1 in 3 immigrants fail the Australian values citizenship test – but are allowed to stay anyway

More than 100,000 immigrants failed in a 14-month period.
‘Far-right’ Geert Wilders scraps mosque, burqa and Islamic school ban

Dutch election winner Geert Wilders has softened his anti-Islam stance.
‘Backyard Brisbane’ home prices overtake those in ‘Third World Melbourne’

Brisbane has become the third most expensive city in Australia to buy a home.
Openly gay 34-year-old Gabriel Attal becomes France’s youngest ever Prime Minister

Emmanuel Macron has appointed ally Gabriel Attal to be France’s new prime minister.
Police call Summernats attendees ‘sub-human’ after viral videos of Pacific Islander security guards attacking festivalgoers

Viral videos showed brawls between attendees and security.
Watch: Liberal senator says Australia’s harsh new ‘hate symbols’ laws need to be expanded

Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash said she feared the new laws don’t go far enough.
Bottled water contains 240,000 detectable plastic fragments per litre, study finds

There are 100 times more pieces of plastic in bottled water than previously estimated.
Who is New Zealand’s ‘haka’ MP?

Maori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke is New Zealand’s youngest.
Free speech is dead in Australia and so is democracy

Most Australians assume they have the right to free speech. They are wrong.
Nazi salute and symbols ban comes into effect in Australia – sparks debate on social media

Australians now face a year in jail if they perform a Nazi salute.
Australia’s plan to allow non-citizen Pacific Islanders into the military: Albanese dodges questions

Albanese refused to elaborate on the foreign soldiers proposal
Blacks and Hispanics do better in ‘racist’ areas with more Whites and Republicans, study finds

The study debunks the theory of systemic racism.
German state forces new citizens to confirm they support Israel (but not Germany)

Saxony-Anhalt will require new citizens to sign a declaration of support for Israel
Canada adds just 100 new jobs while celebrating the arrival of 485,000 immigrants

A November poll found that only 9% of Canadians want more immigrants.
Heavily pregnant nurse sacked at Christmas for refusing to get Covid vaccine

Ella King, 29, was terminated from her job at Queensland Children’s Hospital.