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I’m a former cop. The Bondi police actions were entirely correct

Allegations of police running away, hiding and not returning fire were social media clickbait – and completely wrong.

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Cameron Watts

‘Holy Grail’: Trump goes nuclear with a very peculiar deal

Donald Trump has never been afraid to make a deal. Some are more curious than others.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

England called this Ashes ‘Everest’. Perhaps that’s why they never got out of base camp

Initially, it seemed that England were emphasising the joy in the journey rather than hyper-focusing on the Ashes. But the old hyper-focus returned...

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Daniel Brettig

We can break the cycle by responding to hate with love

If Jewish people saw this message – Love from Australia – they’d know they were safe and supported.

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Mark Connelly

Stokes and McCullum are digging a hole to nowhere. England need to change

Bazball has run its race. If Ben Stokes can’t compromise on his approach to batting and be prepared to embrace new ideas then England need to find...

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Geoffrey Boycott

Why Sabalenka and Kyrgios’ battle of the sexes is an insult to women’s sport

Nick Kyrgios says he will defeat the women’s world No.1 on Sunday without having to try hard. But for Aryna Sabalenka, the match is a lose-lose.

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Angela Pippos

As recriminations in Canberra grow, Chris Minns has what Anthony Albanese wants

The NSW premier has come together with state opposition leader Kellie Sloane over the Bondi tragedy. Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley could not seem...

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Natassia Chrysanthos

Sex toys and shotguns: What happened when Andrew invited Epstein to Sandringham

Andrew claimed it was “just a straightforward shooting weekend”, but what staff found in the guest rooms of the Queen’s private estate left them...

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Robert Jobson

Fat stepmothers and tacky gold-diggers – David Walliams’ books should have worried any parent

The best-selling children’s author and Little Britain star was dropped by his publisher for alleged inappropriate behaviour towards young women.

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Lucy Denyer

The $393 billion crypto craze that could one day threaten banks

When you think of cryptocurrencies, the one that probably comes to mind is bitcoin. It’s the best-known and by far the largest digital asset, and...

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Clancy Yeates

NSW gun reforms must pass without delay

The NSW government will today introduce laws to parliament for the biggest overhaul to gun laws in decades. The way two terrorists were able to...

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The Herald&x27S View

After Bondi, we crave certainty – but quick fixes are dangerous

Australians want answers and reassurance. They want to believe that tragedy could have been prevented if only someone had acted differently....

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John Coyne

One leader has handled the Bondi attack aftermath well. It’s not Anthony Albanese or Sussan Ley

The partisanship that has dominated federal politics since the terror attack at Bondi Beach has not created any winners. Not Prime Minister Anthony...

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Natassia Chrysanthos

McRae can free two Magpies with one move. It’s the switch he must make this off-season

It should have been the most devastating double-barrelled attack coming out of their back line. In the end, it cannibalised itself. To salvage...

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Michael Gleeson

A Bazballing tragedy: The tactical forensics of an Ashes capitulation

“All sound and fury signifying nothing”. The Macbeth-inspired quote was aptly left in the Facebook comments of a BBC Test Match Special post,...

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Dan Walsh

Fixers, ‘sensible Greens’ and falling stars: 2025’s best, worst and most embarrassing

Who croaked out a rendition of “It’s Time” with all the gusto of a nursing home singalong? We reveal all.

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George Brandis

They were called Australia’s worst Ashes team in 15 years. Eleven days of cricket later, the urn is theirs

Adelaide: This team was supposed to be Australia’s weakest Ashes side since 2010-11. This team has repeatedly been referred to as “not the...

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Daniel Brettig

Ashes player ratings: The Australian match-winners and England’s missing men

The Ashes are officially staying with Australia, in near-record time, thanks to brilliance from the South Australian locals and fine bowling...

yesterday 10

Andrew Wu

I liked my boyfriend and his man-bun, but had to end it. He didn’t understand public ridicule

Like most significant events in my life, my first encounter with artificial intelligence happened by accident. It was 3am and I had exchanged...

yesterday 10

Rosie Beaumont

Who’d dare put a dumb phone under the tree for a kid? You should do it for adults, too

I wonder how many parents might be tempted this Christmas to place a dumb phone under the tree for their freshly TikTok-estranged 14-year-old to...

yesterday 10

Simon Smart

Your favourite lines – and mine – from the crazy-brave world that was 2025

Thank you, members of the Academy. That’s a wrap for another busy year at FMWF, getting through a diverse array of 45 interview subjects. Here is a...

yesterday 9

Peter Fitzsimons

We have seen the darkness, but if kindness is a light, Australia is glowing

The day after the Bondi Hanukkah Massacre, when I drove past my synagogue in Melbourne, I saw a dozen bunches of flower bouquets poking through the...

