Top Stories Politics Courts General Finance Sport World FactCheck

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Support AAP with a free or paid subscription

Subscribe to AAP News Download our app

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Support AAP with a free or paid subscription

Subscribe to AAP News Download our app

Latest news: Massacre

Thai school shooting toll rises after girl dies

Thai school shooting toll rises after girl dies

The death ‌toll from a school shooting in ‌Thailand has risen to ‌eight as a 12-year-old girl ⁠died a day after the attack horrified the nation.

Thai teen kills seven, then himself, in rampage

Thai teen kills seven, then himself, in rampage

Thai teen kills seven, then himself, in rampage

Thai teen kills seven, then himself, in rampage

A 14-year-old boy has killed his grandparents before gunning down teachers and students in Thailand's second school shooting of 2026.

EU top diplomats visit Ukraine to mark Bucha massacre

EU top diplomats visit Ukraine to mark Bucha massacre

EU top diplomats visit Ukraine to mark Bucha massacre

EU top diplomats visit Ukraine to mark Bucha massacre

The EU's top diplomat and several foreign ministers are in Kyiv to mark the fourth anniversary of the Bucha massacre and to voice their support for Ukraine.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

'Surplus to requirements': ex-top spy quits Bondi probe

'Surplus to requirements': ex-top spy quits Bondi probe

Former ASIO boss Dennis Richardson has revealed the trigger for his sudden resignation from the anti-Semitism royal commission, weeks before a report is due.

Iranian community rallies as Middle East tensions flare

Iranian community rallies as Middle East tensions flare

As US President Donald Trump considers taking military action against Iran, protesters in Canberra have called for democracy to prevail in their home country.

Labor mulls early parliament sitting after Bondi attack

Labor mulls early parliament sitting after Bondi attack

Politicians will be back in Canberra sooner than planned to pass key security reforms after the nation's worst mass shooting in decades.

Minns vows to keep racist preacher's prayer hall shut

Minns vows to keep racist preacher's prayer hall shut

The NSW premier said he will do all he can to keep a racist preacher's prayer hall closed in a bid to confront division in the wake of the Bondi beach massacre.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

Slogans and imagery targeted in clamp down on protests

Slogans and imagery targeted in clamp down on protests

Slogans and imagery targeted in clamp down on protests

Slogans and imagery targeted in clamp down on protests

A tough-talking premier intent on stopping violence after the Bondi massacre says protests are to blame for volatility as his Labor credentials are questioned

Failed pipe bombs among new Bondi massacre allegations

Failed pipe bombs among new Bondi massacre allegations

Failed pipe bombs among new Bondi massacre allegations

Failed pipe bombs among new Bondi massacre allegations

Previously unpublished allegations about the extent of planning behind the Bondi massacre and failed efforts to detonate bombs have been released.

Teen school shooting suspect appears shackled in court

Teen school shooting suspect appears shackled in court

Teen school shooting suspect appears shackled in court

Teen school shooting suspect appears shackled in court

The 14-year-old suspected gunman at a school shooting in Georgia that killed four and injured nine more has appeared shackled in court.

Remembering the Myall Creek massacre 186 years on

Remembering the Myall Creek massacre 186 years on

Remembering the Myall Creek massacre 186 years on

Remembering the Myall Creek massacre 186 years on

Hundreds of people have gathered to remember the day Aboriginal people were massacred by stockmen in NSW 186 years ago.

Police search for answers in Bondi killer's past

Police search for answers in Bondi killer's past

Police search for answers in Bondi killer's past

Police search for answers in Bondi killer's past

Queensland Police had multiple interactions with the man behind a mass stabbing at a Sydney shopping centre, but say they did not need to take action.

'Really poor': fallout mounts from Port Arthur comments

'Really poor': fallout mounts from Port Arthur comments

'Really poor': fallout mounts from Port Arthur comments

'Really poor': fallout mounts from Port Arthur comments

A comparison of Australia's worst mass shooting to pro-Palestine protests continues to land Peter Dutton in hot water with rivals and some in the Liberal Party.

Ambassadors lay flowers at site of Russia hall massacre

Ambassadors lay flowers at site of Russia hall massacre

Ambassadors lay flowers at site of Russia hall massacre

Ambassadors lay flowers at site of Russia hall massacre

Envoys from several countries have laid flowers in Russia at the site of an attack on a concert hall that killed 144 people.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

Battered suspects in Russia hall attack admit guilt

Russia has observed a day of mourning over a concert hall shooting that left 137 people dead, while two of the suspected gunmen have pleaded guilty in court.

Russia mourns victims of deadly concert hall attack

President Vladimir Putin has vowed to punish those behind a concert hall massacre as flags across Russia are lowered to half-mast for a day of mourning.

PNG leader vows tough response after dozens massacred

An eruption of tribal violence in PNG that resulted in dozens being killed has prompted Prime Minister James Marape to bestow additional powers on the army.

Dozens of people massacred in PNG tribal violence

PNG police say a highlands tribe, their allies and mercenaries were on their way to attack a neighbouring tribe when they were ambushed, with dozens killed.

Access five free articles per month

Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in here

Gunman kills 15 in rampage in Czech Republic

A student has shot his father and opened fire in a university building in Prague, killing 15 people and injuring 25 in the Czech Republic’s worst mass shooting.

Topics

Politics Australia Crime, Law and Justice New South Wales United States of America Europe Unrest, Conflicts and War Asia Police Homicide International Relations Indigenous People Commonwealth of Independent States Death Children Emergency Incident Religion and Belief Australian Capital Territory Inquiry Demonstration

No opinion, no spin, no agenda.

Support AAP News

Already a member?
Sign in here