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• PM quizzed by kids

  26-11-2025 04:13 via smh.com.au
  
  With the social media ban coming into effect in two weeks, Anthony Albanese has been questioned by school students about it.
  
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• eSafety Commissioner demands crackdown on Musk’s AI ‘nudify’ images on X

  09-01-2026 07:52 via smh.com.au
  
  World leaders including the UK’s Keir Starmer are vowing to crack down on Elon Musk’s platform over the surge in sexually explicit images generated by Grok.
  
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• Albanese has acted at last but attacking commissioner is Trumpian

  09-01-2026 07:41 via smh.com.au
  
  The announcement of a federal royal commission into the Bondi Beach shootings is our best chance to stop terror attacks.
  
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• Calling a royal commission is just the start of Albanese's leadership test

  09-01-2026 03:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The prime minister's critics feel he failed to meet the moment in the immediate aftermath of the Bondi attack, but with the royal commission he has a chance to get it right.
  
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• PM refuses to admit he may have made a mistake resisting royal commission

  09-01-2026 02:07 via smh.com.au
  
  He flagged the high legal stakes of running the highest form of national inquiry alongside an active court case for the first time.
  
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• MP accused of assault says home detention makes him 'more wedded' to electorate

  08-01-2026 22:35 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australian MP Nick McBride, who has been charged with aggravated assault, says home detention will make him "more focused" on his electorate ahead of the SA election in March.
  
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• US Senate votes to limit Trump's power to order strikes in Venezuela

  08-01-2026 20:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The vote in the Republican-controlled chamber still needs to pass the US House, and has virtually no chance of becoming law due to Donald Trump's presidential veto.
  
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• 'Vitally important' royal commission examines Bondi attack, Minns says

  08-01-2026 19:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Community groups that lobbied for a national inquiry into antisemitism back the prime minister's announcement of a royal commission as the NSW premier pledges the NSW government's full cooperation.
  
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• Live: Minns responds to federal antisemitism royal commission announcement

  08-01-2026 19:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Community groups that lobbied for a national inquiry into antisemitism have mostly welcomed the prime minister's announcement of a royal commission but lament the amount of time it took to be called.
  
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• Antisemitism inquiry welcomed, but some say it was called too late

  08-01-2026 19:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Community groups that lobbied for a national inquiry into antisemitism have mostly welcomed the prime minister's announcement of a royal commission.
  
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• Vance says ICE agent in Minnesota shooting deserves gratitude

  08-01-2026 19:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Vice President JD Vance says the shooting was justified and that the 37-year-old mother-of-three Renee Nicole Good was a “victim of left-wing ideology.”
  
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• FBI accused of barring local authorities from Minnesota ICE shooting investigation

  08-01-2026 19:48 via abc.net.au
  
  The shooting claimed the life of 37-year-old mother-of-three Renee Nicole Good, and has prompted protests and heated political debate.
  
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• Albanese has lost face and given ground. Ley should follow suit

  08-01-2026 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The opposition leader’s approach, so far, has been combative. She should take this win on the Bondi shooting royal commission graciously.
  
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• Everything you need to know about the federal Bondi royal commission

  08-01-2026 09:07 via smh.com.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s announcement comes after weeks of pressure, and is a major backdown from his previous refusal to hold a Commonwealth inquiry.
  
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• Albanese finally met the mood with his royal commission. If only he’d done so weeks ago

  08-01-2026 08:58 via smh.com.au
  
  It was an impressive performance, if you were watching for the first time since Christmas. If you’d been watching Albanese closely these past three weeks, it was confounding.
  
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• Albanese finally met the mood. If only he’d done so weeks ago

  08-01-2026 08:58 via smh.com.au
  
  It was an impressive performance, if you were watching for the first time since Christmas. If you’d been watching Albanese closely these past three weeks, it was confounding.
  
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• Who is the woman charged with running the antisemitism royal commission?

  08-01-2026 08:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Former High Court judge Virginia Bell will lead the inquiry into antisemitism. But who is the new commissioner?
  
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• Who is the woman charged with running antisemitism royal commission?

  08-01-2026 08:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Former High Court judge Virginia Bell will lead the inquiry into antisemitism. But who is the new commissioner?
  
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• Who is Virginia Bell, the former justice who will lead the Bondi royal commission?

  08-01-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The former High Court judge has been a public defender, a Supreme Court judge, an ABC radio host and performed in comedy on TV.
  
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• Former high court judge confirmed as commissioner despite Frydenberg objections

  08-01-2026 07:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Anthony Albanese has stared down resistance from former treasurer Josh Frydenberg and appointed Virginia Bell to lead a royal commission into antisemitism.
  
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• ‘I’ve taken the time to reflect’: Anthony Albanese bows to intense pressure, announces antisemitism royal commission

  08-01-2026 07:02 via smh.com.au
  
  Former High Court judge Virginia Bell has been asked to deliver her final report before December 14 this year.
  
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• Anthony Albanese bows to intense pressure, will call royal commission into Bondi killings

  08-01-2026 06:31 via smh.com.au
  
  For three weeks, Albanese has withstood calls for a federal royal commission from the Jewish community, lawyers, business figures and sports stars, who argued the highest form of inquiry was required.
  
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• NSW scraps its royal commission after PM announces federal antisemitism inquiry — as it happened

  08-01-2026 06:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a royal commission into antisemitism after the Bondi Beach terrorist attack 
  
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• Live: PM announces royal commission into antisemitism after Bondi terror attack

  08-01-2026 06:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to call a royal commission into the Bondi Beach terrorist attack. Follow live.
  
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• Live: NSW scraps its royal commission after PM announces federal inquiry into antisemitism

  08-01-2026 06:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a royal commission into antisemitism after the Bondi Beach terrorist attack. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Albanese to announce royal commission into Bondi terrorist attack

  08-01-2026 06:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to call a royal commission into the Bondi Beach terrorist attack. Follow live.
  
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• Albanese soon to announce antisemitism royal commission, Virginia Bell to lead

  08-01-2026 06:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Anthony Albanese is set to stare down resistance from former treasurer Josh Frydenberg and appoint former High Court justice Virginia Bell to lead a royal commission.
  
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• Former High Court justice to lead Bondi royal commission

  08-01-2026 05:58 via abc.net.au
  
  A national royal commission into the Bondi terror attack has been called by Anthony Albanese after weeks of pressure to establish the inquiry.
  
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• Breaking: Former High Court justice to lead Bondi royal commission

  08-01-2026 05:58 via abc.net.au
  
  A national royal commission into the Bondi terror attack has been called by Anthony Albanese after weeks of pressure to establish the inquiry.
  
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• PM's possible pick to lead Bondi royal commission sparks pushback

  08-01-2026 03:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese has been in talks about calling a Commonwealth royal commission into last month's attack, signalling to colleagues he is preparing to renege on his opposition to the idea.
  
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