Breakfast Wrap: Ex-ASIO chief's questions after Bondi attack

Coverage and analysis of national and international events.

Stephen A. Russell's summer blockbuster recommendations

As the weather heats up you might be thinking of retreating to the cinema for a bit of air-conditioned entertainment.
There's plenty of big film...

5th National Indigenous Art Triennial: After the Rain

Some of the country's most important First Nations artists - from Albert Namatjira to Aretha Brown and Dylan Mooney - have been brought together for t...

Bondi terror attack raises questions of efficacy and resourcing in intelligence agencies

Guest: Dennis Richardson, Former secretary of the departments of Defence and Foreign Affairs and former director-general of ASIO.Producer: Joe Sulliva...

Coalition responds to mid-year economic update

The Coalition has criticised the government's spending decisions, after it delivered the mid-year economic update.
Separately, the Coalition has...

Chalmers declares mid-year budget the most responsible on record

The government has delivered the first comprehensive update to the nation's finances since the federal election earlier this year.
It indicates...

Teams travel from Israel to provide support at Bondi

As the community begins its long process of recovery from the Bondi terror attack, several volunteer groups have arrived from Israel to lend assistanc...

Chile vote highlights Latin America's growing swing to the right

Chile this week elected its most right-wing president in decades with José Antonio Kast winning a decisive run-off vote on a law-and-order platform fo...

Rain and wind turn Gaza's war ruins into deadly shelters

Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to cope after days of heavy rain flooded tent camps and caused war-damaged buildings to collapse, killing at least...

Lisa Millar's Summer Reading

Lisa Millar, presenter on Back Roads and the narrator of Muster Dogs, shares her Summer reading list with Melissa Clarke.
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Anglicare Australia opens 20 affordable homes for essential workers

Our most essential workers are often the most vulnerable in a red-hot property market.
The most recent Rental Affordability Snapshot - from Angl...

Dr Norman Swan's Summer Reading

Dr Norman Swan - journalist, physician, and host of Radio National's Health Report - shares his Summer reading list with Melissa Clarke.

AFP staff warned of resourcing issues weeks before Bondi attack

State and federal governments say they're moving quickly to tighten gun laws in the wake of the Bondi terrorist massacre. But Federal Police have urge...

Nationals criticise focus on gun reform

Former Prime Minister John Howard- who reformed Australia's gun laws in the 1990s says he doesn't want a focus on guns after the Bondi terror attack t...

Breakfast Wrap: Police probe Bondi gunmen's overseas links

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New recordings of whale sounds gives insight into humpback migration patterns

A chorus of humpback whale sounds captured by underwater microphones off the NSW south coast is giving researchers a brand new understanding of whale...

Foreign minister accepts more could be done on antisemitism

Authorities are now investigating the training and connections the Bondi gunmen may have had, both in Australia and overseas.
Police have confir...

One week in, what effect has the social media ban had?

It's been a week since Australian kids were locked out of the most popular social media platforms under the federal government's world-leading ban for...

Bondi attack raises global fears about antisemitic violence

The targeting of Jewish Australians has sent shockwaves around the world and renewed fears about antisemitic violence far from the Middle East.
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Bondi terrorist 'military training' in Philippines investigated

Federal Police are investigating a trip the father-and-son gunmen took to the Philippines weeks before Bondi's deadly terrorist attack.
The Phil...

Europe launches Ukraine war compensation claims commission

Ukraine and 34 other European countries have formally approved an International Claims Commission to compensate citizens for damages caused by Russia'...

Breakfast Wrap: Australia's gun laws in focus following Bondi attack

Coverage and analysis of national and international events.

The hidden gems you might have missed on TV this year

Summer holidays bring more time outdoors - and more time on the couch aimlessly scrolling through streaming TV apps.
From the buzziest new shows...

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai could face life in jail after he was found guilty yesterday of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and sedition...

Albanese government touts $20 billion in savings in their mid-year budget update

The Albanese government is set to unveil it's latest budget update this Wednesday with Treasurer Jim Chalmers promising up to $20 billion in savings o...

National Cabinet agrees to overhaul Australia's gun laws

State and territory leaders have unanimously agreed to strengthen Australia's gun laws in the wake of the Bondi attack on Sunday.
The scale of t...

Opposition pressures government to act on antisemitism report

The opposition has offered support for a recall of parliament if legislative change is needed.
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has urged the govern...

Government confident states will follow through on gun reforms

State and territory leaders have agreed to strengthen Australia's gun laws in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
15 people have been confirmed...

Government pledges legislative change after Bondi attack

The state and federal governments have announced immediate action on gun laws in the wake of the Bondi killings, as law enforcement reveals one of the...

Tonga elects new prime minister

Lord Fakafanua has been elected Tonga's next prime minister by his fellow MPs, ousting incumbent prime minister Dr 'Aisake Eke
The incoming PM i...

Matt Preston's Summer Reading

Matt Preston - food critic, writer, broadcaster and former judge of MasterChef Australia, shares his Summer reading list with Melissa Clarke.

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Breakfast Wrap: 10yo girl among victims of Bondi terror attack

Coverage and analysis of national and international events.

Venezuelan opposition leader’s daring journey to Europe

Tensions remain high in the Caribbean after the U-S seized a tanker carrying Venezuelan oil last week and issued fresh sanctions on the country.
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Antisemitism envoy responds to Bondi attack

State and federal police are continuing to investigate an attack at Bondi Beach overnight that killed 15 people, as well as one of the gunmen and saw...

Federal government abandons plans to establish a permanent AI advisory body

The federal government has abandoned plans to establish a permanent artificial intelligence advisory body - despite growing calls for stronger oversig...

Treasures from the archives on display at Australia's National Library

Deep in the archives of Australia's National Library, you'll find a copy of every book published since 1968 - a yearly haul that would stretch 2-and-a...

Federal and state governments remain locked in dispute over health funding

Federal and state governments remain locked in dispute over health funding this week.
Ministers met in Brisbane on Friday ... with the federal g...

Rabbi Eli Schlanger killed in Bondi Beach attacks

The group that organised the event at the centre of the attack at Bondi Beach yesterday was Chabad-Lubavitch ... the international Hasidic Jewish move...