Surfers and swimmers gather to head out to form a ring as a tribute during a paddle out following a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Friday, December 19, 2025. Mick Tsikas/AAP

Albanese announces national gun buyback scheme

Governments across Australia continue to respond to the Bondi terror attack.
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns (left) and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attend as religious and community leaders light candles for the 15 victims of the Bondi shooting, during a memorial prayer service at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney, Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Dan Himbrechts/AAP

Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese is forced into policy catch up after Bondi atrocity

In an extraordinary personal censure, Australia’s Jewish community effectively denied Anthony Albanese the role of being the nation’s chief public mourner in this week of national tragedy.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Australian Communications Minister Anika Wells speak to the media during a visit to St John Paul II College in Canberra. Lukas Coch/AAP

Grattan on Friday: Albanese’s social media ban is bold reform, but it will take years to judge its real success

In a week when teenagers started trying to flout new online bans, politicians proved it’s not just the kids who are good at finding ways to get around things.

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