Politics

Anthony Albanese and Chris Minns

Bondi tragedy reveals a great leader and exposes a poor one

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.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - December 22, 2025: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese holds a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Albanese digs in over Bondi, refusing royal commission

The Prime Minister says sorry as he continues to resist calls for a national Royal Commission into Bondi terror attack as frustrations grow in Labor ranks.

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Energy sector warns new reservation policy won’t cut prices without faster approvals for supply projects.

Labor faces dire warning as gas reserve plan sparks doubts

The Albanese Government needs to fast-track gas supply to make its east coast gas reservation policy meaningful, according to Australia’s peak group for energy producers.

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Mr Albanese’s net approval rating has fallen to the lowest point since the election.

Fresh blow to Albanese in brutal new poll

Anthony Albanese’s popularity has dipped in the wake of the alleged Bondi terror attack, as nearly half of Australians surveyed slammed his response.

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The House Oversight Committee released new photos from Epstein’s estate on December 12, 2025 showing Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Bill Gates, Woody Allen, former British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, lawyer Alan Dershowitz, and billionaire Richard Branson. (Photo courtesy of the House Oversight Committee via Sipa USA) *** Press photos for editorial use only (excluding books or photo books). May not be relicensed or sold. Mandatory Credit ***

No cover-up over Epstein files: White House

US Justice Department officials have denied redacting the Epstein files to protect President Donald Trump, as criticism mounted over the partial and heavily-censored release of documents.

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The Federal Government has announced a national gas reservation scheme.  (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Labor unveils gas reservation scheme amid energy cost crisis

Australia will keep more of its gas for the domestic market under a new reservation scheme launched by the Federal Government.

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Chris Minns has support from the Liberal Party but not the Nationals in regional areas to tighten NSW gun laws.

NSW set to pass Australia’s toughest gun laws

NSW Premier Chris Minns has introduced the nation’s toughest gun laws during a special sitting of Parliament three days before Christmas.

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Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the Federal Government will co-operate with the state Royal Commission. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Bondi Royal Commission calls erupt, Wong responds

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has been grilled on Labor’s hesitancy to launch a Federal probe following the Bondi terror attack.

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Chris Minns wants NSW to have the nation’s strictest gun laws.

Premier faces backlash over gun reform, protest limits

NSW Premier Chris Minns has vowed to introduce the nation's toughest gun laws in the wake of a terrorist attack but may not have the Opposition's full support.

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Anthony Albanese only has himself to blame.

Heckled, booed: How much longer will Albo delay inevitable?

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. 

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The Coalition is ramping up pressure for a Royal Commission into anti-Semitism and its contribution to the Bondi massacre.

'Justice': Pressure ramped up for anti-Semitism probe

The Coalition is ramping up pressure for a Royal Commission into anti-Semitism and its contribution to the Bondi massacre.

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Former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Robert French, has called for a “whole of Australia” Royal Commission in response to last week’s terror attack at Bondi Beach.

Former Chief Justice calls for ‘imperative’ Royal Commission

Former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Robert French, has called for a ‘whole of Australia’ Royal Commission in response to last week’s terror attack at Bondi Beach.

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One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce will speak at an anti-immigration rally in Sydney.

Joyce joins anti-immigration rally despite PM’s condemnation

Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce told the crowd that Anthony Albanese should be axed from his job.

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Anthony Albanese has announced an intelligence and law enforcement probe one week after the Bondi massacre.

PM to review spy agencies, no anti-Semitism royal commission

Anthony Albanese will launch an internal government investigation into Australia’s intelligence operations instead of a Commonwealth royal commission as called for by the Jewish community.

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The release of the latest tranche of Epstein files have prompted more questions. (AP PHOTO)

Epstein files rife with celeb names, but not Trump’s

The absence of references to Donald Trump in the files relating to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has raised questions about the heavily redacted documents.

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