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Review slammed amid calls for major probe into massacre

An inquiry into security agencies following the Bondi massacre is not good enough when a federal royal commission is needed, the opposition says.

AAP

Clock ticks on support for rejigged super tax changes

A six-month heads up on tax changes is tight but manageable, big super funds say, although Labor still needs to find a friend to get the laws past parliament.

AAP

NSW to effectively ban protests for up to three months as premier links Gaza rallies to Bondi terror attack

Chris Minns says state ‘can’t risk another mass demonstration on that scale in NSW [because] the implications can be seen, in my view, on Sunday’

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Australia launches biggest gun buyback in 30 years after Bondi beach terror attack

Prime minister announces first firearm buyback since Port Arthur massacre, and designates Sunday a national day of reflection in honour of Hanukah shooting victims

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s 5% home deposit scheme makes it harder for low-income earners to buy, research suggests

Economists find Labor’s policy ‘generates inequality’ and could push up prices significantly

The Guardian - AU

Peak Jewish body calls Labor’s plan to combat antisemitism an essential ‘first step’ but some warn it risks division

Critics of proposed changes in response to Bondi beach terror attack say they could be used to ‘pursue agendas that divide communities’

The Guardian - AU

What changes are planned to Australia’s hate speech laws and how will they work?

The Albanese government’s five-point plan includes a new aggravated hate speech offence and powers to reject visas – but the details are scant

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Afternoon Update: PM’s crackdown on ‘hate and division’; a ‘heartbreaking beyond words’ funeral; and Snicko in Ashes spotlight again

Labor announces new laws and powers in the wake of the Bondi beach attack

The Guardian - AU

‘Protests had nothing to do with the attacks’: activists condemn premier’s plan to restrict rallies after Bondi shooting

Pro-Palestine activists, some Jewish groups and civil liberty campaigners criticise NSW Labor for ‘eroding our democratic freedoms’

The Guardian - AU

Frydenberg claims Albanese should accept ‘personal responsibility’ for Bondi attacks in escalation of rhetoric

PM condemns ‘perversion of Islam’ that police allege may be behind the attack

The Guardian - AU

Until recently, Chris Minns courted the Shooters party. Now he wants tougher gun laws

The NSW premier’s reforms could allow police to reject a firearms licence if intelligence agencies think a person poses a security risk

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

Chalmers spins battery blowout into budget savings

Clever accounting has been used by the treasurer to claim the government's policy decisions improved the budget bottom line for the first time in eight years.

AAP

Labor is fast-tracking its response to the antisemitism envoy’s report after the Bondi attack. What are the recommendations?

Jillian Segal’s July report recommended several ‘key actions’, which critics say the government has been too slow to implement

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Jim Chalmers won’t have good news in Myefo. Instead, he’ll be trying to sell Labor’s good intentions

The unwelcome return of inflation means Anthony Albanese’s government is desperate not to be seen to be adding to the problem

The Conversation

Labor maintains dominant lead in Redbridge poll despite expenses claims

Labor gained two points in a Redbridge national poll to take a 56–44 lead, despite the expenses claims occurring during the fieldwork period. Redbridge state polls have Victoria tied 50–50, while Labor has a large lead in NSW.

The Guardian - AU

At Bondi, every Jewish person’s worst nightmare came true. Can we still have a safe future in Australia?

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

The Conversation

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.

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Australian PM rejects Netanyahu’s linking of Palestine recognition to Bondi beach attack

Israeli PM on Sunday accused Anthony Albanese of doing ‘nothing to stop the spread of antisemitism’

AAP

Budget blowout 'modest' for Australia's Olympic hosts

The mid-year budget report card has revealed a "modest" budget blowout as one state continues counting down to the 2032 Olympic Games.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland driver charged with eight attempted murders after pedestrians struck – as it happened

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Liberal women have seized power in three states. Is this a new era for a party known for its ‘woman problem’?

Jess Wilson, Kellie Sloane and Ashton Hurn look to be a welcome change for the party. But they have a mountain to climb to oust their Labor opponents

The Guardian - AU

Bowen says Turnbull-era travel expenses rules were changed to simplify them, despite criticism they became broader

Updated wording expands definition of ‘party political duties’ as Labor politicians come under scrutiny for spending

AAP

Smelter's future secured but cost to taxpayers unclear

Australia's largest aluminium smelter has been handed a government lifeline to ensure it keeps running beyond 2028 amid spiralling energy costs.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: concern over online peptides market, the tobacco trap, Trump ‘sleepwalking to war’

Guardian Australia investigation reveals availability of experimental, injectable drugs; US Democrats sound alarm at Venezuela tanker seizure

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