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As federal polling day neared on May 3 2025, the ground was silent but the people of Australia stirred, some restless with fear, others hankering for a change of government. History favoured the incumbent. There had been no single-term governments nationally since the interwar years.

The premier has pledged swift action to tighten NSW gun laws in the wake of the Bondi terror attack as the nation moves into lockstep on firearms control.

Australia's world-renowned gun laws face renewed scrutiny after the Bondi Beach terror attack, with experts questioning whether the 1996 firearms reforms still go far enough.

Jonathan Doidge takes a look at the best Ashes betting odds on the Third Test in Adelaide with England needing a win to keep the series alive

England captain wants his team to "show a bit of dog" after being muzzled for two Tests as they attempt an improbable Ashes comeback starting at Adelaide.

Australia have a chance to wrap up the Ashes in Adelaide, while Nathan Lyon can have his own milestone moment if he takes two wickets in the third Test.

As Anthony Albanese faces mounting pressure over his government's response to stamping out anti-Semitism, a second road map will be produced to guide action.

Police officers who responded to the Bondi terror attack have been strongly backed by their premier as further details emerge about the perpetrators.