December 23, 2025 – Australia Headlines

Story gist: Court documents reveal gunmen allegedly plotted a shooting in Bondi, Australia, for two months. Protests have occurred over proposed law reforms in New South Wales.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Guardian praises Australia’s gun laws as world-leading and urges preserving them post-Bondi, emphasizing anti-reform stance. Center ABC focuses neutrally on investigators’ process in uncovering the plot. Right-leaning outlets absent, omitting potential emphasis on law reform needs, security lapses, or protest support.

Story gist: Queensland’s heat eases as storms increase during Christmas week. Forecasts predict rain, storms, and heavy deluge up to 300mm in South East Queensland.

Bias summary: Left-leaning ABC uses neutral tone, emphasizing heat easing and storms ramping in unsettled week without alarm. Center Brisbane Times offers straightforward forecast for Brisbane, listing rain, storms, and heatwave evenly. Right-leaning Courier Mail amps drama with ‘300mm deluge,’ ‘monsoon alert,’ and SEQ ‘bracing’ for storms, highlighting severity and urgency.

Story gist: Police are investigating two fatal stabbings in Melbourne, Australia. Multiple men died in separate incidents less than 24 hours apart, including one in Fitzroy.

Bias summary: Left-leaning ABC frames the story neutrally as a police investigation into two fatal stabbings. Center Canberra Times emphasizes outcomes with ‘multiple men dead’ in separate incidents. Right-leaning Herald Sun adopts urgent tone via ‘stabbed to death,’ ‘killing,’ and ‘less than 24 hours,’ specifying Fitzroy for local emphasis on rising violence.