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A National Day of Reflection has been held on Sunday [[December 21]] to commemorate victims of the Bondi mass shooting last week. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also announced a review into federal intelligence agencies, as Sydney and Melbourne police warned of safety as an-immigration protests took place.

.The Capitol riot in January 2021 set off the largest criminal investigation in the Justice Department’s history. On his first day back in office, US President Donald Trump granted clemency to every criminally charged January 6 rioter. Now, prosecutors who handled Capitol riot cases face a new threat: Justice Department officials advising how to pursue — and perhaps prosecute — the very prosecutors who helped put them behind bars.

For Australian politics in 2025, it was a year of predictable policies - and shock results. That included the May election that saw Labor win back government in a landslide, and two separate party leaders - Peter Dutton and Adam Bandt - lose their seats. We back at the year in Canberra.

Collective grief is a common experience, following a mass tragedy like the one Australia bore witness to at Bondi Beach. Fifteen people were killed in the terror attack, and ever since there's been an outpouring of grief across Australia and around the world, especially among Jewish communities who were targeted in the attack. Rituals play an important role in the Jewish community, and experts say they are an essential part of the grieving process.

Jessica Joelle Alexander is a parenting expert, author and cultural researcher, with a specific expertise in the Danish parenting approach. Denmark has been ranked among the 'happiest' countries in the world for more than a decade and a big part of this ranking has been linked to learning empathy from a young age. Her books and research explores this concept - and how parents can foster compassion,resilience, emotional-intelligence and human connection from an early age.