Nabil Al-Nashar

6 days ago | abc.net.au | Nabil Al-Nashar |Catherine Hanrahan

Muslim Vote-endorsed independents in Western Sydney recorded huge swings in the federal election. Labor's frontbenchers saw their usually safe margins chipped away at in Blaxland and Watson. The surge in the polls is normally expected "over four or five election cycles", an expert said. Labor may have retained the Western Sydney seats of Blaxland and Watson with comfortable margins, but a closer look at the results reveals the party has lost some support.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Jean Kennedy |Nabil Al-Nashar

NSW Police has launched a "major" investigation into a violent online threat targeting a newly opened mosque in south-western Sydney. The Australian Islamic House — Masjid Al-Bayt Al-Islami mosque at Edmondson Park reported the threat to police, which was made on the mosque's official Instagram page. The threat included the comment, "I'm going to christ church 2.0 this joint", in an apparent reference to the 2019 mass shootings of a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, which claimed 51 lives.

Nov 30, 2024 | abc.net.au | Nabil Al-Nashar

Australians' hard-earned money is funding the construction of a mammoth "new town centre" development in London and helping to meet the city's housing shortage. The enormous Canada Water project promises 3,000 net-zero homes, office spaces for 20,000 workers and a lush retail precinct and it's just an example of international projects Australian superannuation funds are investing in.

Oct 29, 2024 | abc.net.au | Nabil Al-Nashar

Haje Nahed Hijazi was about to fall asleep in Sydneyon October 14, when her daughter burst into her room announcing the Lebanese home their family was taking refuge inhad been hit by an Israeli air strike. "I jumped out of bed, and I grabbed my phone to call someone, and then I dropped it," she said.

Sep 19, 2024 | abc.net.au | Nabil Al-Nashar

When Palestinian pharmacist Berta Frangieh escaped the war in Gaza and landed in Australia five months ago, she felt like she got a new lease on life. "Australia is beautiful and I'm happy here," the 25-year-old said. But soon after settling in Sydney, Ms Frangieh realised her new life is on hold. "I am a pharmacist, I used to work in a pharmaceutical company, but since arriving in Australia, I can't work or study because I'm still on a visitor visa," Ms Frangieh said.