Politics

China has hit the US with new sanctions.
World
Staff Writers

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.
USA
Max Corstorphan

Major change to US travel 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.
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Politics
Abe Maddison

‘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)
World
Ben Ezeamalu and Idrees Ali and Daphne Psaledakis

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.
Politics
Ria Pandey

‘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.
US Politics
Max Corstorphan

‘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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Politics
Eli Green

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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US President Donald Trump said he had previously warned the terrorists that if they did not stop the “slaughtering of Christians there would be hell to pay”.
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US Politics
Peta Rasdien

Trump unleashes deadly US strikes on ‘ISIS terrorist scum’

Donald Trump has announced the US military has carried out a series of deadly strikes on ‘ISIS terrorist scum’, after attacks on Christians. 

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Politics
Eli Green

‘Tireless’ Labor great dies on Christmas Day, aged 75

One of the Labor Party’s “greatest champions” has died peacefully on Christmas Day at age 75.

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Queensland has become the Coalition’s biggest electoral headache, with new polling showing voters abandoning the Liberals and Nationals for One Nation.
Politics
Andrew Hedgman

One Nation surges as Coalition support slips

New polling indicates the Coalition has fallen to historic lows in support, with key demographics increasingly turning to One Nation and other alternatives.

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There are growing calls to treat anti-Semitism as a wider public safety issue after a vehicle displaying Chanukah decorations was firebombed in the driveway of a home in St Kilda East.
Politics
William Ton

Car fire sparks calls to treat anti-Semitism as safety risk

Jewish leaders are calling on politicians to treat anti-Semitic attacks as a public safety issue and call a royal commission after a rabbi's car was torched.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a Christmas lunch hosted by the Rev Bill Crews Foundation, in Sydney.
Politics
Kat Wong

PM picks up the tongs, serving Christmas lunch and hope

In a show of Christmas spirit, leaders from both sides of politics have put aside their differences to unite and serve lunch to their communities.

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$2 million is being pumped into food and material aid relief across Australia this Christmas.
Politics
Pamela Rontziokos

Labor’s huge $2 million boost for families ‘doing it tough’

The Albanese Government has announced $2 million in Christmas food relief funding to help struggling families this festive season.

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Anthony Albanese has come under fire over rebuffing calls to establish a royal commission into the Bondi attack.
Politics
Stephen Johnson

Lindt cafe siege victim’s family slams Anthony Albanese

The brother and parents of Katrina Dawson, who died in Sydney’s 2014 Lindt cafe siege, have slammed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for rebuffing calls to establish a royal commission into the Bondi massacre.

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Across Sydney, anti-terrorism measures have already been boosted ahead of the holidays.
Opinion
Jeni O’Dowd

Everyday life is resuming, but Sydney is irrevocably altered

JENI O’DOWD: Everyday life has resumed, but not cleanly. Something is off. I find myself randomly hugging my kids throughout the day and scanning crowds when I leave the house.

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