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Over the summer break, calls for a royal commission into the Bondi beach massacre saturated headlines across parts of the media. And last week the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, bowed to the pressure, launching a royal commission into antisemitism and …
‘A nation of rich cowards’: Australia needs its dreamers but the arts are underfunded, undervalued and despised | Ben Quilty
11 Jan
We need a society that values its visionaries, those who go against the grain to create new dreams that reveal other ways of beingI first voiced my desire to go to art school when I was 16. The school careers adviser asked me what I wanted to do, not what…
This blog is now closedOne person dead as PM visits bushfire-ravaged towns with 300 structures destroyed and 350,000 hectares burnedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Bureau of Meteorology’s Dean Narramore said Tropical Cyclone…
Exclusive: Chris Bowen says key to next UN climate summit will be ‘engagement, engagement, engagement’ with countries such as Saudi ArabiaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChri…
‘The fight of our lives’: Australian gun lobby’s campaign against tighter laws after Bondi massacre revealed
9 Jan
Last year the gun lobby boasted it was ‘winning’ the fight against tighter controls. Now, with support from the Nationals and One Nation, it will resist what it claims is an unjustified attack on law-abiding ownersGet our breaking news email, free app or …
Albanese's handling of the Bondi attack exposed his weaknesses. An inquiry will mean uncomfortable questions for Labor | Dan Jervis-Bardy
9 Jan
While many are sympathetic to the PM and critical of a perceived pile-on, it would be naive to assume those 25 days have not damaged him politicallyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOn the final parliamentary sitting day of 2025, …
Black Saturday-affected towns told to leave before predicted wind change causes ‘dangerous’ fire conditions – as it happened
9 Jan
This blog is now closedWind change sparks new fires amid extreme hot weather in Victoria as three people remain missingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAttorney general says PM took ‘time to get this right’ before calling Bondi r…
Sussan Ley won the royal commission argument. For the sake of unity, will she lower the temperature?
9 Jan
The opposition isn’t obliged to give the government a free pass – but it’s time to let the inquiry and criminal court proceedings do their workFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcas…
Anthony Albanese has called a federal inquiry after weeks of pressure – including from his own caucus. Here’s what you need to knowGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister has announced a commonwealth royal commission …
This blog is now closedPM announces federal royal commission into antisemitism in wake of Bondi beach attackGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAdelaide – a high of 39CCanberra – a high of 38CSydney – a high of 33CDarwin – a high of…
8 Jan
Prime minister confirms commission on antisemitism and social cohesion after initially resisting demands for a broad national inquiryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime…
The Australian prime minister has bowed to pressure and announced a royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion in the wake of the Bondi beach terror attack. Albanese agreed to establish an independent public inquiry after 15 were killed in an …
Trump is destroying the rules of international behaviour. Australia can – and must – act now | Allan Behm
8 Jan
Australia has a long history of diplomacy and peacekeeping when things go pear-shaped. We need to saddle up againDonald Trump has commanded a precision military operation against a neighbour he didn’t like. Venezuela’s president was abducted and is now in…
This blog is now closedMelbourne hits 41C as Australia’s most severe heatwave in six years descends on south-eastern statesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMinister says many in flood-hit areas in Queensland ‘in shock’ after loss…
NSW MP asks home affairs minister to investigate potential foreign interference after Israel ‘targets’ him in dossier
7 Jan
Anthony D’Adam says document wrongly accuses him of promoting antisemitic content and is ‘clearly designed to intimidate’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales MP …
This blog is now closedSydney protest restrictions extended for 14 days as activist group vows to file legal challenge this weekGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIndependent senator David Pocock said he believes the prime minister…
Law Council of Australia joins calls from families of victims, business community, sporting identities and some former Labor MPs for inquiryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn…
5 Jan
Open letter to Anthony Albanese from pro-Israel group says only commonwealth inquiry can ‘unpack dynamics of Jew hatred’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA coalition of Labor party affiliates have backed calls for the prime minist…
Parliament to be recalled early as Labor seeks to crack down on ‘hate preachers’ and fund gun buybacks
5 Jan
Coalition gearing up to intensify campaign for royal commission into antisemitism but may be split on tighter gun controlsThe federal parliament will be recalled early as the Albanese government seeks to rush through laws to crack down on “hate preachers”…
Nationals leader David Littleproud warns against prolonged Iraq-style operation in Venezuela as Greens senator David Shoebridge raises concern about Trump’s intervention Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government …
