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Police to carry long-arm rifles at final Ashes Test in Sydney amid heightened security after Bondi attack

Decision to carry the weapons at SCG not due to active or imminent threat but ‘to help the public feel safe’, NSW police chief says

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Australia’s 2025 road toll: NSW records highest number of deaths in eight years as fatalities rise nationwide

Authorities warn that speeding was the biggest killer in 2025, a contributing factor in 134 deaths

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Snorkeller missing in WA as NSW authorities continue search for two lost in rough surf

Man, 32, had been snorkelling at Ledge Point Beach when reported missing, while police also searching for two who went missing at Coogee Beach and Palm Beach, NSW

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Key viewing spots for Sydney fireworks reach capacity as city urged to celebrate first New Year’s Eve since Bondi attack

NSW premier Chris Minns encourages Sydneysiders to ‘puff out your chest’, stating police on ‘high alert’ as more than 1 million people expected to celebrate in the city

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Officers armed with assault rifles will patrol Sydney’s streets. But do more imposing police make us feel any safer?

The NSW premier wants ‘the public to be assured that there is a comprehensive and massive police response’ to Bondi. But at what cost?

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NSW may expand Jewish security organisation CSG’s right to carry guns after Bondi attack. How would it work?

What is the Community Security Group, what has Chris Minns actually proposed and what is the reaction to the plans?

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Questions remain over Bondi shooters' Philippines trip

The father and son duo who carried out the Bondi Beach attack might have travelled to the Philippines in a failed attempt to meet someone, an expert says.

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Ten years since David Dungay Jr died in jail, a rally to protest deaths in custody could test NSW’s new laws

Dunghutti man’s nephew says fight for justice ‘is not just political – it is spiritual, cultural and about survival’

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Police with machine guns at Sydney New Year’s Eve are part of ‘fundamental changes’ after Bondi, Minns says

NSW premier says some will find police presence confronting but ‘we won’t be mucking around’

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Australia weighs deploying army to protect Jewish sites after Bondi attack

Premier Chris Minns says New South Wales is deploying armed police for New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney

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Minns government ‘actively’ considering if Jewish security group should be armed after Bondi attack

NSW premier also announces police will carry long-arm rifles at major New Year’s Eve event in Sydney

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Minns vows to keep racist preacher's prayer hall shut

The NSW premier said he will do all he can to keep a racist preacher's prayer hall closed in a bid to confront division in the wake of the Bondi beach massacre.

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Man charged with displaying Nazi hate symbol after showing off tattoos at NSW beach

Man spotted at beach in Newcastle on Wednesday with tattoos linked to white supremacist ideology

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Australia's biggest energy project hits major milestone

The last of the 1500 transmission towers in Australia's largest energy project has been built, as the delayed and cost-overrun project prepares to come online.

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Cyclone damage making life tough for struggling turtles

Beachgoers are being enlisted to watch for signs of turtles with coastal erosion from extreme weather making life more difficult for the beloved reptiles.

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NSW Police Ban Sydney Public Assemblies For 14 Days Under Post-Bondi Protest Laws

NSW Police have imposed a 14‑day ban on public assemblies across key parts of Sydney under new post‑Bondi terror laws.

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PM picks up the tongs, serving Christmas lunch and hope

In a show of Christmas spirit, leaders from both sides of politics have put aside their differences to unite and serve lunch to their communities.

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'Absolutely essential': premier backs swift protest ban

Rushed laws that allow police to ban protest marches following terror attacks could prove to be divisive rather than calming, a senior legal figure warns.

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Afternoon Update: NSW protest laws take effect; Trump and Andrew in new Epstein files; and the Christmas weather forecast

NSW premier says it is up to police commissioner to activate protest ban while PM announces special honours list for Bondi acts of bravery

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NSW premier says police commissioner to decide when to use state’s new protest ban powers

Introduced in response to the Bondi beach terror attack, the laws give police powers to ban on protests for up to three months after a terrorist event

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NSW laws take effect – as it happened

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NSW passes controversial new gun and protest laws in wake of Bondi attacks after marathon debate

The omnibus bill, which included amendments to multiple pieces of legislation, was criticised by both progressives and conservatives

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Why 3 Activist Groups Plan To Challenge Chris Minns’ Proposed Protest Laws

Three activist groups are mounting a constitutional challenge to NSW’s proposed protest laws, as Premier Chris Minns defends the crackdown.

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What does ‘globalise the intifada’ mean, and why does NSW want to ban the chant?

While Chris Minns has labelled the slogan ‘hateful, violent rhetoric’, others view it as an expression of support for Palestinians. Should contested phrases be outlawed?

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The NSW parliament is once again rushing through anti-protest laws. Will they survive a court challenge?

The legislation’s opponents will argue that it is over-inclusive and disproportionately limits free speech

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