Both announcements come ahead of the major party campaign launches in Sydney and Perth on SundayAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has released a statement on the first anniversary of the Bondi Westfield stabbing attack, where six people were killed. In a video message released today, he said:One year on from the horrific attack at Westfield Bondi Junction, we pause to remember those whose lives were stolen on what should have been just another Saturday. Hold on to all they were and all they had ahead of them.This should not be an anniversary. They should still be here – with their families, their friends and in their communities, with all their hopes and dreams and joys that are the very essence of life.As we grieve them, we think of everyone who wakes each morning and feels the pain of their loss anew. And we think of those who live with the memories, from the shop staff to the shoppers to the first responders. It was a day that cruelty was met with courage.Amid the terror, people were tested in ways they had never imagined, yet their first instinct was to help each other. To offer comfort, compassion and protection to friend and stranger alike. And some even ran towards the danger. In the hours and days that followed, we saw a community united in grief, reaffirming for all of us a core truth: that love is greater than hate. Continue reading…
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Author : Emily Wind
Publish date : 2025-04-12 22:37:00
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Australian election 2025 live updates: Coalition announces $10bn ‘temporary and targeted’ tax relief plan as Labor unveils $10bn for housing
