Pauline Hanson declared Australia cannot be multicultural and must be a "monocultural society," warning high migration has eroded national identity. She vowed to axe SBS and overhaul ABC if elected, and attacked transgender rights and Islamic extremism.
The Office for Students (OfS) suffered a major embarrassment when the high court rejected its £500,000 fine against the University of Sussex related to Kathleen Stock's departure. Mrs Justice Lieven found bias and predetermination in the OfS's handling of the case. The regulator, under former chief executive Susan Lapworth, faces criticism for failing to act on for-profit colleges and the University of Greater Manchester despite media exposure of problems.
Sussex University has successfully overturned a record £585,000 fine from England's higher education regulator (OfS) after the high court rejected claims the university breached free speech regulations involving former professor Kathleen Stock. The court ruled the OfS lacked legal authority to investigate the university's handling of protests against Stock over her transgender rights views, which led to her resignation in 2021. The ruling represents a significant blow to the regulator's credibility and raises questions about its legal framework.
A petition filed in the Supreme Court challenges the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, arguing it erases trans men and trans masculine identities from legal recognition. Led by activists Manveer Yadav, Vishwanath Maithil, Abhina Aher, and Vinshi Shahi, the petition claims the amendment replaces a self-determination framework with biological markers, reintroduces the rejected Corbett Biological Test, and violates informational privacy. The case is likely to be heard by a CJI-led bench on April 27.
