Bendigo has become a rallying point for a loosely affiliated network of right-wing and anti-Islamic groups providing cash and support for the fight to block the city’s first mosque. The Bendigo campaign, which included the spread of black balloons, is … Continue reading
The opponents to the Gungahlin Mosque have won more time to build their case against the development, but have lost a bid to include a Christian fundamentalist activist in the proceedings. And the Concerned Citizens of Canberra – who had … Continue reading
Canberra’s Muslim community has described planning approval for the territory’s second mosque as a “victory of goodwill”. The ACT Planning and Land Authority yesterday approved Canberra Muslim Community Inc’s application to build a 500-capacity mosque on The Valley Avenue in … Continue reading
The ACT Human Rights Commissioner has found a flyer opposing a mosque development in Canberra’s north is unlikely to have breached the Discrimination Act. The flyer was distributed by a group calling itself the Concerned Citizens of Canberra. It outlined a … Continue reading
Members of Gungahlin’s evangelical community are distributing extremist material from overseas in their campaign against the construction of a mosque on The Valley Avenue. A senior pastor at a Gungahlin evangelical church contacted The Canberra Times and supplied a video of far-right agitator Paul … Continue reading
ACT planners have been told that women in burqas will scare children in Gungahlin if Canberra’s Muslim community proceeds with plans to build a mosque in the area. The ACT Planning and Land Authority has received more than 50 submissions … Continue reading
A key figure in the opposition to the Gungahlin mosque is a Christian fundamentalist activist who lives at least 15 kilometres away from the proposed site. The secretive participants in the campaign against the mosque have consistently told media and government that … Continue reading
The ACT government will refer a pamphlet opposing the construction of a mosque in Gungahlin to the Human Rights Commission for investigation amid concerns that the flyer was racially motivated. The flyer was distributed to Gungahlin residents this week, urging … Continue reading
The head of a federal inquiry into multiculturalism hopes to push back against the notion that all Muslims in Australia want to impose Sharia law. Labor’s Maria Vamvakinou describes this as a myth and a “fault line” in the community, … Continue reading
The ACT government will propose changes to the territory’s Discrimination Act to make religious vilification illegal. Attorney-General Simon Corbell will introduce a bill in the Legislative Assembly next week in response to the secret campaign by the Concerned Citizens of … Continue reading