89 m. ago Bondi Hero arrives at New York Jewish Gala as guest of honour

Ahmed El Ahmed was applauded on arrival at a major Jewish gala in New York after he was invited as the guest of honour.

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3 h. ago ‘I’ve taken the time to reflect’: Anthony Albanese bows to intense pressure, announces antisemitism royal commission

Former High Court judge Virginia Bell has been asked to deliver her final report before December 14 this year.

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3 h. ago Who is Virginia Bell, the former justice who will lead the Bondi royal commission?

The former High Court judge has been a public defender, a Supreme Court judge, an ABC radio host and performed in comedy on TV.

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3 h. ago Former high court judge confirmed as commissioner despite Frydenberg objections

Anthony Albanese has stared down resistance from former treasurer Josh Frydenberg and appointed Virginia Bell to lead a royal commission into antisemitism.

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5 h. ago Albanese soon to announce antisemitism royal commission, Virginia Bell to lead

Anthony Albanese is set to stare down resistance from former treasurer Josh Frydenberg and appoint former High Court justice Virginia Bell to lead a royal commission.

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5 h. ago Virginia Bell to lead Bondi killings royal commission despite Jewish community objections

Anthony Albanese is set to announce former High Court justice Virginia Bell to lead a royal commission into antisemitism, likely as soon as this afternoon

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7 h. ago Jessie Buckley wept and raged in Hamnet. She says it ‘woke me up’

Playing William Shakespeare’s untamed wife in a role that took out this week’s Critics Choice award left the Irish actress hungry for more.

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8 h. ago Virginia Bell’s role in protest laws under scrutiny as Albanese weighs royal commission

Judgments handed down by former high court judge Virginia Bell and another contender, former Federal Court of Australia chief justice James Allsop, are under scrutiny as the government decides on a royal commissioner.

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9 h. ago The record cocaine haul and a panicked ‘insider’: US outlines case against Maduro

For customs agents at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport, what they found inside 30 suitcases was like nothing they had ever seen.

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9 h. ago Who is Virginia Bell, the former justice flagged to lead the Bondi royal commission?

The former High Court judge has been a public defender, a Supreme Court judge, an ABC radio host and performed in comedy on TV.

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22 h. ago Former High Court justice in frame to lead Bondi royal commission

The potential appointment of Virginia Bell, which has been flagged by senior Labor figures in recent days, drew swift private pushback from some Jewish leaders.

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25 h. ago Discomforting moment for Beijing, caught on camera hours before Trump’s raid

The next image the world would see was of Nicolas Maduro shackled and blindfolded aboard a US warship, bound for a New York courtroom on narco-conspiracy charges.

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29 h. ago Oil giant lines up tanker fleet to ship crude out of Venezuela

All eyes are on the Houston-based Chevron as the only exporter of the country’s oil following the ouster of President Nicolás Maduro by US forces.

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29 h. ago Socialite Brynne Edelsten faces court over drug trafficking charges

The former wife of late businessman Geoffrey Edelsten is accused of trafficking a commercial quantity of methamphetamine and possessing other drugs including ketamine.

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29 h. ago Hospitality veteran and billionaire family locked in court battle over iconic seaside hotel

Sorrento identity Julian Gerner has filed a burning summer lawsuit alleging the billionaire Smorgon family and its partners diddled him when they purchased the famed Continental Hotel five years ago.

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33 h. ago Bondi hero Ahmed al Ahmed to be feted at Jewish gala in New York

The Sydney tobacco shop owner was met by FBI agents when he arrived in the US for treatment.

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50 h. ago Mystery trader gains $610,000 windfall with bet on Maduro’s capture

The trade is likely to attract scrutiny from US lawmakers who have been pushing for stricter insider trading rules.

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50 h. ago United Cup 2026 LIVE: Joint falls to grand slam champion, de Minaur up next in must

Australia’s top-ranked female player Maya Joint will finally take to the court after missing the opening round due to illness. Follow all the action.

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50 h. ago Acting Venezuelan president sworn in following Caracas raids

Nicholas Maduro's former deputy Delcy Rodriguez has been sworn in, as the United Nations criticises the US capture of the Venezuelan president.

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51 h. ago United Cup 2026 LIVE: Aussie teenager Joint takes on grand slam champion

Australia’s top-ranked female player Maya Joint will finally take to the court after missing the opening round due to illness. Follow all the action.

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