Political upheaval fuels this Australia Day’s tinderbox feel
Tragedy, a rare misstep by Anthony Albanese and the disintegration of the opposition mean tension is high as the national holiday falls
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Australian PM booed at memorial event for Bondi beach shooting attack victims
Nation marks day of reflection to honour 15 killed and dozens wounded in Sydney by two gunmen on December 14th
Australia plans gun buyback scheme after Bondi massacre
Scheme would be similar to gun reforms introduced after a gun massacre in 1996 in Tasmania
Australia announces tougher hate speech laws in wake of Bondi terror attack
Police conduct further searches in the aftermath of the gun attack on a Jewish celebration
Footage shows older couple confronting and tackling Bondi gunman before they were killed
Video shows the moment Boris Gurman tackled Sajid Akram and wrestled a gun from him
Bondi Beach shooting: Australia vows stricter gun laws after 15 killed
Gunman wounded during attack on Jewish celebration ‘is likely to survive’ his injuries with second killed at scene
‘It was dead people everywhere’: Inside Australia’s Hanukkah massacre
Videos show father and son opening fire on Bondi Beach in attack that left 15 dead and 40 wounded
Social media ban for children aged under 16 begins in Australia
Prime minister Anthony Albanese says implementation will be difficult as teens post farewell messages
Australian teenagers ask high court to block incoming social-media ban
Digital-freedom group takes legal action as world-first law set to take effect for children under 16
Australia’s social media ban for teens praised at UN event
Governments and tech firms closely watching effort to block use of social media by those younger than 16
Australia blames Iran for two anti-Semitic attacks, expels its envoy
Homes, schools, synagogues and vehicles have been targets by antisemitic vandalism and arson since Israel began its war in Gaza in late 2023
Al Jazeera rejects claims journalist killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza led Hamas cell
Journalist Anas Al Sharif had posted on X minutes before his death
Indigenous leaders in ‘deepest pain imaginable’ as Australian court dismisses climate case
Case argued the government breached its duty of care to protect the Torres Strait Islands from climate change
Australia synagogue fire: PM condemns ‘shocking acts’ after suspicious blaze at building with 20 people inside
Police say man poured flammable liquid on front door of building and set it on fire
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