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

Sajid Akram was licensed to own the six guns that he and his son used in the Bondi massacre. The gun crackdowns announced since are nowhere near...

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Samantha Lee

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

These hedonistic photographs show men behaving badly with little compunction, knowing they could get away with it. The handling of today’s release...

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Michael Koziol

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

I’ve covered the aftermath of mass shootings and terrorist massacres, but never before in a setting cherished by so many as a happy place: Bondi.

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Nick Bryant

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

Long after anyone’s forgotten about how Rob Reiner and his wife died or what Trump said, they’ll still be getting something from Rob Reiner’s...

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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...

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Mark Bosnich

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

The Canberra glossary keeps expanding.

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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 my first Rob Reiner film. For 82 perfect minutes, my BFF Pies and I laughed until...

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Kate Halfpenny

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...

yesterday 10

Daniel Brettig

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

Legislating around hate speech has never been straightforward, but the Bondi attack has shifted the debate. Labor’s new laws will put that public...

yesterday 10

Natassia Chrysanthos

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

The Bondi massacre is a tipping point. Now, confronting serious points of tension is a precondition for sustaining a successful multicultural society.

yesterday 10

Josh Szeps

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...

yesterday 10

Darren Kane

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...

yesterday 8

Paul Sakkal

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

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

yesterday 2

Rob Harris

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

Australians are being needlessly bankrupted over small strata fee debts. There is a better way.

yesterday 3

Claude Von Arx

PM must return to Bondi and meet the moment

These days will define his prime ministership, for better or worse.

yesterday 8

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...

yesterday 8

Dan Walsh

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

My son had planned to be there. He was getting ready to leave for Bondi with friends when he heard the news.

yesterday 7

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...

yesterday 10

Vince Rugari

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

From missing batteries and gendered Lego to the self-assembly misery of a 40-degree day, here is a grown-up’s official wish list.

yesterday 9

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...

yesterday 8

Daniel Brettig

Trump has changed the future of the car industry

Donald Trump’s re-entry to the White House has put some of the biggest car brands in the world at risk of being left out of a key market.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s shouty prime-time address suggests he may not have another gear

One of Trump’s great assets last year was that he appeared more in touch with people’s real problems and worries. Now, he risks being the one seen...

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Michael Koziol

Albanese, at crucial moment for his leadership, steps up to the plate on antisemitism

The prime minister faced days of criticism from Jewish leaders and the Coalition that he had not taken antisemitism seriously. He finally stepped...

previous day 10

Paul Sakkal

ICC should fully fund DRS and make it uniform all over the world

We know Alex Carey is “clearly not” a walker. But let’s pretend Australia’s wicketkeeper-batsman does, occasionally, enjoy a walk. Just for a...

previous day 9

Emma Kemp

Putin’s cash machine is under heavy attack

Russia’s war chest is drying as a double blow strikes its oil riches.

previous day 10

Julian Lee

Australia is right to support a two-state solution: former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert

Benjamin Netanyahu had no right to claim Australia “poured fuel on the antisemitic fire” that caused the Bondi massacre, writes Israel’s former...

previous day 2

Ehud Olmert

As a psychotherapist, I know people don’t change. It’s why Scrooge is my hero

I’ve wanted to be a psychotherapist since around the time I first saw the Muppet Christmas Carol at the cinema. It brings home a powerful truth –...

previous day 10

Matthew Roberts

I tried to find the genius inventor of Secret Santa to say thank you

I’m old enough to remember what Christmas was like before the Secret Santa era.

previous day 9

David Free

The death of petrol has been greatly exaggerated

Do you think petrol demand peaked in 2019, when people started swapping their fossil-fuel cars for battery-powered ones? Think again.

previous day 3

Javier Blas

Howard has gone too far. His comments about Albanese tear us apart

Slagging off the man entrusted with trying to steer the nation through this powerfully difficult moment will not help John Howard’s side of...

previous day 9

Shaun Carney

Albanese has a moment in history to do something big. He’s wasting it

Jews aren’t asking for laws that make it harder for people who hate them to shoot them; they want the government to do something about the hate.

previous day 8

Chip Le Grand

Trump’s two Americas are getting further apart

A long-awaited raft of data has just dropped and spells trouble for Donald Trump’s economy. The actual numbers might be worse.

wednesday 4

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Cam Green might be worth $4m in the IPL, but should he be in the Test team?

