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Sat, 20 Dec 2025 21:19:56 +0000Crowds gather at Bondi and around Australia for a minute of silence at 6:47pm
In a nationwide memorial, Australians will take a moment this evening to light a candle and quietly remember the 15 people killed at Bondi. Their names, stories and legacies are held close by a shaken, grieving community.
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 05:07:06 +0000Australia defeats words with actions to complete rapid Ashes romp
In the pre-series furore, with England crowing and injury concerns mounting, Australia stayed quiet. Its response has been an emphatic and quite brilliant Ashes domination.
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 04:07:04 +0000Five quick hits: Ponting slams 'dopey' England star as Lyon goes down
Jamie Smith is pilloried as "a dope" after an ugly dismissal as Nathan Lyon is injured and Marnus Labuschagne creates more catching magic. Here are the quick hits from day five of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 22:49:41 +0000'The dream is over' as England falls short of another heist
Ben Stokes laments the end of England's Ashes "dream" as Australia wins the third Test by 82 runs on a surprisingly tense final day to take an unassailable 3-0 series lead.
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:37:23 +0000'Another level of betrayal': Survivors search the Epstein files to find nothing
Despite giving an FBI interview and victim statement, Epstein victim Jess Michaels finds no trace of her evidence in the vast trove published online.
Brisbane Times Headlines
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 19:53:21 +10002025/26 Ashes: 3rd Test, Day 5 Recap
Australia have wrapped up the Ashes urn in dominant fashion, taking the 3rd Test in Adelaide to go three from three in the series.
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 19:52:35 +1000Bondi shooting live updates: Albanese jeered at Bondi vigil; day of reflection ends with more tributes; PM’s intelligence review lashed by critics
The prime minister has announced a review of law enforcement and intelligence agencies one week on from the Bondi terror attack. Follow live.
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 19:50:52 +1000Brisbane leaders unite against antisemitism at City Hall rally
Seven days on from the horrific event that claimed the lives of 15 people at Bondi Beach, members of Brisbane’s Jewish community and their supporters filled City Hall on Sunday evening in a stand against antisemitism.
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 19:03:28 +1000Horror weekend on Queensland roads: Three dead, two charged in separate crashes
A horror weekend on Queensland roads has included three people being killed in crashes on Saturday and two men being charged for dangerous driving in separate incidents.
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 19:00:26 +1000Federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to be reviewed after Bondi attack
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has appointed former ASIO boss Dennis Richardson to run the review, as he staves off opposition calls for a royal commission into antisemitism and the Bondi attack.
Canberra Times
Independent Australia
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +1000 Chris Hedges speaks to IA about Gaza genocide, Bondi and 'blowback'
In this special Indy Eye podcast, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges joins Michelle Pini to discuss "blowback" from the ongoing Gaza genocide, the shocking Bondi attack and that "interview" with David Marr. ...
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 03:30:00 +1000 Finding a reliable electrician in Wollongong you can trust
Let's be honest, finding a good electrician shouldn't feel like a gamble. read now...
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +1000 High on the hill: Melbourne's iconic Nylex Clock
It's the end of the year and time to look back at some of the iconic photos featured in EYE FOR AUSTRALIA in 2025. read now...
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +1000 Settler colonialism is a structure, not an event
The gap between settler lives and those it colonised is the system working as it was designed to. read now...
Sat, 20 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Bye bye '25 and another brilliant year for new music
We have arrived at the end of another lap around the sun, and another brilliant year for new music, both locally and abroad. read now...
Otago Daily Times
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 22:35:44 +00001 dead, 2 in hospital after car crashes into Hawke’s Bay’s Wairoa River
Police believe they have found everyone from inside the vehicle, but divers will check.
Sun, 05 Oct 2025 07:05:07 +0000Hutt Valley Line trains closed while police attend incident
Police were alerted to the incident at about 6.25pm this evening.
Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:46:16 +0000Hawke’s Bay prison attacks: Four Corrections staff members injured on one day
Sugar may have been mixed with the hot water, but Corrections hasn't confirmed it yet.
Sun, 13 Oct 2024 03:03:21 +0000State Highway 3 closed following ‘serious crash’ between Waitōtara and Waverley
Motorists are told to expect delays.
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 03:45:25 +0000One person dead after being trapped in avalanche during heli-skiing trip in Southern Alps
The victim was pulled alive from the avalanche but died from their injures.
Sydney Morning Herald National News
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +1100The only asset in The Mandibles that hasn’t lost value
An ironically Shriveresque twist of fate.
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 20:53:21 +11002025/26 Ashes: 3rd Test, Day 5 Recap
Australia have wrapped up the Ashes urn in dominant fashion, taking the 3rd Test in Adelaide to go three from three in the series.
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 20:52:35 +1100Bondi shooting live updates: Albanese jeered at Bondi vigil; day of reflection ends with more tributes; PM’s intelligence review lashed by critics
The prime minister has announced a review of law enforcement and intelligence agencies one week on from the Bondi terror attack. Follow live.
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 20:50:52 +1100Brisbane leaders unite against antisemitism at City Hall rally
Seven days on from the horrific event that claimed the lives of 15 people at Bondi Beach, members of Brisbane’s Jewish community and their supporters filled City Hall on Sunday evening in a stand against antisemitism.
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 20:03:28 +1100Horror weekend on Queensland roads: Three dead, two charged in separate crashes
A horror weekend on Queensland roads has included three people being killed in crashes on Saturday and two men being charged for dangerous driving in separate incidents.
Sydney Morning Herald World News
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 19:21:18 +1100‘Not good people’: Philippine mosques to be plastered with Bondi gunmen’s images
The shooters’ movements during their excursions outside their budget hotel room in Davao City are at the centre of a multipronged investigation by Philippine authorities.
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:38:58 +1100US seizes another oil tanker
The US has seized another tanker carrying Venezuelan oil in the Caribbean, in an effort to ramp up pressure on the country's president.
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:30:00 +1100Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump and the case of the missing photograph
The US Justice Department removed at least a dozen photos including one featuring US President Donald Trump a day after releasing them as part of the first tranche of Epstein files.
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:22:01 +1100‘Putin wants more’: Amid peace talks, US spies say Russia still aims to reclaim former Soviet bloc
Reports from US intelligence present a starkly different picture from that painted by US President Donald Trump and his Ukraine peace negotiators.
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:05:27 +1100‘Piracy’: US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela to enforce Trump’s blockade
The seizure of the tanker carrying Venezuelan crude oil comes amid a large US military build-up in the region, which the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro believes is to force him out.
The Age
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMTShorten veers left on treaty, boats
Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMTCourse set for vote failure
Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMTLabor props up budget with raids
Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMTFears over Brexit wipe $30bn
Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:15:00 GMT‘Dole destiny’ for STEM grads
Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.
The Australian
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMTShorten veers left on treaty, boats
Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMTCourse set for vote failure
Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMTLabor props up budget with raids
Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMTFears over Brexit wipe $30bn
Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.
Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:15:00 GMT‘Dole destiny’ for STEM grads
Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.