Politics

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

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.

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.

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.

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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Anthony Albanese said political discussions must be civil.

PM calls for civility after tradie charged with kidnap plot

Anthony Albanese says political discussions need to be more civil after a tradie was charged with threatening to kidnap the Prime Minister, and a British national was deported for displaying Nazi symbols.

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Police have defended the response to the Bondi attack as Anthony Albanese flagged tighter gun laws. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

AFP move after alleged Albanese ‘kidnapping’ plot

Anthony Albanese was reportedly the target of an alleged abduction and violence plot, with the Prime Minister speaking about over the charges on Wednesday.

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Better sharing of information about hate crimes will help law enforcement stamp out hateful acts that can lead to violence, the Government says.

Hate crime database fast-tracked after Bondi terror attack

Better sharing of information about hate crimes will help law enforcement stamp out hateful acts that can lead to violence, the Government says.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Albanese’s major announcement after Bondi terror attack

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke from Canberra on Christmas Eve after speaking with the President of Israel, making a major announcement on the response to the Bondi terror attack.

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Anthony Albanese says the Bondi attack means ‘Christmas will feel different this year’. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

‘Weight of sorrow’: Leaders reflect on sombre Christmas ahead

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley have called for the nation to come together during a bittersweet Christmas festive period.

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Greta Thunberg has broadened her activism to cover human rights and the conflict in Gaza.  (AP PHOTO)

Greta Thunberg arrested supporting hunger-strike stunt

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been arrested in central London while supporting pro-Palestine protesters on a hunger strike.

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Flight records showed Trump had flown on Epstein’s private jet eight times during the 1990s. AP PHOTO)

Trump flew on Epstein’s jet eight times in the 90s: docs

President Donald Trump flew on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's private jet eight times in the 1990s, according to newly released documents.

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Israeli President to visit Australia after Bondi attack

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog said he will travel to Australia for a State visit in the near future following the Bondi terrorist attack, after speaking with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday.

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Chris Minns has flagged more laws to confront hate speech and Islamist terrorism in NSW. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Vow to quash terrorism after Sydney 'changed forever'

After pushing through emergency legislation to curb gun ownership and protests, a state premier is vowing not to let a terrorist attack divide Australians.

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Former federal MP Katie Allen is being remembered as an "extraordinary woman". (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

Former Liberal MP Katie Allen dies after cancer battle

Katie Allen spent two decades as a paediatrician and medical researcher before entering politics and has been remembered as a kind and caring person.

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 Premier of New South Wales Chris Minns, Attorney General Michael Daley and Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley.

NSW Premier blasts ‘troll-like’ protesters after Bondi

Chris Minns has hit out at protesters, linking demonstrations with violence and disharmony as a local council moved to shut down a ‘factory of hate’ following the Bondi terror attack.

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