza have been tabled in the Australian parliament, with Labor joining the Greens and Crossbenchers to support Independent Fatima Payman's motion. The Coalition opposed the move #auspol
July 29, 2025 at 5:31 AM
The names of 17,000 children killed in Gaza have been tabled in the Australian parliament, with Labor joining the Greens and Crossbenchers to support Independent Fatima Payman's motion. The Coalition opposed the move #auspol
#BREAKING: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has described Israeli claims there is no starvation in Gaza as "beyond comprehension", his strongest rebuke yet to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war. #auspol
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PM says Israel's denial of Gaza starvation is 'beyond comprehension' in strongest rebuke yet
Anthony Albanese also told colleagues the actions of Hamas were "abominable" and remained condemned by parliament.
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July 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
#BREAKING: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has described Israeli claims there is no starvation in Gaza as "beyond comprehension", his strongest rebuke yet to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war. #auspol
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A Palestinian woman detained for over a week following the cancellation of her visa has been released overnight. #auspol
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Palestinian woman released from detention after Australian visa cancellation
The 61-year-old has spent almost a week in a Sydney immigration detention centre following a raid on her home.
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July 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM
A Palestinian woman detained for over a week following the cancellation of her visa has been released overnight. #auspol
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The government confirms CBA Chief Matt Comyn, Tech Council Chair Scott Farquhar, Allegra Spender, NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb, and senior bureaucrats Steven Kennedy and Jenny Wilkinson are among the invitees to the economic roundtable. @SBSNews
July 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The government confirms CBA Chief Matt Comyn, Tech Council Chair Scott Farquhar, Allegra Spender, NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb, and senior bureaucrats Steven Kennedy and Jenny Wilkinson are among the invitees to the economic roundtable. @SBSNews