'Still raw': Port Arthur refuses to fade 30 years on Three decades have passed since the nation's worst mass shooting at Port Arthur but for those who witnessed the tragedy firsthand, time has often stood still. AAP · Apr 25
Australia has a reputation for strict gun laws. How did the Bondi Beach shooting happen? A massacre nearly 30 years ago led Australia to get tough on guns – now the Bondi shooting has reignited that debate The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025
Tunbridge Wells water cut likely to last after treatment problem reoccurs Thousands of homes, schools and businesses expected to be without supply for at least another day The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2025
Family of Erin Patterson’s victims say mushroom trial media frenzy fed off their suffering Heather and Ian Wilkinson’s daughter says it is ‘revolting to experience our family’s tragedy being turned into entertainment’. Plus: Andrew Greene’s second chance The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2025
Australia is too often a leader in conspiracy thinking – from Port Arthur ‘trutherism’ to Christchurch The Australian government officially categorised the white supremacist Terrorgram Collective as a terrorist organisation last month – after it was linked to an alleged plot to kill a New South Wales Labor MP. A decentralised network, Terrogram mostly operates on the messaging app Telegram. The Conversation · Jul 29, 2025
Police are seizing 3D-printed guns across Australia, but our laws aren’t keeping up After Martin Bryant killed 35 people and wounded 23 others at Port Arthur in 1996, Australia made fundamental changes to its gun laws. The use of automatic and semi-automatic weapons became restricted and a national gun registry was established. The Conversation · Mar 5, 2025
And the winner should be … the season’s most overlooked movie performances While Cate Blanchett and Colin Farrell continue to rack up awards, as we edge towards the Oscars, there are other actors who deserve to be included The Guardian - US · Jan 9, 2023
Bali 2002 review – Bali bombings mini-series is out of its depth Stan’s four-part series recreates a terrorist attack seared into our psyche – but it’s confused about what it wants to be, and poses an ethical question too The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2022
Cinemas, Netflix set to release Aussie film The Stranger. Here’s why it’s controversial The parents of Daniel Morcombe criticised The Stranger as a ‘callously disrespectful’ film depicting the hunt for their child's killer. The New Daily · Sep 18, 2022
Man claims lawyer misunderstood colloquial 'Aussie language' in threats that led to intervention order A man who claimed threats to his former lawyer were misinterpreted because he only speaks "Aussie language" and not proper English loses an appeal against an intervention order against him. ABC News · Apr 7, 2022
Sunderland lout hit with new-style punishment after pushing shopping trolley onto Metro track Martin Bryant, 25, pushed a shopping trolley onto the line at Sunderland's Stadium of Light station while drunk on Wednesday, April 21 Chronicle Live · Feb 2, 2022