Australia news live: farmers groups push back against ‘rushed’ Minns gun reforms; Coalition proposes terms of reference for antisemitism royal commission

Follow the latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast One of Australia’s leading experts on gun control, Roland Browne, has told ABC News Breakfast that in the wake of a tragedy the community looks for hope and taking swift action on gun control can provide that hope. In my … Read more

Bondi terror attack updates: attacks on immigrant communities ‘the last thing we need right now’, NSW premier says; 13 people still in hospital

PM reconvenes national security cabinet as NSW parliament to sit this week to consider new legislation in response to shooting. Follow updates live NSW will move to ban phrase ‘globalise the intifada’ in crackdown on ‘hateful’ rhetoric. Here’s what we know so far Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australian … Read more

Australia news live: NSW treasurer says ‘globalise the intifada’ is hate speech; Islamic State ‘proud’ of Bondi terror attack

Daniel Mookhey’s comment comes as governments consider new laws cracking down on hate speech. Follow today’s news live. Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke has been speaking on Radio National. He said no government would ever be able to say they have done enough … Read more

Bondi terror attack updates: Tony Burke insists he has ‘full confidence’ in Asio decisions; Netanyahu resumes attack on ‘flaccid’ Australia

Minister says he has gone through the ‘different decisions’ the security agency made regarding one of the alleged Bondi gunmen. Follow today’s news live Full report: Bondi terror attack Victims of Bondi beach shooting What we know so far about the Bondi terror attack Burke was also asked whether the Albanese government’s decision in 2022 … Read more

Man who stabbed 11-year-old Australian girl in central London to be detained indefinitely

Mother told court she ‘relives the moment over and over’ when she thought her daughter was being killed in front of her A man who “furiously and repeatedly” stabbed an 11-year-old Australian girl in a random knife attack in London’s Leicester Square has been detained indefinitely. The child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, … Read more

Bondi terror attack updates: Indian police say gunman Sajid Akram was from Hyderabad and family had ‘no knowledge’ of his radicalisation

The older of the alleged Bondi gunmen left India in 1998, police said, and only returned six times. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast SA Premier Peter Malinauskas has just been speaking to the ABC about antisemitism. He says it’s important to acknowledge antisemitism does exist … Read more

Bondi beach shooting live: Ahmed al-Ahmed, who risked life to disarm alleged gunman, speaks from Sydney hospital

Authorities say 25 still in hospital from terror attack including children. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Dreyfus says Australians rising to support community in wake of terror attacks The former attorney general and special envoy for international human rights, Mark Dreyfus, just been on Radio … Read more

Australia news live: UN working group concerned about First Nations incarceration rates; Labor reports $20bn in savings in mid-year budget update

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has raised major concerns about the detention of Indigenous people, children and migrants. Follow live updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Pressure mounts on Albanese government to control gas exports A broad range of consumer, industry and climate and environment organisations have … Read more

Climate protesters win groundbreaking class action against Victoria police over use of pepper spray

Potentially precedent-setting case brought after Jordan Brown hit with capsicum spray outside mining and resources conference in Melbourne in 2019 Climate protesters have won a class action against Victoria police over the use of capsicum spray during an anti-mining demonstration in Melbourne. The first class action against Victoria police in relation to alleged excessive use … Read more

Australia news live: State Library of Victoria ditches controversial restructure plan; gas company reaches final sign-off for Beetaloo fracking project

Change comes after more than 220 writers, scholars and researchers signed an open letter expressing alarm about the proposal. Follow updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Officials investigating after Victoria police memorial vandalised overnight Victoria police are investigating the vandalism of the Victoria Police Memorial in Melbourne this morning. … Read more