Day: December 2, 2025
Former SBS newsreader defends sharing two X posts about a speech by the late Hezbollah leader as fair comment on a matter of public interest
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Racial discrimination proceedings brought by the head of the Zionist Federation of Australia were “part of a deliberate campaign to undermine and discredit” Mary Kostakidis, court documents claim.
The former SBS newsreader has been accused by the ZFA of breaching the Racial Discrimination Act by sharing two X posts about a speech by the late Hezbollah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah in January 2024.
‘Mansion tax’ announced by Rachel Reeves will have limited impact on property market, building society says
UK house prices rose last month despite uncertainty before the budget, according to Nationwide, which predicted that the newly announced “mansion tax” would have a limited impact on the housing market.
The UK’s biggest building society said the average house price rose 0.3% month on month in November, higher than a 0.1% increase predicted by economists polled by Reuters. The average price of a home was £272,998, up from £272,226 in October.