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News in 90 Seconds December 15

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December 15, 2025

The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including a terror attack in Bondi and the hero bystander who took on one of the gunmen. (Source: 1News)

The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including a terror attack in Bondi and the hero bystander who took on one of the gunmen.

A Hannukah celebration in Sydney has been targeted by a terror attack, with a hero bystander taking on one of the gunmen.

Roadside drug testing begins in the Wellington region today.

Air NZ staff have called off a planned pre-Christmas strike.

The AA says many people aren't merging onto motorways properly, causing unnecessary traffic chaos.

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Emilio Alejandro Leyva, a pardoned prisoner, right, hugs his mother Katia Arias Mendoza.

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Boats, trucks involved in plot to flood Australia with cocaine

Nine men have been charged over an alleged conspiracy to import tonnes of cocaine via an offshore drop-zone and distribute the drugs Australia-wide by truck.

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US military aircraft hit in Iran war first shot down in over 20 years

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