Jewish leaders call PM’s antisemitism plan a "first step” | Morning Bulletin 19 December 2025

More details emerge about Albanese's newly announced national gun buyback; A manual vote count underway in Honduras after presidential elections in November; Melbourne City upbeat about Mathew Leckie's post-surgery return.

A day of reflection on the Bondi terror attack set for December 21st; Jacinta Allan confirms her husband pulled over for drink driving; The South-east Melbourne Phoenix celebrating a dramatic win in basketball.

In this bulletin, Jewish leaders describe the Prime Minister's anti-Semitism plan as "first step"; a doctor jailed in France for poisoning patients; and in sport, the National Rugby League bans major player agents in end-of-year sanctions.

The Prime Minister announces a five-point plan to crack down on hate in Australia; The United Nations says aid operations in Gaza are at risk of collapse; Nathan Lyon spins the third Ashes Test in Adelaide on its head.

The youngest victim of the Bondi mass shooting to be farewelled today, amid anger over the government's response to antisemitism; Fears an Australian man's been killed in Ukraine; Sam Kerr back to her big-game best.

The PM pays tribute to the victims of the Bondi shooting at a Ceremony of Remembrance, Nick Reiner is formally charged with killing his parents, director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, St Kilda's Max King expected to return to full training next year following surgery.

The New South Wales parliament to be recalled after the Bondi attack; The Venezuelan government designated a foreign terrorist organisation; Usman Khawaja in form for Australia on day one of the Adelaide Ashes test.

The government working on plans to combat antisemitism following the Bondi terror attack; New research links cancer rates in Victoria with countries of origin; Chelsea book a spot in the League Cup semi-finals.

The Government and Opposition work on plans to combat antisemitism following the Bondi terror attack; Zelenskyy says a deal to end nearly four years of fighting in Ukraine could be finalised within days; and in cricket, extra security expected at the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.

More details emerge about the background of the Bondi shooters; Donald Trump files a lawsuit against the BBC for their January 6 documentary; Just two changes for Australia ahead of the third Ashes test in Adelaide.