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Rachelle Unreich

It’s time for politicians to return Bondi Beach to the people

There is an entire area of legal doctrine devoted to causation, as any recovering law graduate knows. This week’s orgy of blame and counter-blame,...

yesterday 9

Jacqueline Maley

Our country is gone. My family has endured bigotry for decades, but now I’m broken

This isn’t the country my parents wanted for me. It isn’t the country I want for myself. On Sunday morning, I took my grandchildren to their...

yesterday 20

Jenna Price

There’s no Mass like Midnight Mass

Catholics are noted for their tendency to fill up the church from the back. Obscured behind other parishioners, it’s easier to lose oneself in the...

yesterday 10

Melissa Coburn

Labor has an antisemitism problem. If this wasn’t clear before Bondi, it is now

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When a country is traumatised, leadership can be as simple as a hug. Nearly 30...

yesterday 10

Chip Le Grand

Too timid, too late: Albanese dithered as Jewish Australians endured attacks

A fortnight ago, I wrote in these pages that there are two ways to discuss immigration. In good time, civilly and constructively. Or too late,...

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Parnell Palme Mcguinness

Trump cannot shake Epstein ‘cover-up’ saga – and today’s release will not help

Phoenix: If the Epstein files were supposed to be a bombshell, it was a bomb that failed to detonate – at least, not in the expected way. The US...

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Michael Koziol

Shooters will still be allowed four to 10 guns. Bondi terrorist Sajid Akram had six

It is almost three decades since 35 people died in the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, in reaction to which Australia established its world-leading...

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Samantha Lee

Don’t let this barbaric assault on my home – my happy place – tear us apart

On the morning after, the walk down to Bondi became a solemn procession. Locals who usually head to the beach with towels slung casually over their...

previous day 1

Nick Bryant

Life turned up to 11: Why I tapped into profound silliness

“Hello. My name is Marty DiBergi. I’m a filmmaker … I jumped at the chance to make the documentary – the, if you will, rockumentary – that you’re...

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Malcolm Knox

The Ashes third Test day three recap: The science behind Starc’s stranglehold over Ben Stokes

Adelaide: Ben Stokes knew what Mitchell Starc was doing. And Starc knew what Stokes was doing. Without getting too deep into it, they both knew the...

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Dan Walsh

Bozza’s guide to the best Premier League games to watch over Christmas

It’s the most wonderful time of the year - especially if you’re a football fan. The Premier League will be staging 40 games in 17 days over the...

previous day 2

Mark Bosnich

From bird-dogging to undorsing, political pollywaffle has hit a new peak

I saw my share of bird-dogging before I’d even met the word. Geelong, say, 2021. Scott Morrison, the then-PM, was on the campaign trail. Amid a...

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David Astle

I’m jealous of anyone who hasn’t yet seen The Princess Bride. Some movies turn life up to 11

On a 1987 Sunday night at the Valhalla in Richmond, I first saw This Is Spinal Tap. For 82 perfect minutes, my BFF Pies and I laughed until we...

friday 6

Kate Halfpenny

Who will guard the guards? Why Australia needs to consider a sports regulator

The whole Wests Tigers set-up really is a bit of a seven-ring clown show, isn’t it? Directors axed, Barry O’Farrell apparently almost ready to rise...

friday 10

Darren Kane

Travis Head’s Christmas party buries England’s Ashes tour

Adelaide: If this match is henceforth to be known as the Christmas Test, then Friday afternoon became Travis Head’s Christmas party at an...

friday 3

Daniel Brettig

ASIO has a record billion-dollar budget, but fumbled terrorist threat

In the fraught days after the Bondi Beach shootings came promises of gun law reform and a gun buyback, legislation to crack down on antisemitism...

friday 1

The Herald&x27S View

What kind of Australia do we want to be? Let’s stop dodging the hard questions

The worst terrorist attack in Australian history has triggered no shortage of hot takes. Pro-Israel writers blame critics of Israel. Anti-Israel...

friday 10

Josh Szeps

The cynicism of Frydenberg is familiar — and tempting. It’s also grossly uncharitable

Josh Frydenberg’s speech at Bondi Beach this week did not sound like anything produced by the Australian political system in a long time. That was...

friday 3

Rob Harris

Once untouchable, Albanese ends the year under siege

Anthony Albanese appeared untouchable in November, when Canberra was consumed by conversations about the Coalition’s internal feuds. But the...

friday 3

Paul Sakkal

People are losing their homes over a $10,000 debt: this must stop

Imagine losing your home or business because of a debt that could have been negotiated, or because the rules meant to protect you are stuck in...

friday 4

Claude Von Arx

Two years have flipped the script on free speech. Now Australia is in new territory

Ever since protesters took to the steps of the Sydney Opera House in October 2023 – where chants of “where’s the Jews” and other antisemitic...

friday 10

Natassia Chrysanthos

PM must return to Bondi and meet the moment

Follow our live coverage of the Bondi shooting here. It took him four days, but Anthony Albanese finally conceded on Thursday that his government...

friday 3

James Massola

The Ashes third Test day two recap: He’s past McGrath – could Nathan Lyon actually reel in Warne’s 708-wicket record next?

