AARON PATRICK: NSW Premier Chris Minns won over his state with empathy and honesty. The Prime Minister’s bureaucrat speak turned Australian Jews against him.
LATIKA M BOURKE: The boos and cheers said it all at Bondi. Two Labor leaders attended the same gathering, but only one was hailed, applauded, cheered and given a standing ovation.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Trump is a ubiquitous cultural presence, but there is no outward sign that he is an active participant in running the national government.
PAUL MURRAY: The slaughter of Australian Jews at an iconic beach is a vivid example of what happens when a nation loses grip on its shared social values.
PAUL RUBENSTEIN: If Australia wishes to remain the Lucky Country, then it must act strongly against anti-Semitism. The cost of doing nothing is unthinkable.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese answered questions about The Voice and climate change with more passion than a query about the worst terror attack on Australian soil.
DVIR ABRAMOVICH: Radical Islamic hate preachers have been allowed to operate in this country, spreading anti-Semitism under the cover of religion, and Bondi is the proof.