Nabil Al Nashar

Students have gathered outside a Western Sydney high school to protest a decision to bar a sheikh from performing his regular duties on the premises, following his comments about the Sydney nurses video.

An Imam who is a student support officer at a high school in Sydney's west has been told to work from home over alleged breaches to the NSW Department of Education's social media policy and code of ethics.

Celebrations of Deepavali, an annual Hindu festival, across Australia will see effigies of a god-like figure burned. Some Australians of Tamil heritage say the act is a form of hatred and racial discrimination while other say it's a celebration of good conquering evil.

Australia's Lebanese community is mourning family members killed by Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon. 

About 1,300 Palestinians with visitor visas have resettled in Australia since October, but their visa doesn't allow for work or study rights. They are now trying to establish their careers in a new country after fleeing Gaza.

Controversial nets have gone into 51 beaches from Newcastle to Wollongong, as campaigners say the government needs to catch up with community sentiments and drop the outdated practice.

Survivors of gendered violence and families of loved ones killed in horrific acts were among those campaigning for change across the country this weekend. Here's what they want to happen next.

A childhood friend of Anand Runwal, who died while trying to save his twin daughters from an oncoming train at Carlton rail station, described him as a loving family man who always stayed in touch with his friends.

Longevity has been a hallmark of the pro-Palestinian movement, with protests calling for a change in government policy held weekly since mid-October. The Jewish community and its supporters have also held regular vigils to remember those killed and taken hostage.

Dozens of Palestinians arrive in Sydney after being granted visas by the Australian government, some of them with nothing left but their personal identification.