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Gunmen linked to Islamic State as flags, bombs found

An arsenal of guns and explosives, travel to a terrorist hotbed and past attention of an intelligence agency are all being probed after the Bondi massacre.

AAP · Dec 16, 2025

Aussies make big Khawaja call in new-look Test XI

Pat Cummins insists the door is not shut on Usman Khawaja's Test career, despite the fit-again veteran being left out of the side for the third Ashes Test.

AAP · Dec 16, 2025

'Still plenty to unlock' – Confirmation that Sam Welsford will be launching from the 'dialled' lead-out of Ineos Grenadiers in 2026 and 2027

'We haven’t had many sprinters in the team in the past but when we have, they’ve been pretty successful, so hopefully Sam can continue that history' says Director of Racing Geraint Thomas

Cycling News · Dec 16, 2025

England face daunting task as Ashes series resumes in shadow of tragedy

Sunday’s events in Bondi have stunned Australia and the watching world before a third Test that could be a decisive one for this England team’s legacy

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025

Morning Mail: data reveals Sydney’s ‘frightening concentration’ of guns ahead of Bondi attack; Rob Reiner’s son arrested over death

Analysis shows there are 100 licence-holders in NSW owning more than 13,000 weapons; states agree to even tougher restrictions on ownership

The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2025

Bondi attack: ‘I couldn’t imagine I would lose my daughter here,’ says mother of youngest victim Matilda – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2025

Niki Savva’s Earthquake is a damning account of the election that shook Australia

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 Conversation · Dec 15, 2025

Australia’s national plan says existing laws are enough to regulate AI. This is false hope

Earlier this month, Australia’s long-anticipated National AI Plan was released to a mixed reception.

The Conversation · Dec 15, 2025

US Jewish groups urge heightened security at public events after Hanukkah attack in Australia

Leading Jewish groups in the United States are urging all Jewish organizations to ratchet up security at public events following the weekend's mass shooting attack on a Hanukkah celebration on a beach in Australia

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025

Relative of murdered rabbi stresses need to look at ‘root causes’ of antisemitic violence

Tory peer Lord Wolfson asked how the government will counter ‘extremist ideologies’ which are driving antisemitic violence

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025