The Westfield shopping centre in Bondi Junction that was the site of a deadly stabbing spree on Saturday will re-open today for a “day of reflection”. There will be no retail trade after the centre’s doors open at 11am today, but the public will be welcome to enter. “We have been very considered in our plans to reopen the centre in a …

A religious leader has been stabbed and up to three others injured in an attack at a church in Sydney’s west. The attack happened at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley tonight while a bishop was giving a service that was being livestreamed online. Multiple police and ambulance crews have raced to the scene. The injured include four men, believed to be aged …

Iran has launched dozens of drones and missiles towards Israel in an attack that may trigger a major escalation between the regional archenemies. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) says it will take hours before the drones enter Israeli airspace. Iran has been threatening a retaliatory attack on Israel after several of its military leaders were killed in a drone strike on the …

Six people are dead and at eight others are injured, including a baby, after a mass stabbing at a busy shopping centre in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Police believe there was only one attacker, who was shot dead by officers at Westfield Bondi Junction after an emergency call at about 3.40pm on Saturday. The identity of the victims and attacker are yet to …

Donald Trump is again seeking to get the judge overseeing his upcoming New York criminal trial off the case, arguing the judge’s daughter’s work for a political consultancy with Democratic clients poses a conflict of interest. The Republican presidential candidate last year made a similar request for Justice Juan Merchan to recuse himself, but the judge denied the bid after …

Paramedics say it took “several hours” to recover the bodies of seven aid workers, including Australian Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom, killed when an Israeli air strike hit their convoy in Gaza. Ms Frankcom, as well as Palestinians and citizens of the UK, Poland and a dual US-Canadian national, died in the blasts on Monday night, local time. The group was working for …

Israel denied obstructing entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza Strip but UN human rights office says manner it has conducted hostilities could be war crime Israel’s diplomatic mission in Geneva has responded to earlier comments by the spokesperson for UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk. Jeremy Laurence had said “The extent of Israel’s continued restrictions on entry of aid into …

More than 60 people have been killed and 145 wounded when camouflage-clad gunmen fired automatic weapons on concertgoers near Moscow with Islamic State claiming responsibility for what was one of the deadliest attacks on Russia in decades. Gunmen sprayed civilians with bullets just before Soviet-era rock group Picnic was to perform to a full house at the 6200-seat the Crocus …

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australians are “sending support and strength” to Princess Catherine after her announcement she is receiving chemotherapy to treat cancer. “My thoughts, and those of Australians, are with the Princess of Wales and her family following the news of her cancer diagnosis,” he posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Saturday. Mr Albanese said the …

Tasmanians are going to the polls today in an earlier election that will almost certainly result in a hung parliament and do little to end the instability that has marked previous sessions. Australia’s only Liberal government is chasing a record fourth successive term, while Labor is aiming to return to power after 10 years in opposition. Saturday’s election is being …