6 h. ago Just six months ago, Albanese was seen as untouchable. Now some say he’s politically shrunk

The prime minister’s reputation as a canny strategist is under fire as he resists calling a royal commission.

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14 h. ago Evacuation centre opens as bushfire threatens lives and homes in Perth hills

Firies have issued an alert, telling people they are in danger and need to act immediately to survive.

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16 h. ago Calls for royal commission into Bondi terror attack grow louder

Calls for a royal commission into the Bondi terror attack are growing louder and harder for the prime minister to ignore.

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18 h. ago ‘Utter darkness’ of antisemitism must be examined, says Melbourne archbishop

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has joined the growing numbers calling for a federal inquiry into antisemitism, but stopped short of advocating for a royal commission.

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22 h. ago Australia’s biggest industry groups demand an antisemitism royal commission

The Business Council of Australia has backed prominent captains of industry who petitioned Albanese to reverse his stance on a national inquiry following the Bondi terror attack.

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35 h. ago ‘A national crisis’: Scores of business leaders unite to back Bondi royal commission

More than 100 prominent figures have signed an open letter calling for a national inquiry, heaping more pressures on the prime minister.

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44 h. ago Albanese says security agency chiefs were the experts who advised against a royal commission

Australia’s current Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay is the first government-appointed official to publicly back demands from the Jewish community and more than 200 former judges and barristers.

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48 h. ago Human Rights Commissioner backs royal commission into antisemitism

Australia’s current Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay is the first government-appointed official to publicly back demands from the Jewish community and more than 200 former judges and barristers.

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65 h. ago Bushfire inquiry’s top silk says royal commission essential for harmony

“Why this happened and how we prevent it in the future, I think, is of the utmost importance for our nation,” Jack Rush told this masthead.

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65 h. ago US Congress threatens eSafety commissioner with contempt charges

Online safety tsar Julie Inman Grant has been accused of harassing American companies over Australia’s under-16 social media ban.

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2 d. ago Sam Kerr is getting married today. Here’s everything we know about the wedding

After a two and a half year engagement, Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis are about to tie the knot in what some have deemed “Australia’s royal wedding”.

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3 d. ago Man taken into custody in Clem 7 as another surrenders from rooftop

No charges had been laid on Tuesday evening as one man was treated for minor injuries and the other assisted officers with inquiries. 

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3 d. ago Top barrister says a royal commission into antisemitism is premature and risky

Robert Richter, KC, refused to sign the letter from senior members of the Australian bar calling for a royal commission into antisemitism. He says it would be premature and dangerous.

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3 d. ago ‘Line by line’: AFP’s ‘flying squad of hate disruptors’ combing sermons for incitement

Bondi shooters Naveed and Sajid Akram acted alone and were not part of a broader terrorist cell, Australian Federal Police commissioner Krissy Barrett has said.

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3 d. ago AFP Commissioner offers update on Bondi attack investigation

AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett speaks about the ongoing investigation into the Bondi Beach terror attack.

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4 d. ago Antisemitism to ‘continue for years’ without commission, says Christchurch councillor

A royal commission was called into the terror attacks which targeted Muslims and killed 51 people.

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4 d. ago The pros and cons of a royal commission into the Bondi killings

The point of a royal commission into the Bondi shootings is not to tell us what happened, but how it was able to happen.

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4 d. ago A royal commission into antisemitism is a risk, but Labor’s excuses are wearing thin

Royal commissions are a symbolic way Australia confronts its ugliest problems, even if they do not solve them.

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4 d. ago Labor has its reasons for denying a royal commission. But its latest doesn’t land

Royal commissions are a symbolic way Australia confronts its ugliest problems, even if they do not solve them.

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4 d. ago King pong: Villagers kick up stink over Charles’ fertiliser plan

Many in Flitcham are too nervous to discuss their royal neighbour’s council application but as one says, who would want a wafting stench to ruin a summer’s evening?

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