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New race-hate laws aimed at people inciting or threatening violence against targeted groups have been introduced into the New South Wales parliament.

The laws would replace the state's existing provisions that the government says have proven ineffective.

Under the new legislation, people who incite or threaten violence against others based on their race, religion or sexuality could face three-year jail sentences...

In this segment we speak with fitness instructor and director of Athletic Zen fitness studio (in Sydney) Lana Mohammad about their upcoming workshop for families with young children that go through the daily struggle of preparing healthy lunchboxes that their kids would eat, as well as reducing screen time. The workshop will also focus on Yoga for kids and how can this affect children's well-being in more than one aspect of life.

More information about this free event can be found here...

Next week, representatives from 53 countries will descend on London for a meeting of Commonwealth nations. It will be a busy week for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who is also meeting with NATO and European Union officials. He hopes to open up new markets for Australian exports and strengthen Australia's security relationships in the Pacific.

Heftey dahatû, nwêneranî 53 willat le Lenden amadedebin bo kobûnewey willatanî Commonwealth...

Documentary film-maker and journalist Alla Hoshiyar, speaks with us from Sinjar/Shengal, a day after he visited Mosul and its surrounding. He has documented the horrific reality of those who have lost loved ones. An estimated 200,000 civilians have lost their lives. Now most corpses are being disposed of without being identified, including those of children...

Peyamnêrman Şehên Heme Nûrî le Slêmanî ye we bas le xopêşandanekanî fermanberan dekat le şarekanî herêmî Kurdistan be hoyî dwaxistinî mûçekanîyan û willamdanewey Serokî Hukûmet bo ew xopîşanderan û çend babetî dîke.

For International Women's Day we speak to Ashti Ibrahim-Afendi, a writer and former female Peshmerga. Ms Ibrahim-Afendi has been leaving in Australia for around 20 years with her family, she was one of the few female Peshmergas in the Kurdish arm struggle against Saadam's Baathist regime in the early 1980s. In this interview we ask her about her personal experiences as well as her view about Kurdish women's role in today's society in different part of Kurdistan as well as in the diaspora...

Several rallies were held to condemn the Turkish military operation in the Kurdish enclave of Afrin in northern Syria. The last of which was in Canberra, where Kurdish Lobby Australia delivered several letters to the government asking them to condemn the operation carried out by the Turkish government.

Hejar Siyani, from KLA speaks with us about the details of their request from the Australian government and the response so far...

Ahmed Ghafur covers the latest protest in the Kurdistan Region against the Turkish military operation on the Kurdish enclave on Afrin in Syria, and the latest HRW report regarding the human toll due to Turkish attack on Afrin.

Ahmed Xefûr diwa xopîşandanekan rûmall dekat dij be opersyonî serbazî Turkiya bo ser Efrîn û raportî Rêkxîrawey Çawdêrî mafekanî Mirov sebaret be ziyan mirovî û madî le Efrîn.

Turkey has began intesive air and land attack on the Kurdish enclave in north Syria known as Rojava. In this interview with journalist Mohemmed Billo from Afrin, we ask him about the latest situation in Afrin and its surrounding villages where the Turkish attacks have now intensified. At least 10 people have been killed in the past 24 hours. YPG has announced seven civilians and three of its fighters have been killed...

Reporting from Erbil, our correspnondent Ahmed Ghafur covers the latest developmnet about the unrest and protests in the Kurdistan region particularly in and around the province of Slemani.

Le raportî em hefteyey peyamnêrman Ahmed Xefûr le hewlêr e we, diwa hewallekan sebaret be barûdoxî xopîshandan le Herêmî Kurdistan.