Politics

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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Anthony Albanese won’t be seen as a leader of courage until he takes on Labor’s supporters who don’t believe Israel has a right to exist, writes Stephen Johnson.

The one thing Albo needs to do to be a leader of courage

STEPHEN JOHNSON: Anthony Albanese won’t be seen as a leader of courage until he takes this challenging political step.

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Anthony Albanese has doubled down on his continued refusal to call a Royal Commission into the Bondi terror attack.

Albanese triples down on Bondi Royal Commission

Anthony Albanese has tripled down on his continued refusal to call a Royal Commission into the Bondi terror attack, saying it would not deliver answers fast enough.

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Politicians’ family members will lose taxpayer-funded business-class flights under new rules the Albanese Government has proposed following a bruising expenses scandal.

Albo to tighten MP family travel after entitlements scandal

Politicians’ family members will lose taxpayer-funded business-class flights under new rules the Albanese Government has proposed following a bruising expenses scandal.

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A memorial at Bondi Beach.

Key security failings before Bondi under scrutiny

A Department of Home Affairs database containing over a million names of people of interest to national security authorities is expected to be a key focus of a sweeping review into the Bondi massacre. 

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Backlash on claims has prompted Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to tighten the purse strings. (Dominic Giannini/AAP PHOTOS)

MPs’ travel perks slashed after taxpayer-funded trip outrage

Families of politicians could be downgraded to economy class and banned from claiming taxpayer-funded trips to major events, under new rules proposed by Anthony Albanese to rein in MPs’ travel perks after weeks of public anger.

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Anthony Albanese has renewed his vow to get ‘more guns off our streets’, and pushed back against calls for a Royal Commission, saying there were none for previous terror attacks.

Albanese again refuses to call royal commission over Bondi

Anthony Albanese has renewed his vow to get ‘more guns off our streets’, and pushed back against calls for a royal commission, saying there were none for previous terror attacks.

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Sussan Ley has been slammed for her ‘disgusting’ personal attack on Penny Wong.

'Disgusting' politicisation of Bondi massacre slammed

The political response to the Bondi massacre has soured, with recriminations turning personal as the fallout from the attack continues.

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Sussan Ley makes a fiery crack at Penny Wong’s lack of public tears about the Bondi Beach massacre.

‘What is the PM hiding?’: Sussan Ley’s spray after Bondi terror attack

Ley called a federal royal commission the ‘one thing’ that will begin the healing for Jewish Australians.

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