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Sat, 20 Dec 2025 01:45:16 +0000
Royal Commission into Bondi Beach terror attack needed, NSW premier says
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns is supporting calls for a Royal Commission to be held into the Bondi Beach terror attack, which claimed the lives of 15 innocent people.

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000
Albanese not the only one facing a reckoning over Bondi terror
While the prime minister will forever struggle to shed the perception that he was too slow to recognise the threat to Australia's Jewish community, he is taking action. 

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:28:13 +0000
Two girls separated from their dad at Bondi is a scene hard to forget
These are the stories of everyday people who stepped up during dark times, and of a community coming together when two gunmen sought to tear them apart on December 14.  

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 06:29:37 +0000
Tweets about Bill Clinton reveal White House politics surrounding Epstein files
The thousands of photos paint a picture of a life spent with the rich and famous but little that is incriminating to anyone but Jeffrey Epstein. 

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 06:18:43 +0000
Epstein files contain new photo of former prince Andrew
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince, appears in the first tranche of the so-called Epstein files. 

Brisbane Times Headlines

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:53:53 +1000
Australia closing in on Ashes glory
Australia stand just four wickets away from retaining the Ashes as Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon rip through England’s defence in pursuit of an Adelaide victory.

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:44:59 +1000
Queensland community’s only childcare centre set to close
A regional Queensland community is calling for a lifeline with its only childcare centre set to close at the end of the year.

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:40:13 +1000
Police car crashes at major intersection in Brisbane
A police car has been involved in a nasty smash while racing through a major intersection in Brisbane.

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:33:47 +1000
Too good, mate: Stokes’ nod to Lyon, Cummins and Australia’s mastery
Thanks to Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon, Australia will retain the Ashes at some point on day five – their 11-day victory second only to a feat achieved 104 years ago.

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:30:00 +1000
Too timid, too late: Albanese dithered as Jewish Australians endured attacks
The prime minister has been cowardly and tardy in responding to the greatest challenge of his leadership.

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...

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...

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +1000
Inequality is back at the heart of politics
As 2025 draws to a close, we can look back on a year when economic inequality became firmly entrenched on the Australian political agenda. read now...

Otago Daily Times

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 22:35:44 +0000
1 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 +0000
Hutt 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 +0000
Hawke’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 +0000
State Highway 3 closed following ‘serious crash’ between Waitōtara and Waverley
Motorists are told to expect delays.

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 03:45:25 +0000
One 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

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +1100
FIFA forgets about football fans again
Donald Trump’s FIFA peace prize is not the first time the world governing body of soccer has courted controversy.

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 19:53:53 +1100
Australia closing in on Ashes glory
Australia stand just four wickets away from retaining the Ashes as Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon rip through England’s defence in pursuit of an Adelaide victory.

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 19:44:59 +1100
Queensland community’s only childcare centre set to close
A regional Queensland community is calling for a lifeline with its only childcare centre set to close at the end of the year.

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 19:40:13 +1100
Police car crashes at major intersection in Brisbane
A police car has been involved in a nasty smash while racing through a major intersection in Brisbane.

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 19:30:00 +1100
Too timid, too late: Albanese dithered as Jewish Australians endured attacks
The prime minister has been cowardly and tardy in responding to the greatest challenge of his leadership.

Sydney Morning Herald World News

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:38:46 +1100
Dramatic day as Democrats and Republicans threaten impeachment over Epstein files
The Trump administration is being accused of breaking the law and breaching public trust after it released only part of the so-called Epstein files.

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:25:00 +1100
Epstein files release as it happened: Celebrities, politicians feature in photos, Congress told of 1200 victims as US Justice Department makes public Jeffrey Epstein files
The US Justice Department has released records relating to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died by suicide in his jail cell in 2019. Follow along for our live coverage.

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 17:07:36 +1100
Trump cannot shake Epstein ‘cover-up’ saga – and today’s release will not help
These hedonistic photographs show men behaving badly with little compunction, knowing they could get away with it. The handling of today’s release makes you wonder if times have really changed.

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:26:29 +1100
‘Going to grab a pickax’: Kennedy family furious after Trump adds name to memorial
The new lettering on Washington DC’s “living memorial” to JFK marks the latest effort by the administration and its allies to remake the capital in Trump’s image.

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:31:47 +1100
UN’s grim week: 6 peacekeepers and an interpreter killed, 10 more staffers detained in Yemen
The United Nations fears its peacekeepers, interpreters and other staff are increasingly coming under attack.

The Age

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Shorten 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 GMT
Course 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 GMT
Labor 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 GMT
Fears 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 GMT
Shorten 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 GMT
Course 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 GMT
Labor 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 GMT
Fears 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.

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