Parliament returning early to pass hate speech laws
Australia's politicians will be called back to Parliament House early to implement sweeping changes in the wake of the Bondi terrorist attack, reports TESS IKONOMOU.
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Polling shows the coalition and One Nation are neck and neck in the popularity stakes in the first public nationwide survey since the Bondi massacre.
The events leading up to Australia's worst mass shooting in decades will go under the microscope in a royal commission tasked with investigating anti-Semitism and failures in the nation's intelligence agencies.
The prime minister has opened the door to a royal commission into a deadly terror attack as calls for an inquiry rise from within his party.
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PM must ‘yield’ as ex-Labor MPs join Bondi inquiry call
Pressure is mounting on Anthony Albanese to set up a royal commission into the Bondi terror attack, as a group of Labor figures break rank to support the call.
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Parliament to return early in wake of Bondi attack
MPs and senators will return to Canberra early to thrash out major legislative changes cracking down on hate speech following the Bondi Beach massacre.
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Former Reserve Bank governors, business leaders and politicians are uniting to call for a royal commission following the Bondi Beach terror attack.
Australia's trade and agriculture ministers have attacked China for disregarding their free trade deal as beef producers demand relief following import tariffs.
Hundreds of formerly sealed cabinet documents have been revealed after 20 years, revealing what went on among John Howard and his ministers.
The NSW premier will stay in his lane as calls continue to mount on the prime minister for a national royal commission into the Bondi terror attack.
The federal government is remaining steadfast in its commitment to a mass shooting probe as Jewish communities continue to demand a full royal commission.
The prime minister has released terms of a review into the agency response to the Bondi Beach shootings, despite ongoing calls for a national royal commission.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is under renewed pressure to call a national royal commission into the Bondi massacre, after the victims' families wrote to him.
Labor is under pressure to stamp out hatred after an internal letter to its leaders urged action on allegations of anti-Semitism within the party.
The foreign minister says the government "could have done more" before the Bondi attack, and expressed sorrow to the Jewish community.
A man has been charged with threatening the prime minister, prompting a call for a cooling of the fractious political debate.
Emergency laws capping gun ownership and curbing protests following terror attacks have passed after a marathon Christmas Eve debate.
There is no need for someone in suburban Sydney to own six long firearms, the prime minister has said as he reveals new measures to toughen up gun laws.
