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Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:41:44 +1100Bondi shooting as it happened: PM says Australia to establish national gun buyback scheme; men arrested in Liverpool had no confirmed links to Bondi gunmen, police say
Five days after the Bondi Beach terror attack claimed 15 innocent lives, Australia remains on edge. Look back at our rolling coverage.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:08:48 +1100Head’s hometown masterclass leaves Australia in total control
A hometown century from Travis Head has Australia in total control of the third Test. On a day when England threatens to fight back, Head remains unbeaten on 142, guiding Australia to 4-271 and a commanding 356-run lead at stumps.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:46:18 +1100Queensland experiences unseasonal rise in flu cases
Queensland residents are being urged to take precautions to stop the spread of flu after an unseasonal rise in cases.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:30:00 +1100People are losing their homes over a $10,000 debt: this must stop
Australians are being needlessly bankrupted over small strata fee debts. There is a better way.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:30:00 +1100Our city is forever changed, but there is some light in the darkness
As Sydney tries to find a way to heal from the Bondi shootings, there is some comfort in the acts of courage and selflessness that have emerged.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:26:06 +1100Car smashes into Adelaide restaurant
A car has smashed into an Adelaide restaurant days before Christmas.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:23:14 +1100Veteran’s medals destroyed in raging house fire
A Vietnam veteran's cherished medals left blackened and burnt after a raging house fire in Adelaide.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:04:28 +1100Teens brawl on beach for second day after supermarket trashed
Vision has emerged of dozens of youths shoving each other and throwing punches and kicks at Mordialloc Beach.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:03:25 +1100Accused CBD stabber has bail revoked after two days
Lauren Darul is accused of stabbing a woman in the upper body as she walked along a Melbourne footpath.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +1100‘We’ve been shafted every way possible’: Residents furious after power line promise U-turn
Dozens of power poles were installed during West Gate Tunnel works on the condition they would be temporary. Seven years later, they’re here to stay.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:59:48 +1100Self-proclaimed Neo-Nazi loses appeal over sickening salute
A self-proclaimed Neo Nazi has lost his appeal for performing a sickening salute outside the County Court.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:58:14 +1100Mokbel case drags on as retrial left in limbo
Tony Mokbel's barrister has slammed prosecutors after they asked for more time to decide whether to retry the gangland figure on a drug importation charge.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:58:12 +1100Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan reveals her husband has been charged with drink driving
Jacinta Allan has revealed her husband has been charged with drink driving and his licence has been disqualified for three months.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:45:01 +1100House Democrats release more photos from Jeffrey Epstein estate
Another batch of photos from the Epstein estate has been published on the eve of the deadline for the full publication of the full Epstein files.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:38:32 +1100Three more funerals for victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack take place
Four victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack were laid to rest, including the couple that tried to stop the massacre.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:35:25 +1100Police release seven men arrested by anti-terrorism police yesterday
New South Wales Police have released seven men without charge, after they were arrested by anti-terrorism police in Sydney's south west, yesterday afternoon.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:35:24 +1100Australian gun buyback scheme announced following Bondi Beach terror attack
Anthony Albanese has announced sweeping gun reforms in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, bringing in the largest buyback scheme in almost 30 years.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:34:05 +1100Unsung hero who ran to confront the Bondi Beach shooter identified
The identity of the unsung hero who ran in to confront one of the Bondi Beach shooters alongside Ahmed al-Ahmed has been revealed as Gefen Bitton.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:33:32 +1100Hundreds flock to Bondi Beach for paddle-out
Paddlers formed a huge human circle on the ocean of one of Australia's most iconic beaches, as a large crowd watched on from the shore.
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:30:00 +1100We need to grieve, not have a divisive and unruly debate
Political hostility in the wake of this massacre serves no one well and needs to stop.