Almost six months ago to the day, half a world away in balmy Barbados, it was put to Nathan Lyon that he needed roughly 15 wickets to move past...

friday 3

Dan Walsh

My son had planned to be at Bondi. Will hate follow him wherever he goes?

Before I say what I’m about to say, I need to tell you one thing. Which is that I, too, know the rapture that seems to spread like liquid through...

friday 4

Samantha Selinger-Morris

Sacking Ange was a huge mistake. Spurs are now in a mess of their own making

Forget the line about always winning trophies in his second season. There’s another quote from Ange Postecoglou that should be resonating more...

friday 1

Vince Rugari

All I want for Christmas is for the Elf on the Shelf to disappear

Children are encouraged to write a letter to Santa, but why shouldn’t grown-ups also express their hopes and dreams? As usual at this time of year,...

friday 10

Richard Glover

Forget about ‘Bazball’, bad Ashes prep and DRS. England simply aren’t good enough

Adelaide: Forget about the DRS dramas. Forget all the arguments about Ashes preparation, too. Definitely forget “Bazball”, a term that currently...

friday 2

Daniel Brettig

Albanese tries to reseize the day on Bondi Beach

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has moved decisively to put the Australian government’s response to Sunday’s Bondi Beach shootings back on the...

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I’m a former cop. The Bondi police actions were entirely correct

Cameron Watts

‘Holy Grail’: Trump goes nuclear with a very peculiar deal

Stephen Bartholomeusz

England called this Ashes ‘Everest’. Perhaps that’s why they never got out of base camp

Daniel Brettig

We can break the cycle by responding to hate with love

Mark Connelly

Stokes and McCullum are digging a hole to nowhere. England need to change

Geoffrey Boycott

Why Sabalenka and Kyrgios’ battle of the sexes is an insult to women’s sport

Angela Pippos

As recriminations in Canberra grow, Chris Minns has what Anthony Albanese wants

Natassia Chrysanthos

Sex toys and shotguns: What happened when Andrew invited Epstein to Sandringham

Robert Jobson

Fat stepmothers and tacky gold-diggers – David Walliams’ books should have worried any parent

Lucy Denyer

The $393 billion crypto craze that could one day threaten banks

Clancy Yeates

NSW gun reforms must pass without delay

The Herald&x27S View

After Bondi, we crave certainty – but quick fixes are dangerous

John Coyne

One leader has handled the Bondi attack aftermath well. It’s not Anthony Albanese or Sussan Ley

Natassia Chrysanthos

McRae can free two Magpies with one move. It’s the switch he must make this off-season

Michael Gleeson

A Bazballing tragedy: The tactical forensics of an Ashes capitulation

Dan Walsh

Fixers, ‘sensible Greens’ and falling stars: 2025’s best, worst and most embarrassing

George Brandis

They were called Australia’s worst Ashes team in 15 years. Eleven days of cricket later, the urn is theirs

Daniel Brettig

Ashes player ratings: The Australian match-winners and England’s missing men

Andrew Wu

I liked my boyfriend and his man-bun, but had to end it. He didn’t understand public ridicule

Rosie Beaumont

Who’d dare put a dumb phone under the tree for a kid? You should do it for adults, too

Simon Smart

Your favourite lines – and mine – from the crazy-brave world that was 2025

Peter Fitzsimons

We have seen the darkness, but if kindness is a light, Australia is glowing

Rachelle Unreich

It’s time for politicians to return Bondi Beach to the people

Jacqueline Maley

Our country is gone. My family has endured bigotry for decades, but now I’m broken

Jenna Price

There’s no Mass like Midnight Mass

Melissa Coburn

Labor has an antisemitism problem. If this wasn’t clear before Bondi, it is now

Chip Le Grand

Too timid, too late: Albanese dithered as Jewish Australians endured attacks

Parnell Palme Mcguinness

Trump cannot shake Epstein ‘cover-up’ saga – and today’s release will not help

Michael Koziol

Shooters will still be allowed four to 10 guns. Bondi terrorist Sajid Akram had six

Samantha Lee

Don’t let this barbaric assault on my home – my happy place – tear us apart

Nick Bryant

Life turned up to 11: Why I tapped into profound silliness

Malcolm Knox

The Ashes third Test day three recap: The science behind Starc’s stranglehold over Ben Stokes

Dan Walsh

Bozza’s guide to the best Premier League games to watch over Christmas

Mark Bosnich

From bird-dogging to undorsing, political pollywaffle has hit a new peak

David Astle

I’m jealous of anyone who hasn’t yet seen The Princess Bride. Some movies turn life up to 11

Kate Halfpenny

Who will guard the guards? Why Australia needs to consider a sports regulator

Darren Kane

Travis Head’s Christmas party buries England’s Ashes tour

Daniel Brettig

ASIO has a record billion-dollar budget, but fumbled terrorist threat

The Herald&x27S View

What kind of Australia do we want to be? Let’s stop dodging the hard questions