Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed has been awarded a key to the city and a lifetime beach parking pass for his bravery during the December 14 terror attack. The 43-year-old went viral after footage showed him sneaking up behind one of the two gunmen shooting at attendees of a Jewish event and wrestling a long-barrelled gun away from him. He …

Fuel companies will soon face bigger fines for ripping off motorists,  as senior government figures distance themselves from secret advice suggesting a $40 cap at the petrol pump to combat shortages. Legislation doubling fines for false and misleading conduct and cartel behaviour to a maximum of $100 million has been introduced into parliament. While the bill applies across all areas …

Two teenage boys are facing a string of terrorism charges over separate incidents, including one involving the alleged importation of an ISIS flag. Police charged a 17-year-old boy on Tuesday with allegedly collecting manuals, guides and material promoting ISIS-inspired terrorism. An investigation was launched after intelligence indicated an ISIS flag, destined for an inner city Melbourne address, was imported into …

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been booed and heckled at Australia’s biggest mosque on one of the most important dates on the Islamic calendar, with police removing one protester. Thousands of people lined the streets surrounding Lakemba Mosque in Sydney’s west on Friday morning as they took part in morning prayers ahead of Eid al-Fitr celebrations. Albanese was invited to …

The Matildas will take on a tough opponent in their Women’s Asian Cup semi-final against China, the nine-time champions now coached by ex-Matildas boss Ante Milicic. Milicic led the Matildas to the Round of 16 at the 2019 Women’s World Cup, but he’s been in charge of China since 2024. He previously assisted Ange Postecoglou with the Socceroos, Tony Popovic …

A fifth member of the Iranian women’s football team who Australia granted humanitarian visas to has left the country to return to Iran. On Sunday night, Iranian state media reported that team captain Zahra Ghanbari had withdrawn her asylum bid. Ghanbari would travel from Australia to Malaysia, and from there fly back to Iran, the state-run IRNA news agency said. …

The Israeli Embassy in Canberra has raised concerns over comments by former Australian of the Year Grace Tame about reports of sexual violence by terrorist group Hamas. On Monday, Ms Tame appeared on ABC Radio Sydney to discuss her interpretation of the phrase “globalise the intifada”. In the interview, Ms Tame said she understood the phrase “to be a call for widespread …

The government has alluded to a “national crisis” and emergency fuel reserves have been released following major international shocks to the global fuel supply from the war in the Middle East. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen announced this week that the government will be temporarily lowering fuel quality standards for 60 days to allow higher-sulphur fuel to be sold. They …

The Reserve Bank has increased interest rates by 0.25 percentage points. The new cash rate is 4.1 per cent, up from 3.85 per cent. The RBA has now lifted rates twice in two months (once in February, and again in March). Today’s rate hike was highly anticipated. Early last week, RBA deputy governor Andrew Hauser said high inflation was “toxic” …

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has hiked interest rates by 0.25 of a percentage point. That means the cash rate is now 4.1 per cent. Leading economists predicted the hike, given inflation was already increasing ahead of the Middle East war, which has put more upward pressure on prices due to oil market disruptions. You can follow the reaction to the RBA’s …