6 h. ago Grieving in public view, Erika Kirk blends the personal and political to further her husband’s cause

For years, she built her own conservative following while helping her husband build his. Now she is sharing her grief with her millions of followers, who have tuned in to her message of family first.

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7 h. ago With Charlie Kirk’s death, the MAGA movement gains its first patron saint

While it’s easy to find condemnation for senseless violence, and feel sympathy towards Kirk’s wife and young children, it’s difficult to find empathy.

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8 h. ago Experts look to bullet casing messages for hints on motive as Trump hits out at left over Kirk shooting

Investigators have found messages engraved into four casings gathered from the scene of the fatal shooting in Utah.

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10 h. ago How Charlie Kirk’s social media machine rewired a generation’s politics

When news broke that Taylor Swift was engaged, Charlie Kirk took to TikTok: “Submit to your husband, Taylor. You’re not in charge,” he said in a video viewed 7.5 million times. It shows how Kirk harnessed the attention economy to build a political empire that has shattered the left’s grip on young voters.

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28 h. ago Hunter was asking Charlie Kirk a question. Then a shot rang out

The TikToker is the last person to speak to the MAGA activist before his assassination. At first, he thought the gunshot was a firecracker – until he saw the blood.

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31 h. ago The early signs, and an injury 12 years later, behind Hunt’s shot at redemption

After a “rollercoaster” year, Ben Hunt has emerged as the Bronco tasked with spearheading the club’s premiership tilt.

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32 h. ago Teacher’s pet to wanted man: Who is Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s murder?

The man accused of shooting MAGA activist Charlie Kirk seemingly had a bright future ahead of him, as a well-liked and excellent student with no criminal history and a “great family”.

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32 h. ago ‘Battle cry’: Charlie Kirk’s widow speaks out after arrest of suspected assassin

The individual has been identified as Tyler Robinson, as officials provided details about inscriptions found on bullet casings with the rifle believed to have been used in the killing.

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39 h. ago Torn in the USA: How Charlie Kirk’s death exposed America’s extreme divide

America has been left reeling from the conservative activist’s assassination, and many are now frightened about what might come next.

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39 h. ago Nobody will admit they’re behind Mick Gatto’s famous phone call, but he seems sure

When the underworld figure rang a developer demanding money, he was very clear which company he was representing. That company insists it wasn’t them.

Technology

44 h. ago ‘Ladies and gentlemen, we got him’: Suspect in custody over Charlie Kirk shooting

The individual has been identified as Tyler Robinson, as officials provided details about inscriptions found on bullet casings with the rifle believed to have been used in the killing.

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46 h. ago ‘I think we have him’: Trump says suspect in custody over Kirk shooting

A suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university has been taken into custody, US President Donald Trump has told Fox News.

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51 h. ago Australia news as it happened: New footage of Charlie Kirk assassination suspect released; PM says Islamophobia an attack on Australia’s ‘core values’

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51 h. ago Charlie Kirk’s influence on Joel Jammal and Australian conservative Christian politics

Conservative Christian Joel Jammal says he greatly admired American conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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52 h. ago Facts secondary to overarching plot line as wild speculation about Kirk shooting abounds

Charlie Kirk’s death was immediately entangled in a miasma of deliberate falsehoods, honest mistakes and half-baked guesswork.

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54 h. ago Australia news LIVE: New footage of Charlie Kirk assassination suspect released; PM says Islamophobia an attack on Australia’s ‘core values’

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55 h. ago New footage shows suspect jumping off roof, fleeing Kirk assassination scene

The FBI released new surveillance showing the man they believe shot Charlie Kirk making his getaway in the moments after the MAGA activist was killed.

Politics

56 h. ago Why do so many of our everyday Aussie sayings relate to food?

It’s a tough question to crack, writes Terry Durack.

Politics

56 h. ago Albanese raises alarm about polarisation in wake of Kirk shooting

The assassination of the conservative activist has sparked a reckoning over political violence in the US and around the world.

Events

56 h. ago The other brutal killing that shocked Americans (including Charlie Kirk)

Charlie Kirk spent the final hours of his life posting about the murder of a young woman - a crime that had, until his own assassination, become a flashpoint.

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