This Month
NSW toughens laws on Nazi symbols and inciting hatred
Protests at places of worship and display of Nazi symbols at synagogues to be punishable by two years in prison under NSW hate speech crackdown.
- Paul Karp
January
Why Jacinta Allan should not take this Melbourne suburb for granted
David Abbey is a life-long Labor voter but he’s ready – almost – to turn against the premier. Peter Dutton will be closely watching two Victorian byelections.
- Gus McCubbing
Van find a ‘disturbing escalation’, but no hike to terror risk: ASIO
Director-general of security Mike Burgess says the discovery of explosives and antisemitic notes in a caravan near Sydney does not warrant raising the nation’s threat level. Anthony Albanese says the perpetrators will be hunted down.
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- Paul Karp
Explosives in Dural a potential ‘mass casualty’ antisemitic attack
The discovery of explosives with indications they might be used in an antisemitic attack is an ‘escalation’ of earlier incidents.
- Paul Karp
Crypto’s richest man turns firm into family office
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, out of prison and worth more than $110 billion, is turning the former venture capital arm of his Binance Holdings into a family office.
- Muyao Shen, Suvashree Ghosh and Ryan Weeks
International ‘dark forces’ at work in antisemitic attacks, Lowy warns
The Westfield founder says it’s hard to find another explanation for the suddenness and scale of the recent spate of incidents in Australia.
- Hans van Leeuwen
NSW premier warns of escalation in antisemitism
Police say an attack on a synagogue in Sydney’s inner west was attempted arson, and the NSW police commissioner and premier calls on the public to help catch those responsible.
- Abe Maddison and Rachael Ward
Long on the run, a hit man gives one last confession
Edgar Matobato says he killed for former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte for 24 years. Now he’s ready to testify at the International Criminal Court.
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- Hannah Beech
Trump sentenced, receives no jail time in hush-money case
The decision formalises the president-elect’s conviction as a felon, less than two weeks before he’s set to take office on January 20.
- Ben Protess and Jonah E. Bromwich
New Orleans attacker surveyed area using Meta smart glasses, says FBI
Images from the glasses were among a trove of footage that federal authorities recovered showing the planning behind the New Year’s Day attack.
- Faiz Siddiqui
Judge sets Trump’s sentencing in hush money case for January 10
Justice Juan Merchan denied Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss the case, setting sentencing for 10 days before the president-elect’s inauguration.
- Luc Cohen
Decorated Green Beret soldier shot himself before Tesla Cybertruck explosion
Matthew Livelsberger, an elite special forces soldier, likely shot himself in the head immediately before blowing up the vehicle with a rudimentary explosive, officials say.
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- Tara Copp, Alanna Durkin Richer, Colleen Long and Ty Oneil
FBI finds no link between New Orleans attack and Cybertruck explosion
The FBI also revealed that the driver, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a US citizen from Texas, posted five videos on his Facebook account in the hours before the attack.
- Eric Tucker, Jim Mustian, Kevin McGill and Jack Brook
Aspiring nurse, 18, and Princeton graduate among New Orleans victims
Fifteen people died and at least 35 were injured when the driver of a white pick-up truck sped onto Bourbon Street and ploughed into holiday revellers.
- Susie Coen and Chanel Zagon
New Orleans’ party epicentre becomes a scene of horror
Witnesses reveal the moment a white ute sped along Bourbon Street, disrupting New Year’s celebration in a city known for crowds and infinite energy.
- Jesse Dougherty and Molly Hennessy-Fiske
December 2024
Mangione pleads not guilty to murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO
An attorney told the court that officials, including New York Mayor Eric Adams, had turned the accused into a political pawn, depriving him of a fair trial.
- Michael Sisak and Jake Offenhartz
Biden commutes sentences for 37 out of 40 inmates on federal death row
The move will frustrate Donald Trump’s plan to expand executions. Unlike executive orders, clemency decisions cannot be reversed by a president’s successor.
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- Nandita Bose
- Opinion
- Terror charges
Why did Germany’s bizarre terrorist send me angry messages?
Little did I know that the sender would end up being the main suspect in Friday’s Christmas market attack in the eastern city of Magdeburg.
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- James Jackson
Two dead, 60 injured after car ploughs through German Christmas market
The suspect is a 50-year-old Saudi doctor who moved to Germany in 2006. He has been practising medicine in Bernburg, about 36 kilometres south of Magdeburg.
- Ebrahim Noroozi, Chris Stern and Geir Moulson
Mangione could face death penalty in fresh charges
The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was whisked to New York by plane and helicopter to face new federal charges of murder and stalking.
- Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs