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Nour Haydar
Nour Haydar is a political reporter based in the ABC's Parliament House bureau in Canberra. Originally from Sydney, she began as an ABC News cadet in 2017 and currently files for television, radio and online. Prior to joining the ABC, she was a producer at Sky News Australia and studied Journalism at the University of Technology Sydney. Follow Nour on Twitter: @NourHaydar
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Government grants hundreds of temporary visas to Palestinians
Exclusive by political reporters Nour Haydar and Chantelle Al-Khouri and Zena Chamas
The Australian government has granted hundreds of temporary visas to Palestinians in the weeks since Israel began its bombing campaign of Gaza, which has killed thousands of civilians and flattened large swathes of the densely populated strip.
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'Every Palestinian life matters, like every Israeli life matters': Government urges Israel to observe rules of war
By political reporter Nour Haydar
In their strongest comments since the outbreak of the Israel-Gaza war, the prime minister and foreign minister warn Israel to abide by the rules of war, saying Israeli and Palestinian lives matter, and the international community will not tolerate innocent deaths.
'Seize this opportunity': Australian families in Gaza told to head to Rafah as border crossing opens
Exclusive by political reporter Nour Haydar
A number of Australian families in Gaza have been told to head to the Rafah border crossing with Egypt if it is safe to do so, as it opens for foreign nationals.
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Law firm threatens legal action against prime minister, senior ministers, over Gaza remarks
By political reporter Nour Haydar
A law firm in Sydney writes a letter of demand to federal ministers, warning the government may have breached the Racial Discrimination Act by "failing to uphold the human rights" of Australians trapped in Gaza.
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'Living a lie': Family of Australian trapped in Gaza say they are helpless and frustrated at Australia's response
By political reporter Nour Haydar
Ibrahim fears for each day that passes with his mother still trapped in Gaza. He says the Australian government has helped to repatriate hundreds from Israel, but that he and others with family trapped in Gaza have not seen the same support.
Government to close loophole allowing employers to treat casual workers like permanent employees without benefits
By political reporter Nour Haydar
The government says new changes would closes a legal "loophole", offering more than 850,000 casuals who work regular hours a new pathway to permanent work.
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Fighting calls to break up the 'big four' consulting firms, EY says it's nothing like competitor PwC
By political reporter Nour Haydar
Facing questions on integrity and their own multi-million-dollar salaries, EY executives insist the firm is not like PwC and would not breach confidentiality.
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'Industrial-scale rorting': Labor-led committee slams former Coalition government's grants programs
By political reporter Nour Haydar
A Labor-dominated parliamentary committee has criticised the former Coalition government for "industrial-scale rorting for blatantly partisan purposes", while calling for changes to grant processes to ensure taxpayers get the best value for money.
'Sleeping at the wheel': Treasury response to PwC scandal criticised as KPMG proposes reforms
By political reporters Nicole Hegarty and Nour Haydar
Consulting firm KPMG has labelled the behaviour of its competitor PwC disturbing and unacceptable and proposed a list of reforms as part of a Senate inquiry into the integrity of consultants engaged by the federal government.
Greens call for boycott of far-right Israeli leaders
By political reporter Nour Haydar
The Greens adopt a new party position on Palestine and Israel, saying Israel is practising the "crime of apartheid".
Ben Roberts-Smith's memorabilia to remain on display at Australian War Memorial
By Tahlia Roy and Nour Haydar
The memorial says it will continue to display disgraced war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith's uniform and medals for now, but will consider adding context.
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Pauline Hanson tweet lands One Nation leader in legal action
By political reporter Nour Haydar
Greens deputy leader Mehreen Faruqi launches court action against One Nation leader Pauline Hanson over an "insulting and humiliating" tweet, which she alleges breached racial discrimination laws.
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Tony Abbott mounts attack on Voice after spat with parliamentary committee
By political correspondent Brett Worthington and political reporter Nour Haydar
Former prime minister Tony Abbott offers a staunch criticism of a proposed constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament, just hours after getting into a spat with a parliamentary committee investigating the looming referendum.
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Review finds Australia's migration system in need of 'major reform'
By political reporter Nour Haydar
A review in to Australia's migration system finds that temporary migrant workers are frequently "exploited" with the current system contributing to the risk of that.
Survey lays bare stalling attitudes toward domestic and family violence
By political reporter Nour Haydar
Almost half of Australians incorrectly believe women and men equally commit domestic violence according to a major survey which shows "extremely troubling" community attitudes towards violence against women.
Counselling support hotline for family violence victims at risk of ending after sponsor withdraws
By political reporter Nour Haydar
The Full Stop hotline for victims of sexual, domestic and family violence is warning that without urgent federal funding, it will have to shut down.
'Whitewashes historic and ongoing racism': Government facing pressure over Harmony Day
By political reporter Nour Haydar
The federal government is facing calls to restore Harmony Day to its original and internationally recognised name, with the Greens saying it "whitewashes historic and ongoing racism in Australia".
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Australia joins calls for investigation into Beirut blast after stalled probe, 'political meddling'
By political reporter Nour Haydar
Australia uses an international human rights forum in Geneva to call for a swift, independent, and impartial investigation into the devastating 2020 Beirut port blast that killed more than 200 people, including one Australian.
'Broken' and 'backwards': Home affairs minister takes aim at Australia's migration system
By political reporter Nour Haydar
Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil says Australia's migration system is "broken" and "backwards" and is in desperate need of a fundamental overhaul and a "radical simplification".
Australia joins to condemn Israel for illegal settlement in occupied Palestinian territory
By political reporter Nour Haydar
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has added Australia's voice to international condemnation over the Israeli government's decision to build thousands of settlement units in the occupied West Bank in violation of international law.
'No longer in limbo': Thousands of refugees to be granted permanent visas
By political reporter Nour Haydar
From Monday, around 19,000 refugees who arrived in Australia before Operation Sovereign Borders started in 2013 will be able to apply to transition to a permanent Resolution of Status visa as Labor moves to enact its pre-election commitment.
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Communications minister urged to quit over reportedly accepting Sportsbet donations
By political reporter Nour Haydar
Crossbenchers say Communications Minister Michelle Rowland should quit after she reportedly accepted thousands in political donations from Sportsbet before the federal election.
Behrouz Boochani calls for asylum seeker royal commission, as he stands on ground government swore he'd never touch
By political reporter Nour Haydar
In defiance of the former government's vow that he would never set foot on Australia soil, refugee and journalist Behrouz Boochani calls for a royal commission into immigration detention, as he stands in Parliament House.
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Indigenous leaders pitch Voice directly to Dutton, seeking support of Liberals
By Nour Haydar
Architects of the Uluru Statement from the Heart will use a meeting with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton to make the case for why the Liberal Party should support this year's referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
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New plan to tackle child abuse and neglect of Indigenous children announced
By political reporter Nour Haydar
Federal, state and territory governments agree to a new plan to improve the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and reduce their over-representation in the child protection system.
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