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An impassioned Josh Frydenberg delivered an address that showed for 15 minutes he was more than an ex-politician. He was the father of the nation.

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Why Josh Frydenberg’s speech was so important for our nation

BEN HARVEY: An impassioned Josh Frydenberg delivered an address that showed for 15 minutes he was more than an ex-politician. He was the father of the nation.

Ben Harvey

Ben Harvey

Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg and opposition leader Sussan Ley visit the makeshift memorial site at Bondi Beach.

EditorialsVideoPremiumJosh Frydenberg’s fury exposes Anthony Albanese’s failings

In this moment of great national need, we need accountability and reassurance that there is a pathway out of catastrophe. On Wednesday, we finally got that — not from the PM, but from Josh Frydenberg.

Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg visits the makeshift memorial site at Bondi Beach to deliver a stirring speech.

OpinionCommentsJosh Frydenberg gave a speech the prime minister should have

AARON PATRICK: The former treasurer’s plea for action against anti-Jewish hate was described by a bystander as “one of the most important speeches in Australian history”.

Aaron Patrick

Aaron Patrick

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said it appeared the two shooters were inspired by ISIS NewsWire / Christian Gilles

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Does Albo really stand with the Jews?

AARON PATRICK: The prime minister’s plan to toughen gun laws is a distraction from the harder-to-solve challenge of facing up to anti-Jewish hatred among elements of the Muslim community.

Aaron Patrick

Aaron Patrick

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese provides an update on Operation Arques after the shooting at Bondi Beach.

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How Albo can learn from Minns as he faces toughest test

Anthony Albanese is facing his toughest political period since Labor’s resounding election win in May, or perhaps even since he first took office back in 2022.

Andrew Greene

Gun Conrtrole verses Immigartion llustration: Don Lindsay

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Leader's must share the blame to stamp out anti-Semitism

The blood is on the hands of the father and son terrorists who pulled the triggers. But our leaders are culpable. 

Jessica Page

The Government must extinguish the wildfire of anti-Semitism in Australia.

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Gun debate a diversion from real anti-Semitism crisis

Talk of restricting gun ownership is a cop out. The Albanese Government must extinguish the wildfire of anti-Semitism which has been allowed to sweep across the nation.

In secular Australia, beaches represent something close to a sacred space. This made Sunday’s shooting felt like a conscious attack.

OpinionCommentsHow Bondi shooters attacked Australian secularism

DAVID FICKLING: In Australia, beaches are a sacred space where people of all walks of life meet. By committing an act of terror at Bondi, the shooters targeted our social cohesion.

David Fickling

Bondi has always stood for openness and belonging. What it can stand for now is something even more powerful.

OpinionCommentsHow devastation at Bondi could forge something powerful

SARAH STINSON: Bondi has always stood for openness and belonging. What it can stand for now is something even more important.

Sarah Stinson

Mourners lay flowers at Bondi Pavilion following Sunday’s massacre.

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Time for action not just talk on anti-Semitism and racism

After two years of talk about stopping anti-Semitism in Australia, Jewish leaders are calling for action. Politicians must listen to them.

Katina Curtis

Anthony Albanese has failed Australians by standing still in the face of vile anti-Semitism.

EditorialCommentsBloody toll of the failure to tackle anti-Semitism

EDITORIAL: Anthony Albanese’s poor leadership has resulted in a country where Jewish people live in fear of the overwhelming evil anti-Semitic terrorism that has washed ashore.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 15: A banner is seen on a building stating 'Welcome to Albo's Australia" referring to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Bondi Beach on December 15, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. Police say at least 10 people, including one suspected gunman, were killed and more than a dozen others injured when two attackers opened fire near a Hanukkah celebration at the world-famous Bondi Beach, in what authorities have declared a terrorist incident. (Photo by George Chan/Getty Images)

OpinionCommentsBefore the massacre, Australian Jews pleaded for help

AARON PATRICK: For much of the past two years the Jewish community was accused of exaggerating anti-Semitism for sympathy. Sunday’s terrorist attack shows the warnings should have been listened to.

Aaron Patrick

Aaron Patrick

Police responding to the Bondi Beach shooting.

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Bondi massacre a cold-blooded attack on all Australians

This was an attack not only on Australia’s Jewish community. This was an attack on Australia, on Australian values and Australia’s most cherished freedoms. This was terror.

Police enforce a cordon at Bondi Beach after a mass shooting.

OpinionCommentsThe sickening moment my daughter messaged me from Bondi

JENI O’DOWD: I was at home, happily watching TV and drinking wine when I received a sickening text from my teenage daughter who’d gone to Bondi Beach for the day.

Jeni O’Dowd

Nat Locke has ranked Christmas desserts from worst to best. Do you agree with her?

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It’s about time someone said pavlova is worst Xmas dessert

I’m going to rank the top 10 Christmas desserts. No correspondence will be entered into. And because I love drama, I’m counting down from worst to best. This has more tension than the Hottest 100. Let’s begin.

Nat Locke

WA Premier Roger Cook.

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It’s time Cook spent money needed to fix WA’s adult jails

Roger Cook, you make me want to vomit. Your hypocrisy over Cleveland Dodd’s suicide in a prison cell turns my stomach.

BEN HARVEY

Firefighters battling a large bushfire in the City of Gosnells.

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The heat is on all of us to stay safe this bushfire season

This weekend’s heat and tough conditions for fire crews are a powerful reminder of the importance of bushfire preparedness.

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Opinion: Who cares if the Serie A Italian soccer match planned for Perth doesn’t come off? Rita Saffioti cares. A lot.

Soccer FightCommentsPremiumRita doesn’t like to hear “No”

Rita Saffioti is not someone who likes to hear the word “no”.

Joe Spagnolo

Careful positioning is the best way to ensure both pavs are devoured

Anxiety Aunt PremiumHow to handle the battle of the pavlovas

Firstly, One would tell your husband he can stick his appliances where the sun don’t shine and get himself to the David Jones perfume counter forthwith.

Jay Hanna

Jay Hanna

West Australians are heading into the break with one eye on the beach and the other on the numbers. 

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West Australians are heading into the break with one eye on the beach and the other on the numbers. 

Lanna Hill

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 9, 2025: Melbourne great Neale Daniher with daughters Bec and Loz at Federation square before heading off on the annual walk to the G which coincides with FightMNDs Big Freeze Match at the MCG. NewsWire / David Geraghty

OpinionCommentsWhat Neale Daniher teaches us about resilience and courage

JUSTIN LANGER: I’ve always believed that true greatness isn’t just measured by what you achieve on the field, but by how you handle life’s moments when the scoreboard isn’t in your favour. 

Justin Langer

MUJA power station.

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Coal exit plan leaves WA’s power grid dangerously exposed

Unpacking the hyperbole around renewables is as simple as realising that on cloudy days, solar panels will be pretty useless.

Paul Murray

Paul Murray

Long flights are painful enough without questionable clothing choices.

OpinionCommentsPlane etiquette: Why only d***heads don’t wear shoes

Being trapped with 500 people in a metal tube for 15 hours is a very particular inferno. So please, spare me the bare feet and shabby airport clothes.

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Albanese needs to wake up and listen to voters.

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PM has misjudged voter fury over pollie perks

Australians would really like their MPs to stop pissing their hard-earned taxpayer dollars away on idling Comcars and flash dinners.