Politics

The Venezuelan Government has ordered its navy to escort several ships carrying oil products, setting up a potential confrontation with the US military.

Explaining news of terrorist events to children should be done in an age-appropriate way, but experts say parents should not shy away from the topic.

Two former conservative Australian prime ministers and an Israeli minister say the Bondi Beach terror attack was a long time coming due to rising anti-Semitism.

The Prime Minister has vowed the nation will not be divided by the ‘pure evil’ exhibited at Bondi Beach as the Archbishop of Sydney warned him inflammatory messages at pro-Palestine protests ‘must stop’.

The former Treasurer has hit back at ABC host Sarah Ferguson after she suggested his call for stronger action on anti-Semitism by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese may have been politically motivated.

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher evades questions about the AFP warnings of ‘chronic and worsening shortages’ sent just one month before the Bondi terror attack.

BEN HARVEY: An impassioned Josh Frydenberg delivered an address that showed for 15 minutes he was more than an ex-politician. He was the father of the nation.

Illegal tobacco is crippling the Federal Budget, while Jim Chalmers’ claims about good economic management are hazy as economists warn of rate hikes.

Travel entitlements for politicians will be reviewed while Parliament’s expenses watchdog gets a Budget boost in new measures quietly announced on Wednesday.

Israel’s spy chief has warned of further deadly attacks against Jews following the Bondi massacre and has vowed Mossad will hunt down any perpetrators linked to Sunday’s mass shooting.

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.