Australia will have more chances to retain the Ashes, and maybe it was the knowledge of this luxury that led to their wastefulness on Wednesday. If...

wednesday 2

Malcolm Knox

What Albanese could do to prove he isn’t dithering on terror

Albanese’s normal political tactics only go so far when something more profound is required.

wednesday 1

Paul Sakkal

Parents, here’s why you should stop steering your kids away from the humanities

As AI transforms our world it is humanities graduates who can shape its effect on our lives.

wednesday 10

Julia Kindt

A hundred in Test cricket heaven: Carey, Khawaja save Australia’s blushes

Adelaide: A red ball, a hot day, and a raucous crowd that swelled to 56,298: a bigger gathering even than the throng who piled in here for...

wednesday 8

Daniel Brettig

PM’s inaction on antisemitism comes back to haunt him

Albanese’s failure to return to the scene of the crime has turned a national tragedy into a political circus.

wednesday 1

The Herald&x27S View

As media moguls show Warner Bros the money, keep an eye on CNN – and US democracy

Paramount and Netflix are (almost) knocking each other out to buy Warner Bros Discovery – but there are bigger things than cable TV and movie...

wednesday 1

Bill Wyman

Our college dumped the ATAR – because it doesn’t measure anything useful

Students are turning their backs on the ATAR system and pursuing more meaningful subjects.

wednesday 5

Sam Jacob

Move over, Boomers – Gen X is next up for retirement

Thanks to the economic cycle and superannuation, Gen X is in good shape – except for one crucial factor.

wednesday 3

Matt Wade

Time pressure, gift guides: Behind the tactics used to lure Christmas shoppers in – and buy more

As peak Christmas shopping creeps up on all of us, so do the excessive retail promotions enticing consumers to buy more – urgently – before time...

wednesday 2

Min Teah

China’s property cancer is spreading through its economy

Four years after its biggest and most indebted property developer collapsed, China’s domestic economy is still struggling with the fallout.

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Stephen Bartholomeusz

Bondi terrorist attack lobs a grenade into an already febrile world

American gun lobbyists quickly hijacked the Sydney massacre for their own political purposes, as did anti-immigration activists – in a harbinger of...

16.12.2025 2

Michael Koziol

He’s prolific, pioneering, easy on the eye. But Usman Khawaja should retire now

Follow our live blog of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide from 9.30am AEDT Wednesday. Usman Khawaja has been an ornament to Australian cricket, but...

16.12.2025 4

Greg Baum

Our political dialogue has become too vicious, too absolute, and just too much

Our words have started turning into bullets. The sentences carelessly flung around by the holders of megaphones have started animating deluded...

16.12.2025 2

Dennis Glover

Howard’s criticism shows the moment is slipping away from Albanese

In the 48 hours since the Bondi massacre, Australia’s social cohesion has been tested like never before. A former prime minister’s words made a...

16.12.2025 5

James Massola

The Ashes’ power to distract is strong. For that, we can be thankful

If an Ashes Test match had been scheduled in Sydney this week, serious questions would be asked about whether it should go ahead. Only after high-...

16.12.2025 4

Malcolm Knox

Why did it take violent deaths for our fears to be acknowledged?

Since Sunday night, I’ve experienced an outpouring of solidarity. But some of it rings hollow.

16.12.2025 2

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

Samantha Lee

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

Michael Koziol

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

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

Daniel Brettig

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

Natassia Chrysanthos

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

Josh Szeps

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

Darren Kane

Once untouchable, Albanese ends the year under siege

Paul Sakkal

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

Rob Harris

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

Claude Von Arx

PM must return to Bondi and meet the moment

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?

Dan Walsh

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

Samantha Selinger-Morris

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

Vince Rugari

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

Richard Glover

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

Daniel Brettig

Trump has changed the future of the car industry

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Trump’s shouty prime-time address suggests he may not have another gear

Michael Koziol

Albanese, at crucial moment for his leadership, steps up to the plate on antisemitism

Paul Sakkal

ICC should fully fund DRS and make it uniform all over the world

Emma Kemp

Putin’s cash machine is under heavy attack

Julian Lee

Australia is right to support a two-state solution: former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert

Ehud Olmert

As a psychotherapist, I know people don’t change. It’s why Scrooge is my hero

Matthew Roberts

I tried to find the genius inventor of Secret Santa to say thank you

David Free

The death of petrol has been greatly exaggerated

Javier Blas

Howard has gone too far. His comments about Albanese tear us apart

Shaun Carney

Albanese has a moment in history to do something big. He’s wasting it

Chip Le Grand

Trump’s two Americas are getting further apart

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Cam Green might be worth $4m in the IPL, but should he be in the Test team?

Malcolm Knox

What Albanese could do to prove he isn’t dithering on terror

Paul Sakkal

Parents, here’s why you should stop steering your kids away from the humanities

Julia Kindt

A hundred in Test cricket heaven: Carey, Khawaja save Australia’s blushes

Daniel Brettig

PM’s inaction on antisemitism comes back to haunt him

The Herald&x27S View

As media moguls show Warner Bros the money, keep an eye on CNN – and US democracy