Man becomes first to be convicted of hate speech against trans people in NSW 21. November 2025 (03:44) Man sentenced to community correction order after pleading guilty to threatening or inciting violence on grounds of gender identityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales man who called for violence and created an “invitation on social media for a genocide” has become the state’s first person to be convicted of hate speech against transgender people.Thomas Fordham, 27, was on Wednesday sentenced to a 12-month community correction order for the offence in Sydney’s Central local court, with magistrate Christopher Halburd acknowledging his “multitude” of mental health conditions. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for $54.7m to set new auction record for a female artist 21. November 2025 (02:12) The 1940 painting of Kahlo asleep in bed has surpassed the record set by the $44.4m sale of Georgia O’Keeffe’s Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 in 2014A 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has sold for $54.7m (£41.8m, A$84.7m) at a New York art auction, setting a new top sale price for a work by any female artist.El sueño (La cama), or The Dream (The Bed), which depicts Kahlo asleep in a bed with a smiling skeleton wrapped in dynamite on the canopy above her, sold on Thursday night at a Sotheby’s auction of surrealist art after four minutes of bidding. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Fugees rapper Pras sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign 21. November 2025 (01:28) Prakazrel ‘Pras’ Michel was convicted in 2023 after a trial that included testimony from actor Leonardo DiCaprio and former US attorney general Jeff SessionsThe Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funnelling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former US president Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.Michel, 52, declined to address the court before US district judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced him on Thursday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump officials over ‘collusion’ with anti-Palestinian groups 21. November 2025 (01:25) Activist detained by ICE condemns ‘smear and harassment campaign’ and demands release of key communicationsMahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian activist who participated in protests at Columbia University and was detained by Ice earlier this year, has filed a lawsuit demanding the Trump administration release its communications with anti-Palestinian groups he says contributed to his March arrest and efforts to detain him.The groups, a number of which have boasted about their involvement in sharing dossiers on Palestine activists with the administration, have claimed credit for Khalil’s arrest, according to the Center for Constitutional Rights, which is part of the legal team representing Khalil, and they say there is evidence that indicates the Trump administration “acted on information and misinformation – provided by these groups in cracking down” on Khalil and other pro-Palestine activists. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
