A draft review in the Northern Territory parliament found child protection authorities failed to assess threats to Kumanjayi Little Baby's mother, leaving her alone to protect her children amidst domestic violence, though no direct link to the girl's alleged murder was drawn.
The president of the Australian Holocaust survivors association, George Foster, told a royal commission that rising antisemitism in Australia, marked by exclusion and attacks, has 'disturbing parallels' to Nazi Germany's social climate. Community leaders detailed increased incidents since October 2023, with one synagogue attack allegedly directed by Iran.
French-British lawyer and author Philippe Sands has been awarded the 2026 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for his contributions to peace through his work on international law, human rights, and the campaign to recognize ecocide as an international crime.
