December 15, 2025 – Australia Headlines

1‘It was a massacre’: how antisemitic terror exploded the peaceful idyll of Bondi beach

Story gist: A terror attack occurred at a Chanukah event on Bondi Beach in Sydney. A 10-year-old victim was identified.
Left
‘It was a massacre’: how antisemitic terror exploded the peaceful idyll of Bondi beach
— The Guardian
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Center
Terror Attack at Chanukah Event at Bondi Beach in Sydney
— Chabad
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Right
10-year-old Bondi terror attack victim identified
— dailytelegraph.com.au
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Bias summary: Left-leaning Guardian frames the event dramatically as a ‘massacre’ by antisemitic terror that shattered Bondi Beach’s ‘peaceful idyll,’ emphasizing destruction of normalcy. Center Chabad reports factually as a terror attack at the Chanukah event without emotive details. Right-leaning Daily Telegraph personalizes by identifying the 10-year-old victim, highlighting human tragedy.

2Searcher tells of ’emotion, excitement’ when Celine Cremer’s phone found

Story gist: The phone of Celine Cremer, a Belgian woman missing in Australia since two years ago, was found. A searcher described emotion and excitement upon the discovery, and search efforts are resuming.
Left
Missing Belgian woman’s phone found two years after she disappeared in Australia
— CNN
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Center
Search for missing backpacker to resume after breakthrough find of her mobile
— 9News.com.au
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Right
Huge update in hunt for missing tourist
— News.com.au
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Bias summary: Left-leaning CNN frames it factually as a phone found two years after disappearance, emphasizing timeline and location without drama. Center outlet 9News stresses search resumption after ‘breakthrough’ mobile find, balancing progress. Right-leaning News.com.au sensationalizes with ‘huge update’ in ‘hunt for missing tourist,’ amplifying excitement; no lane omits coverage.

3Australia’s social media ban carries health warning for Big Tech investors

Story gist: Australia began enforcing a social media ban for users under 16. Millions of children and teens lost access to their accounts.
Left
Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins
— The Guardian
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Center
Australia’s social media ban carries health warning for Big Tech investors
— Financial Times
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Right
No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian emphasize human impact, noting millions of children and teens losing access and calling it a world-first ban. Center outlets like Financial Times frame it as a business risk, a health warning for Big Tech investors. Right-leaning coverage is absent, leaving conservative perspectives on regulation or free speech unrepresented.

4Bowen says Turnbull-era travel expenses rules were changed to simplify them, despite criticism they became broader

Story gist: Australian politician Chris Bowen stated that travel expenses rules from the Malcolm Turnbull era were changed to simplify them. The changes have faced criticism for making rules broader.
Left
Bowen says Turnbull-era travel expenses rules were changed to simplify them, despite criticism they became broader
— The Guardian
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Center
Fresh minister snared in growing expenses saga
— AFR
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Right
Do we really have an expenses scandal in Canberra?
— The Australian
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Bias summary: Left-leaning Guardian neutrally reports Bowen’s defense of simplification amid criticism, emphasizing his explanation. Center AFR frames it sensationally as a ‘growing expenses saga’ with a ‘fresh minister snared,’ highlighting scandal. Right-leaning Australian questions if an ‘expenses scandal’ exists, downplaying severity and skepticism toward claims. Left softens, center amplifies drama, right dismisses outrage.