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Dec 19, 2025 - World

Follow today’s news liveFederal government launches biggest gun buyback since Port Arthur massacre after Bondi beach terror attackGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPaul Scarr says parliament should be recalled to implement antisemitism lawsThe shadow minister for immigration, citizenship and multicultural affairs, Paul Scarr, is speaking on RN now, where he said parliament should be recalled to implement new antisemitism laws:Given what happened last Sunday, given the urgency of this matter, given the calls from the Australian community, in particular from the Jewish community, I think a strong message needs to be sent that parliament is being recalled and we’re tackling these issues as an urgency.And we do whatever we can. We do whatever we can in the immediate term and then we continue the work into the new year.These actions that we are taking will ensure that we have the strongest laws the country has ever had to combat antisemitism and the preaching of hate speech in our community. So there’ll be no excuses in the future.And we’re providing our police, our security and intelligence organisations with the tools to prosecute people if they undertake these activities. Continue reading...

Dec 19, 2025 - World

Two-year deal will cover most of Ukraine’s needs, but will be secured against EU borrowing rather than Russian assetsEuropean Union leaders have decided to provide a massive interest-free loan to Ukraine to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years, after failing to agree on using frozen Russian assets, diplomats said in the early hours of Friday.“We have a deal. Decision to provide €90bn ($106bn) of support to Ukraine for 2026-27 approved. We committed, we delivered,” EU Council president Antonio Costa said in a post on social media. Continue reading...

Dec 19, 2025 - World

Decision comes despite independent review finding that treatment decisions ‘must be informed by each individual’s presentation and circumstances’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA pause on puberty blockers and hormone treatment for new adolescent patients with gender dysphoria in Queensland’s public system will continue until at least 2031, the state’s health minister, Tim Nicholls, announced on Friday.The decision comes despite a review by Victoria’s former chief psychiatrist, Prof Ruth Vine, now made public, finding that treatment decisions “must be informed by each individual’s presentation and circumstances”. Continue reading...

Dec 19, 2025 - World

Donald Trump has been stamping his mark on Washington ever since his return to power. Now in an extraordinary step for a living president, the US capital's top arts venue will also bear his name.

Dec 19, 2025 - World

Search for shooter in killing of two students began anew after first person detained was releasedA man suspected in the shooting at Brown Universitythis weekend that killed two people and injured nine had committed suicide Thursday night, authorities said.The man was discovered dead at a storage facility on Thursday evening, the AP reported, citing a law enforcement source. The suspect is also believed to have killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor at his Boston-area home, the official said. Continue reading...