Politics

LATIKA M BOURKE: Anthony Albanese’s weak response to the Bondi attack has failed to grasp the national mood and demonstrate the empathy and leadership the public expects in times of crisis.

Anthony Albanese has been accused of a lack of leadership in the wake of a mass shooting at Bondi Beach and ignoring alarm bells raised by the Jewish community about rising Anti-Semitism on home soil. 

AARON PATRICK: The former treasurer’s plea for action against anti-Jewish hate was described by a bystander as ‘one of the most important speeches in Australian history’.

The youngest son of AFL great Stephen Silvagni has been jailed for six years and two months for raping a young woman in his own home. Here’s how his court case unfolded.

Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg spoke from the Bondi beach memorial on Wednesday, where 15 innocent victims were killed in a terrorist attack targeting Jewish Australians. Here is his speech in full.

International pop star Justin Bieber has publicly praised a Sydney man whose heroic act of bravery helped save lives during the deadly terrorist attack.

Former Liberal frontbencher Josh Frydenberg has delivered an extraordinary emotional and furious speech at the memorial site at Bondi Beach, saying the massacre has brought the ‘greatest shame to our nation’.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ update reveals more growth in Federal Government spending despite expenditure already hitting its highest level in four-decades, outside of COVID.

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has given a frank assessment of Donald Trump's closest aides and says the president 'has an alcoholic's personality'.

David Littleproud has called on Anthony Albanese to recall Parliament over the Bondi Beach massacre, claiming proposed gun reforms are a ‘smokescreen’.

US President Donald Trump has announced an enormous blockade of sanctioned oil tankers, confirming that Venezuela is now ‘surrounded’ by an armada of US war ships. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made the claim, despite conceding the draft peace plan discussed with the US is ‘not perfect’.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been forced to defend his Government’s action as he paid tribute to ‘Australian heroes’ Boris and Sofia Gurman, who tried to stop the Bondi Beach mass shooting.

French President Emmanuel Macron has flagged an Australian-style law banning social media for children under 16.

Experts say the Bondi gunmen’s trip to the Philippines would have involved ‘psychological preparation’ for their massacre as authorities probe the purpose of the pair’s travel to the terrorism hotbed.