Veteran consumer tech journo Alex Kidman is feeling honoured, albeit a little bit old he jokes, after being awarded the Kester Lifetime Achievement Award at the Consensus IT Writers Awards.

The Bondi massacre and its fallout, both political and emotional, continues to fill the front pages, with reams inside the papers too, but there's also some joy as HSC students quietly celebrate their successes this morning. Stories and pictures today by Phillip Coorey, Michael Read, Nicola Smith and Jessica Sier, Christopher Harris, Nigel Gladstone and Cindy Yin, Emily Kowal, Chip Le Grand, Shaun Carney, Anthony Galloway , Nick McKenzie, Matthew Knott, Perry Duffin and Sherryn Groch, Dennis Shanahan, Stephen Rice, Liam Mendes and Mohammed Alfares, Kate Geraghty, Nathanael Cooper, Anna Shreeves, Peter Jenkins and Vanessa Marsh, James Morrow, James O'Doherty, Peter Jenkins, Madeleine Crittenden, Harrison Finlay, Eliza Barr, Zara Powell, Derrick Krusche, Matthew Benns, Mark Morri, Josh Hanarahan and Peter Jenkins, Helen Trinca and Geoff Chambers, Christine Middap, Joanna Panogopolous and Elizabeth Pike, and Riley Walter.

The inaugural VOICE Fellowship for journalists commenced at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, on Tuesday. The five‑day residential programme, held from December 16 to 20 under the institute’s CARE Project, focuses on climate, environment and public‑health communication.

The Sindh High Court’s Hyderabad circuit bench has dismissed a petition by 23 individuals seeking residential plots in the Hyderabad Journalists Colony, ruling that only Hyderabad Press Club members are entitled to the allotments.

The Bhojpur district unit of the Web Journalists Association of India (WJAI) was formally constituted at a meeting held in Ara, with Azad Kumar Bharti elected president and O.P. Pandey appointed secretary through a unanimous and democratic process.

LEAD: Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre has an Indian link: Australian police identified slain shooter Sajid Akram as an Indian passport holder who migrated in 1998. SPOTLIGHT: Kolkata’s Messi fiasco claimed a political scalp. Sports Minister Aroop Biswas resigned after stadium chaos. SPORTS: At IPL’s Abu Dhabi auction, Cameron Green went big, but uncapped Indians like Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma became overnight millionaires. ENTERTAINMENT: Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar keeps defying gravity, adding another 30 crore on a quiet Tuesday. TECH: The SHANTI Bill signals India’s nuclear reset, easing liability rules to woo foreign capital.

Some 350 CSIRO research redundancies have been announced, and that’s the largest cull at one go at the national science agency.

The festive period is upon us, so welcome once again to our guide to the titles across the IT journo landscape, revealing who’s open, who’s closed and all the rest.

The Bondi massacre is the only story in town today and the dailies cover all the angles as anger grows. Stories and pictures by Katina Curtis, Rhianna Mitchell, Michael Greene, Matthew Benns, Jessica Wang, James King, Max Mason, James Massola, Paul Kelly, Geoff Chambers and Amanda Hodge, Eryk Bagshaw, David Barwell, Siena Fagin and Sherryn Groch, Perry Duffin, Sally Rawsthorne, Mostafa Rachwani and Michael McGowan, Jordan Baker and Jessica Hromas.

Compass Communications has secured the PR mandate for Genovation Technological Solutions.

A two-day All India Media Meet of media employees’ unions concluded on Monday, December 15, with newspaper and news agency workers from across the country deliberating on the future of print journalism and the challenges faced by its workforce.

The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim bail to journalist Mahesh Langa in a money laundering case linked to allegations of fraud against him.

Lead: India is set to overhaul MGNREGA, replacing its demand-driven rural jobs guarantee with a capped, centrally controlled framework. Spotlight: Exports jumped 19.4% in November, narrowing the trade deficit to a six-month low as shipments to the US and China surged despite tariff pressures. Tech: India unveiled Dhruv64, its first indigenous 64-bit, 1GHz dual-core chip. Sports: IPL 2026 auction pool rose to 369 players, with Abhimanyu Easwaran among 19 late additions. Entertainment: At the Filmfare OTT Awards, Paatal Lok and Black Warrant dominated, with Jaideep Ahlawat and Monika Panwar among the big winners.

As winter tightens its grip on Jammu, most families in the Narwal area are staying indoors to escape the cold. But journalist Arfaz Ahmad Daing and his family are living in a tent, struggling for survival and justice after their home was demolished by the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) last month.