‘Monstrous’: Fire attack on Sydney synagogue
Another Sydney synagogue has been vandalised with anti-Semitic graffiti before police believe an attempt was made to burn it down.
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Federal funding vow hits timeline pothole
Anthony Albanese promised $7.2bn for an upgrade of Queensland’s notoriously dangerous Bruce Highway but now there are questions of when the funding will be delivered.
High Commissioner has damaged Australia, says former envoy
Richard Alston has accused his successor Stephen Smith of ‘alienating every Australian in London’, saying his Australia Day backflip is a result of being slapped down by his bosses in Canberra.
Labor’s rate cuts hopes bolstered as ANZ shifts call
With the Albanese government holding out for interest rate cuts ahead of the impending federal election, ANZ switched its call, tipping a move lower by the Reserve Bank next month.
Moderate Libs reject ‘voice critic’ in key seat
Running for Liberal preselection in the crucial Sydney seat of Bradfield, tech exec Gisele Kapterian has picked up some big name backers against arch rival Nyunggai Warren Mundine.
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A PM for all Australians — unless you have a mortgage
Anthony Albanese has started the 2025 election year with furious energy and a real change in his message and strategy to address the issue of cost of living.
We need to brace for impact in a disrupted world
This year is starting as 2024 ended: in a tangle of overlapping conflicts. Four strategic trends are emerging – but there’s an important silver lining for Australians.
Ten predictions for 2025 — a defining year for security
Much in 2025 depends on the character of the Trump administration. One thing is a certainty: this will be a year of living with danger.
Gradually, then suddenly: we need to be ready for geopolitical shocks
While we expressed hope on New Year’s Eve for a more peaceful and less chaotic world, one senses that as 2025 unfolds, we will see decades happen in a matter of weeks.
I’m the last chance to reverse Australia’s decline: Dutton
Peter Dutton says the election of a Coalition government this year will be the ‘last chance’ to reverse the economic and social decline of Australia, as he begins his campaigning in 2025 in the Melbourne seat of Chisholm.
Government begs psychiatrists: please don’t resign
The NSW government has escalated its brinkmanship with its psychiatry workforce, refusing to pay them more and warning of the widespread impacts of mass resignations.
Regional security pact in our hands, Pezzullo tells PM
Anthony Albanese has been urged to offer a pledge of solidarity to Asian and Pacific nations that would see Australia stand with them ‘in the face of Chinese aggression and coercion’.
Flights to Nauru ramp up to stop the boats
Labor will vastly increase aerial surveillance of the nation’s coasts and scale up its capacity for charter flights to Nauru, following a sharp increase in illegal asylum-seeker boats.
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Australian child star killed as cottage burned in LA
Rory Callum Sykes’s death was confirmed by his grieving mother, who blames authorities for shutting off the water supply.
Police union boss calls for more first aid gear after tourniquet saves cop’s life
The Queensland Police Union is calling for the tactical first aid kits to be given to all frontline officers in the state, after a personally purchased tourniquet saved an officer’s life in Brisbane.
Star in death spiral as break-up looms over casino group
Troubled casino operator Star Entertainment will be lucky to survive until the end of February without a financial lifeline, Morningstar says. So how did it get to this?
How doxxing victim was lauded one day, hounded the next
The relentless pile-on against Nina Sanadze, who moved to Australia in 1996 after her family fled the Georgian civil war, reflects the deep and damaging splits in the arts caused by rising tensions over the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Anti-Semitism ‘on the ballot’ as Labor splits over Israel
A pro-Palestinian Labor group has savaged Israel and its political leadership in a pre-election split over a cabinet minister’s visit to the Middle East.
Long way to fall for community fighting to save climbing Mecca
The stakes for Australia’s climbing Mecca could not be higher. This is not just a fight for climbing routes; it is a fight for identity, for community, and for the delicate balance that has allowed the picturesque town of Natimuk to thrive | WATCH
‘We can do better’ on Indigenous tourism
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli says Australia has failed to tell the stories of its first people “as well as we should”, as he leaves the door open to building a new Indigenous cultural centre in time for the Brisbane Olympics.
Public mental health system teeters on brink
As 201 out of 260 staff specialist psychiatrists quit in NSW, trainees are being pushed to take up more frontline care – sparking fears for their wellbeing and that of their patients.
Demons surround Kyrgios but one goes under radar
Alex de Minaur is under the radar. Nick Kyrgios is smack bang in the middle of it. His mantra at the Australian Open is this: ‘I think I’m the best tennis player in the world.’
Plea for detained Aussie to get home
For Mo Munshi and his family, the Australian government’s role in securing the release of the Bali Nine drug smugglers has only exacerbated their pain and frustration about the way it has handled his case.
‘Real risks’ but sex hormones OK for teen: judge
A teenager has been granted permission to access cross-sex hormones, despite a Family Court judge saying he expects to see future ‘regret’ cases relating to gender dysphoric children come through the courts.
Listen to firefighters instead of buckling to pressure groups
Fighting fires is something Australians do very well, and when the embers and anger have died down in California it would do the US well to listen to us – and for us to learn from them.
Police officer shot with his own gun in Brisbane
A police officer was shot with his own gun in a scuffle with an escaped hospital patient in Brisbane on Friday morning.
Engineer’s electrifying vision for green revolution
Saul Griffith has led the charge for electrifying Australia’s homes and communities through a focus on innovation and grassroots support.
Rising costs, warning of cuts forced shrine into catering deal
The Shrine of Remembrance has flagged service cuts and the need to raise further revenue, amid criticism of its commercial deal with catering and events company Peter Rowland Group.
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