Bondi terror attack updates: government to review migration rules to ‘weed out’ people with antisemitic or racist views
Meanwhile Tony Burke insists he has ‘full confidence’ in Asio decision. Follow today’s news liveFull report: Bondi terror attackVictims of Bondi beach shootingWhat we know so far about the Bondi terror attackJust to break away from our Bondi attack aftermath coverage for a minute– it’s worth reporting that it’s a big day for high school graduates in New South Wales.A record number of students in NSW are waking to receive their exam results this morning, and for 53, they’ll be finding out they’ve received the top possible Atar of 99.95. Of the top scorers, 19 students are female and 34 students are male.As you think about what comes next, remember there are many different pathways to university, and your Atar is just one part of the story. Whatever your goals, you don’t have to navigate them alone.That’s not what’s needed right now. What’s needed right now is more action.The prime minister and the foreign minister and our home affairs minister have all said, we’re going to do more in this area. We’re going to make sure that whatever resources are needed are now put into making sure that Australia is again a place where Jews can feel safe, because it isn’t now. Continue reading...
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Donald Trump says Venezuela ‘illegally took’ US oil and ‘we want it back’ – live
President tells reporters that Venezuela ‘took all of our energy rights’ in latest ramping up of rhetoricFour Republicans join Democrats to force vote on bill that would extend Obamacare subsidiesThe Donald Trump-appointed chair of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, will soon make his first appearance before Congress since sparking an uproar with comments seen as pressuring ABC to temporarily pull comedian Jimmy Kimmel from the air.ABC indefinitely suspended Kimmel’s show over statements he made following the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, which prompted Carr to say that he wanted broadcasters to “take action” on Kimmel, and: “We can do this the easy way or the hard way.” Continue reading...
Trump’s Claim That Venezuela ‘Stole’ U.S. Oil Fields Sets Off a Nationalist Reaction
President Trump said the United States wanted to reclaim expropriated oil assets, setting off a nationalist reaction in a country where the resource holds a mythical status.
Chinese man who secretly filmed detention camps in China faces deportation from U.S.
A Chinese man who filmed alleged detention camps in China faces possible deportation to Uganda under the Trump administration.
U.K. Police Forces Pledge to Arrest People Who Chant ‘Globalize the Intifada’
The police in London and Manchester said they would take a “more assertive” approach after the Bondi Beach massacre and a terrorist attack at a British synagogue.
Live: Trump to highlight achievements amid Venezuela, economic tensions
Trump is also set to preview his 2026 priorities during Oval Office 'address to the nation'.
Lula threatens to walk away if further delays to EU-Mercosur trade deal
Brazilian president says it is now or never after Italy joins France in saying it is not ready to sign trade deal.
Two arrested on suspicion of shouting slogans calling for ‘intifada’ at protest
Total of five arrests made at pro-Palestine demonstration in London – hours after chiefs of two police forces announced change in approachTwo people have been arrested after allegedly shouting slogans calling for “intifada” during a protest by pro-Palestinian demonstrators in London, police said.Five people in total were detained outside the Ministry of Justice in Westminster on Wednesday evening, with further arrests for obstruction and public order offences. Continue reading...
Republicans defy House leadership to force vote on healthcare subsidies
Democrats push vote on extension of healthcare subsidies that millions of people rely on for coverage.
Heart attacks increased after Los Angeles wildfires, study finds
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai say rates of heart attack and respiratory illness ‘matched worst years of Covid’In the first 90 days after the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires that destroyed entire Los Angeles neighborhoods, there was a 46% increase in ER visits for heart attack symptoms at LA’s Cedars-Sinai hospital, according to a newly released study.“Rates of heart attacks in January 2025 actually surpassed heart attack rates during all the prior Januaries, even during the Covid years,” Dr Susan Cheng, director of public health research at Cedars-Sinai and the study’s senior author, told the Guardian. Continue reading...