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NSW police estimate 90,000 people turned out, while the Palestine Action Group claims up to 300,000 peacefully protested

Some experts say the state now has the most severe anti-protest regime in the country

Guardian Australia reporter Rafqa Touma went to the Mutual Aid Markets in Marrickville to learn more about how the community is organising practical support for those suffering in Gaza

How many countries have nuclear weapons? Which countries are capable of building nuclear weapons? And why are some countries allowed to have nuclear weapons and not others? Guardian Australia's Matild...

As the national disability insurance scheme undergoes changes, advocates say participants have become collateral damage, placing their carers in impossible situations * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Next to the bed Steven Rieger spends most his life in is a framed print that says: “This is my happy place.” For him, it is – his small room on the eastern outskirts of Melbourne is covered in Collingwood paraphernalia and basked in warm light. Steven, 37, needs round-the-clock care. He lives with cerebral palsy, is nonverbal and suffers from seizures – natural light can trigger them so he spends almost all of his time in his room. Continue reading...

YouTube video by Guardian Australia

YouTube video by Guardian Australia

Pig handlers, including seven year old Asher Blenkiron, compete at the Sydney Royal Easter Show

Demand for a small Sydney patisserie’s chocolate mousse creation leapt from 100 a week to 150 a day after a vlogger struck up a conversation on a train

Homeland security said Marco Rubio had determined that Badar Khan Suri’s alleged activities ‘rendered him deportable’, without providing evidence US President Donald Trump’s administration has detained an Indian man studying at Washington’s Georgetown…

Vote cast with 158 other countries to recognise ‘permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia has backed in a United Nations resolution to recognise the “permanent sovereignty” of Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, marking a major departure from its previous position. At a UN committee vote on Thursday, Australia voted with 158 other countries, including the UK and New Zealand, on a resolution to recognise the “permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources”. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...