Albanese calls for ‘peaceful, democratic transition’ of power in Venezuela after US capture of Nicolás Maduro
4 Jan
Australian prime minister says government has ‘long held concerns about the situation’ in South American countryUS attacks Venezuela – live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian prime minister says he backs a “pe…
Signatories to open letter include former Reserve Bank of Australia governors Philip Lowe and Glenn Stevens and billionaire James PackerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian business leaders and public figures have joined f…
Albanese will face a crucial test on the economy while the Coalition deals with existential questions after an election drubbingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBefore 14 December, Anthony Albanese was enjoying the most successfu…
Philip Ruddock laments removal of lifetime pensions for MPs as cabinet papers shed more light on Howard government
31 Dec
Former minister says since scheme ended many politicians now see time in Canberra as a way to ‘serve their own interests’Cabinet papers: Howard government was warned in 2005 that schools and borders might need to close in a pandemicCabinet papers reveal A…
Cabinet papers 2005: John Howard’s government was warned in 2005 that schools and borders might need to be shut under a pandemic
31 Dec
Alexander Downer told senior colleagues the H5N1 strain of bird flu could mutate into a pandemic ‘with potentially devastating consequences’ for Australia and the worldCabinet papers: Philip Ruddock laments removal of lifetime pensions for MPs as cabinet …
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30 Dec
Changes include the Victorian government expanding land taxes and Queensland introducing a child sex offender registerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCheaper medicines on the PBS, a Medicare phone service and new laws mandating …
Exclusive: One Nation senator travelled on mining magnate’s Gulfstream 700 in October and stayed at Rinehart’s US$66m Palm Beach mansionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPauline Hanson and her chief of staff, James Ashby, flew to …
CCTV suggests alleged Bondi shooters acted alone and did not receive training in Philippines, AFP says
30 Dec
Australian federal police are reviewing security camera footage from the duo’s month-long trip to Davao in NovemberGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe alleged Bondi attack shooters did not receive training or come into contact w…
Albanese’s refusal to heed families’ pleas for Bondi inquiry is hard to understand – and easy for opposition to attack
29 Dec
A review of Asio and the federal police is worthwhile, but it’s not a substitute for a royal commission into antisemitismGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Anthony Albanese opened a press conference on Monday announcing the re…
Tension on the streets, the mushroom trial circus and a devastating terrorist attack – looking back on Australia’s turbulent 2025
29 Dec
There was no shortage of grim and disturbing moments in a fractious year. But also a prime ministerial wedding, a miraculous survival story – and Valerie the dachshundGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFires, floods, murders, a mis…
Albanese rejects calls for federal royal commission by families of Bondi beach terror attack victims
29 Dec
Labor defends plan for faster, narrower review despite Jewish leaders and families of 11 victims demanding full national royal commissionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government has rejected calls by families of B…
Open letter to Anthony Albanese calls antisemitism ‘a national crisis that demands a powerful national response’Ten minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFamilies of Jewish Australians killed in the Bondi shooting hav…
From Trump hype to the new Four Horseman of the Apocalypse, revisit five of the best cartoons from Australian political cartoonist Fiona KatauskasSee more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...
Armed with gloves, apron and tongs, politicians from across the aisle gathered to serve festive fare at the Rev Bill Crews Foundation in SydneyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a show of Christmas spirit, leaders from both side…
The Adelaide-born senator is remembered for his role in ‘shaping modern multicultural Australia’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer federal minister Nick Bolkus, who played “a significant part in shaping modern multicultural …
NSW police restricts public assemblies in Sydney for 14 days under laws passed after Bondi terror attack
24 Dec
Premier Chris Minns defends laws, which have been condemned as draconian and infringing on the right to assembly by civil liberties groupsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales police commissioner, Mal Lanyon, has r…
This blog is now closedRetribution fears as Australian Muslims see surge in Islamophobic hate since Bondi terror attackNSW premier says police commissioner to decide when to use state’s new protest ban powersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily …
Home affairs minister, Tony Burke, said the government had ‘no time for hatred when it came to cancelling visas’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has can…
24 Dec
Prime minister says awards will celebrate extraordinary acts of courage and kindness in the wake of the terror attackFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has anno…
The family of the specialist doctor and former member for the Victorian seat of Higgins announced her death on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesFormer federal Liberal MP Katie Allen has died aged 59, her family has announced.Al…