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Tony Blair’s government discussed how to influence John Howard to commit Australian troops to Iraq

Newly released UK cabinet papers from 2005 provide an insight into how the Blair government worked to flatter the Australian PM to influence his decision

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese was cruising to the summer break. Now his leadership faces its most serious test

Despite a landslide election victory little more than six months ago, the prime minister is facing a complex political landscape

The Guardian - AU

A swim for unity at Bondi beach, the scene of Sydney’s darkest day. But on land tensions fray

Jewish voices say an attack of this kind was entirely predictable given the surge in antisemitic attacks in Australia since 2023

The Guardian - UK

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John Howard’s dog-whistle intervention in gun debate all but dashes any hope of meaningful reform

In the absence of strong, swift action from Anthony Albanese, the former PM is shifting political debate from gun control to a divisive culture war

The Guardian - AU

Labor faces gun crackdown fight after shooting massacre

Leading opposition figures have signalled a fight over planned gun law reform, calling existing provisions world-class despite the Bondi shooting massacre.

AAP

Take personal responsibility for Bondi deaths, PM told

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing blistering criticism over the government's response to anti-Semitism in the wake of the Bondi Beach shooting.

AAP

Anthony Albanese ‘ready for the fight’ to tighten firearms laws as National party and gun groups push back

The Nationals leader, David Littleproud, claimed: ‘this isn’t a gun problem, it’s an ideology problem’

The Guardian - AU

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'Calculated, cold blooded': leaders respond to attack

Politicians, Jewish leaders, and community members are grappling with the aftermath of the Bondi terror attack that left 15 dead and dozens more injured.

AAP

Australian prime minister praises Bondi hero Ahmed al-Ahmed as ‘best of our country’

Anthony Albanese calls man who tackled Bondi beach shooter ‘humble man’ who was ‘trying to get a cup of coffee, simple as that’

The Guardian - AU

Premier vows to bring 'toughest gun laws in Australia'

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.

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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

Everything we know about the Bondi Beach shooting victims

At least 15 people died in the attack on a Hanukkah event in Sydney, with the youngest victim aged just 10

The Independent UK

Grattan on Friday: could the Liberals make a fight of industrial relations without courting disaster?

It’s near-universally agreed that opposition policy development under Peter Dutton was too thin and too late. Now the Sussan Ley opposition is under pressure to produce policy that could arguably be premature.

The Conversation

Academics who say they are ‘pro-white’ and have ‘ethnic conception’ of Australia turn spotlight on Sydney’s Campion College

Higher education regulator investigates Catholic institute after comments by academics, including endorsing the White Australia policy

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Valvoline, bourbon and a touching tribute from Russell Crowe: radio star John Laws farewelled at state funeral

John Howard, billionaire Lindsay Fox and Dawn Fraser among mourners at service for broadcaster known as ‘the Golden Tonsils’

The Conversation

Over 100 issues, Quarterly Essay has generated news, controversy – and the occasional explosive scene

Perhaps the most profane opening paragraph in the history of Australian journalism can be found in one of Black Inc.’s avowedly highbrow Quarterly Essays. “Those Chinese fuckers are trying to rat-fuck us,” Kevin Rudd is quoted as saying, in David Marr’s June 2010 edition of the essay series. Profane, yes,…

The Conversation

How did Australian universities go from free education to $50,000 arts degrees in 50 years?

Australians think students are being asked to pay far too much for their degrees. Just under half (47%) of Australians surveyed by YouGov in June 2025 believe a worker on an average income should be able to pay off the debt for a standard three-year degree within five years. When…

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Former PM wanted to arrest the man who sacked Whitlam

Two former prime ministers have given a behind-the-scenes look at the machinations leading up to the Whitlam dismissal, 50 years on from the political saga.

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Howard blasts 'foolish' comments, backs in Sussan Ley

John Howard warns the Liberals' constant "internal bickering" will stunt their ability to win back the public as he backs in Sussan Ley's leadership.

The Guardian - AU

October heat records broken in WA; police use pepper spray on Melbourne protesters – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Australia: A History by Tony Abbott review – mostly celebratory account of ‘a land built by heroes’

Former PM lauds his country’s progress to egalitarian democracy where ‘only the very unlucky’ miss out – yet judges it ‘materially rich but spiritually poor’

The Guardian - AU

The passion – and politics – of Peter Combe: ‘Children are wonderful critics because they’re very intolerant’

Wash Your Face in Orange Juice, Newspaper Mama, Toffee Apple … the children’s entertainer who has sold more than 1m albums and DVDs reflects on his 40-year career, childhood and speaking up

The Conversation

Competence and vision: how to be a successful opposition

Sussan Ley’s challenge as opposition leader is to keep her party united and ready to govern in the event that the government loses public favour. That is, they need to be a ready alternative government.

AAP

'Betrayal': former PM condemns Palestine recognition

Australia's decision to recognise Palestine at an upcoming United Nations meeting is reckless, John Howard and his former foreign minister say.

The Conversation

What’s behind the rise in gun ownership in Australia?

Australians have been shocked by the news two police officers were killed in rural Victoria when a 56-year-old man allegedly shot them before fleeing into the bush.

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