MEDIA RELEASE 28 July 2026 The Australian Muslim Advocacy Network congratulates Senator Mehreen Faruqi. Yesterday, the Full Federal Court threw out Pauline Hanson’s appeal. All three judges agreed. She lost on every single ground. The Court backed what Justice Angus Stewart found back in November 2024. Senator Hanson broke the law when she told Senator… Read More »Court Win Against Hanson is a Win for Every Australian Muslim

MEDIA RELEASE25 JULY 2026 As the 50th ALP National Conference runs at the Adelaide Convention Centre, the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) today releases evidence documenting more than 45 instances in which the verified X account of former Labor Senator Nova Peris OAM amplified content dehumanising Muslims and Palestinians — including material she affirmed in… Read More »“Labor Friends of Israel” patron Nova Peris amplified dehumanising anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian content 45 times

JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT14 July 2026 Everyone deserves to feel safe from racism at university. No student should be treated as less than human because of who they are. We believe universities should be able to protect all students and staff equally. But the plan the government put forward yesterday won’t do that. It asks every university… Read More »AN ‘ISLAMOPHOBIA DEFINITION’ ADOPTED BY UNIVERSITIES WON’T FIX THIS MESS.  THERE MUST BE A SINGULAR STANDARD TO FIGHT DEHUMANISATION.

MEDIA RELEASE 13 July 2026 Australia must only fund and contribute to technology that upholds the dignity and safety of human beings, not enabling atrocities. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is giving a major speech at the National Press Club on Australia’s guardrails for AI. There is one big question he needs to answer.… Read More »Will the government pass laws to stop Australia supporting AI tech linked to atrocities?

MEDIA RELEASE 11 May 2026 The Australian Government and the Future Fund are doubling down as DeepCut News reports that Australia’s sovereign wealth fund drastically increased its investments in arms, tech and banking companies contributing to the Gaza genocide in 2025. Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Finance Minister Katy Gallagher and Future Fund chair Greg Combet are all implicated,… Read More »Future Fund double downs on blood-soaked investments while PM supports

The fallout in the country is likely bolstering ONP support so it is a shocking cynical play that Hanson herself is pushing for Australia to increase its military commitments to the war, which will prolong the cost-of-living crisis. You can’t simultaneously support a war and complain about the direct consequences at the same time, unless… Read More »Labor and One Nation must be honest on how our war contributions are driving cost of living crisis

The Prime Minister must fully answer for the safety of 900 Australians who are reportedly embedded throughout the US military in operational roles at all levels, as well as the civilians bombed in this illegal war. Yesterday, the PM confirmed that three Royal Australian Navy personnel were on board a US submarine that sank an… Read More »PM must answer for the safety of 900 Australians embedded in US military and those who are bombed

AMAN condemns the Albanese Government’s cancellation of community funding on the basis of ‘social cohesion concerns.’ Minister for Multicultural Affairs Anne Aly and the local Labor MP, Julian Hill, announced last night that the Government would renege on a major election commitment to the Shia community in that electorate for a community centre, citing ‘social… Read More »AMAN condemns reported cancellation of community project over ‘social cohesion’ concerns

AMAN has referred an article by Chris Merritt published in The Australian, titled “Islamic bodies seek to abolish hate speech laws yet jail those who criticise religion” (19–20 February 2026), to the Australian Press Council. The headline and article are false and materially misleading. The joint community submission did not seek to “jail those who criticise… Read More »AMAN files complaint over The Australian’s false claims about Muslim bodies

We are proud to stand alongside a coalition of Australian community organisations calling on Universities Australia to adopt a single, unified anti-racism standard that applies equally to all communities, regardless of race or religion. Australia’s universities must uphold one clear and principled framework to address racism, bigotry and discrimination. Fragmented or group-specific definitions risk creating… Read More »Community Coalition Calls for Unified Anti-Racism Standard in Universities

We stand in unwavering support of the Australian Jewish community following the horrific antisemitic terror attack on peaceful Hanukkah celebrations in Bondi.

The Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) has joined leading global civil rights and faith-based organisations in urging the Norwegian Nobel Committee to withdraw its 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado.

In recent months, more academics, healthcare workers, and professionals across Australia are finding themselves under scrutiny for one thing: speaking up for human rights—especially in support of Palestine. But here’s the truth every professional should know: Human rights advocacy is lawful in Australia. Speaking out against injustice, supporting oppressed communities, or calling for accountability under… Read More »Facing a Complaint for Human Rights Advocacy? Here’s What You Should Know

The “Observations of Anti-Palestinian and Anti-Muslim Racism” report is a critical wake-up call for all Australians.

Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN), announces with profound sorrow the passing of Br Mustafa Kemal Omar.

AMAN strongly opposes the Senate’s condemnation of the phrase ‘From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free.’ This powerful slogan symbolizes the aspiration for freedom and equality for all people within the lands stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.

The Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) proudly welcomes the recent shift in Australia’s position on Palestine at the United Nations.

Australian Muslim Community calls for transparency and accountability of Law Enforcement Action On behalf of the Australian Muslim community, including peak organisations such as the Australian National Imams Council, the Alliance of Australian Muslims and the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network, we address the deeply troubling recent incidents and the subsequent responses by authorities.

AMAN Human Rights Briefing Note – Recent terrorism designations and mental illness/disability.

The Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) urgently calls for the cessation of the term “religiously motivated violent extremism” (RMVE) in counterterrorism discourse.

AMAN has raised significant concerns about the proposed Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024.

One of the key issues which we want to be heard on is the terrorist act definition in Australia, which includes a motive element that a terrorist act is intended to advance a religious, political or ideological cause.

The Islamophobia in Australia report, released today by the Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation at Charles Sturt University,  shows the compelling need for law reform by the Australian and NSW Governments.

There is a strong sense of concern over the amount of scrutiny faced collectively by Australian Muslims, with the whole Muslim community bearing the brunt of perceived ‘guilt by association’ with terrorism. 

The Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) urges Premier Gladys Berejiklian to not delay legislating urgently needed protections against discrimination and vilification. The NSW Government has delivered its response to the Religious Freedom Bill inquiry.

Tech companies are consciously giving a free pass to anti-Muslim hatred and the increasing threat to communities posed by right-wing extremism and white nationalism. 

AMAN and ICQ have made a case for a new law that increases the penalty for existing crimes where there is an element of hatred of bias.

AMAN has made history as the only Muslim civil society organisation worldwide to author a policy paper shortlisted by the Global Internet forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT).

Queensland’s probe into hate crime laws is welcomed by AMAN.

The Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) has lodged a complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission against Facebook for failing to moderate hate speech and dehumanising materials.