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Extra $42.6 million for mental health support after Bondi terror attack

Extra $42.6 million for mental health support after Bondi terror attack

A temporary mental health centre will be set up in Bondi offering free walk-in services to help Australians grieving and traumatised by the deadly terror attack.

Seven men assisting police after operation at Liverpool in Sydney's south-west

Seven men assisting police after operation at Liverpool in Sydney's south-west

Officers from the Tactical Operations Unit conducted an operation on George Street in the south-west Sydney suburb of Liverpool late on Thursday afternoon.

Prime minister should resign after failing to attend Bondi funerals, survivor's brother says

Prime minister should resign after failing to attend Bondi funerals, survivor's brother says

The brother of a survivor shot during the weekend terrorist attack in Sydney says it is "utterly shameful" the Australian prime minister has not attended funerals of the victims and has called on him to resign.

Security experts say hate speech crackdown may 'constrict' preachers promoting violence

Security experts say hate speech crackdown may 'constrict' preachers promoting violence

Experts say the federal government must actually use new laws being finalised this summer to crack down on hate speech and so-called "hate preachers" in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

Former senior police officers detail why Bondi Beach terror incident was so difficult to defend

Former senior police officers detail why Bondi Beach terror incident was so difficult to defend

The investigation into how and why the Bondi terror attack unfolded has only just begun, but the question of whether there were enough police and security there that day will be central.

Snicko circus distracts in Adelaide as Australia sends England sliding towards Ashes oblivion

Snicko circus distracts in Adelaide as Australia sends England sliding towards Ashes oblivion

The circus comes to town in Adelaide with technological madness marring a second day which, more importantly, saw England wilt again and Australia tighten its grip on the Ashes.

'Children aren't born antisemitic': Education review aims to make Jewish students safer

'Children aren't born antisemitic': Education review aims to make Jewish students safer

The focus will turn from the threats outside the gate to those some critics say are embedded within education from a lack of Holocaust education to the harassment of Jewish students at universities.

Firefighters put out 'ferocious' 30m tall blaze at Forster oyster business

Firefighters put out 'ferocious' 30m tall blaze at Forster oyster business

A NSW oyster grower is left reeling after tens of thousands of dollars' worth of equipment went up in flames just a week away from Christmas.

Humbled Albanese shifts gear as Jewish community's anger builds

Humbled Albanese shifts gear as Jewish community's anger builds

This was a humbled prime minister. Showing contrition, some regret, and an acknowledgement more could have been done.

Bondi Beach gunmen spent November holed up in tiny hotel room in Philippines, local staff say

Bondi Beach gunmen spent November holed up in tiny hotel room in Philippines, local staff say

Alleged terrorists Naveed and Sajid Akram spent almost a month holed up in a small hotel room in a city in the southern Philippines in the lead-up to the attack, local staff have said.