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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.

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.

'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

The beloved Australian actor died on 7 December after a battle with chronic illness

England and Australia players will wear black armbands and flags at Adelaide Oval will be flown at half-staff on Wednesday in an Ashes tribute to the victims of the Bondi beach shootings

Condemning a terrorist attack is easy. We need the condemnation, and the solidarity, but we also need action

There is a hunger to see England taken apart piece by piece even if the destruction of the tourists’ bright and brave philosophy is not the main aim

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

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

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