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Australia will honour the heroes of the Bondi massacre with special bravery awards, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese w...
24/12/2025

Australia will honour the heroes of the Bondi massacre with special bravery awards, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warns the terror attack could have been far worse. https://bit.ly/4qv5pyV

NSW parliament has been urgently recalled to pass sweeping reforms following the Bondi terrorist attack that killed 15 p...
22/12/2025

NSW parliament has been urgently recalled to pass sweeping reforms following the Bondi terrorist attack that killed 15 people. https://bit.ly/3L4wrhd

Gas producers will be required to reserve up to 25 per cent of supply for domestic use under a national scheme aimed at ...
22/12/2025

Gas producers will be required to reserve up to 25 per cent of supply for domestic use under a national scheme aimed at easing shortages and pushing prices down.

Australia will divert more of its gas for local use rather than export under a long-awaited reservation policy designed to ward off shortfalls.

22/12/2025

The prime minister has apologised to the Jewish community for the Bondi massacre happening on his watch, annoucing new hate-speech laws and tougher visa cancellation powers. But pressure is still mounting for a royal commission into the Hanukkah attack. https://bit.ly/4se8DbK

Tony Mokbel's barrister has slammed prosecutors after they asked for more time to decide whether to retry the gangland f...
19/12/2025

Tony Mokbel's barrister has slammed prosecutors after they asked for more time to decide whether to retry the gangland figure on a drug importation charge. https://bit.ly/4b4vSP0

Severe-to-extreme heatwave conditions are forecast across NSW and northern Victoria, with some inland towns set to hit 4...
19/12/2025

Severe-to-extreme heatwave conditions are forecast across NSW and northern Victoria, with some inland towns set to hit 41C.

Inland Australians are tipped to swelter through another day of 40C heat as tropical humidity in the nation's north draws storms south.

Gun owners will be offered cash for their fi****ms in the nation's largest buyback in nearly 30 years. Prime Minister An...
19/12/2025

Gun owners will be offered cash for their fi****ms in the nation's largest buyback in nearly 30 years. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the program in response to Sunday's Bondi massacre, which left 15 people dead. https://bit.ly/3YH08rP

Victoria’s Premier Jacinta Allan has apologised after her husband blew over the legal alcohol limit following a fender b...
19/12/2025

Victoria’s Premier Jacinta Allan has apologised after her husband blew over the legal alcohol limit following a fender bender.

The husband of a state premier will lose his driver's licence after blowing over the legal blood alcohol limit following a fender bender.

People who fail to keep track of their super could be costing themselves hundreds of thousands of dollars in retirement....
18/12/2025

People who fail to keep track of their super could be costing themselves hundreds of thousands of dollars in retirement.

A major superannuation fund says a lack of engagement with your super fund can have huge financial consequences come retirement time.

Optus and contractor Nokia made at least 10 mistakes during a deadly network upgrade that caused hundreds of triple-zero...
18/12/2025

Optus and contractor Nokia made at least 10 mistakes during a deadly network upgrade that caused hundreds of triple-zero calls to fail across four jurisdictions, an independent review has found.

An independent review has found a host of failings by Optus during a triple-zero outage that was linked to two deaths.

Australia will introduce tougher hate-speech laws after the Bondi massacre, with extremist preachers facing harsher pena...
18/12/2025

Australia will introduce tougher hate-speech laws after the Bondi massacre, with extremist preachers facing harsher penalties and visa cancellations for those who spread racial hatred.

The Albanese government has announced a suite of changes to tackle anti-Semitism after the horrific Bondi massacre as it faces mounting pressure.

A car thief who killed a man and critically injured a woman in a shocking hit-and-run incident will spend at least seven...
18/12/2025

A car thief who killed a man and critically injured a woman in a shocking hit-and-run incident will spend at least seven years in jail.

A man with a lengthy criminal history must serve at least 80 per cent of a heavy sentence after causing a man's death while driving a stolen vehicle..

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