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Bondi call falls on deaf ears as pressure mounts on Albo

The Albanese Government has revealed what a probe into intelligence and law enforcement services will cover — but has resisted calls for a royal commission.

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Premier Chris Minns is behind the tough gun law reform. Picture NewsWire / Monique Harmer

NYE cops to hold machine guns, crowds urged to defy terror

NSW Premier Chris Minns is urging the public to turn out in force for Sydney’s New Year’s Eve fireworks in a show of defiance against terrorists, following the Bondi massacre.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to Florida for talks with US President Donald Trump to discuss the next steps of the ceasefire. (AP PHOTO)

Netanyahu heads to US for second phase ceasefire talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to Florida for talks with US President Donald Trump to discuss the next steps of the ceasefire.

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The Prime Minister’s refusal to allow a royal commission into the Bondi terror attack is not only a failure of courage and moral clarity, it is a political dead-end.

Albanese is treating Bondi like a political crisis, it’s not

The Prime Minister’s stubborn refusal to allow a royal commission into the Bondi terror attack is not only a failure of courage and moral clarity, it is a political dead-end.

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Donald Trump and Marco Rubio.

Oil, drugs and immigration fuel Trump’s Venezuela campaign

On a spring night in the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio how to get tougher on Venezuela. Then, it started.

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Bondi massacre victims Reuven Morrison, Matilda and Tania Tretiak.

Families of Bondi shooting victims demand royal commission

Families of victims killed or injured in the Bondi Beach terrorist attack are demanding Anthony Albanese ‘immediately’ establish a royal commission into the rapid rise of anti-Semitism in Australia.

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Australian Abrams tanks in service with the 425th "Skala" Regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The tanks retain their camouflage, allowing them to be distinguished from American deliveries. Military Observer/X

Australia gifts tanks to Ukraine to fend off Russian forces

Second-hand tanks donated to Ukraine by Australia are being deployed in Christmas combat operations against Russian forces, after being heavily modified with anti-drone protections.

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Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to send no more troops to the conflict areas in a ceasefire pact. (AP PHOTO)

Thailand and Cambodia ink truce to halt border conflict

A ceasefire agreed between Thailand and Cambodia aims to end almost three weeks of the worst fighting in years between the Southeast Asian nations.

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China has hit the US with new sanctions.

China hits US with sanctions over Taiwan

China has announced economic sanctions on US individuals and companies, including Boeing, after Washington announced the largest-ever US weapons package for Taiwan.

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The US Government is now capturing biometric data of Australians and keeping it for 75 years.

Major change for Aussies travelling to US now in full effect

The United States has brought in strict new entry and exit rules for Australian travellers, confirming the Government will hold an Aussie’s data for 75 years. Here is what you need to know.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Bondi Beach.

‘Zero contact’: Family of killed Bondi hero call out PM

The family of a hero killed in the Bondi Beach terror attack claim Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has not contacted them, speaking out to join growing calls for a Royal Commission.

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A US air strike hit a field near a village in Sokoto state, Nigeria, on Christmas Day. (AP PHOTO)

Nigeria averts unilateral US action after air strike

By publicly co-operating with the United States on a Christmas Day air strike, Nigeria’s Government may have averted humiliating unilateral military action threatened by US President Donald Trump.

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Rabbis have written to Anthony Albanese demanding a Federal Royal Commission.

‘Like a cancer’: Rabbis’ Bondi plea

Australian rabbis have demanded the PM establish a Federal Royal Commission into the Bondi massacre.

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has thanked Donald Trump as she announces her pregnancy.

‘Greatest Christmas gift’: White House baby on the way

A senior White House official has announced she is expecting, giving thanks to US President Donald Trump for his support.

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PM’s Christmas interview turns into sparring match

An interview with Anthony Albanese has turned sour after a radio host questioned him about Israel.

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