A swim for unity at Bondi beach, the scene of Sydney’s darkest day. But on land tensions fray

Swimmers and surfers gathered for a morning vigil at Bondi beach for the victims of the mass shooting. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

The sun rises early at this time of year, hitting the south of the beach first before chasing the shadows north, the gradual retreat of the darkness to the light.

Hanukah, the Jewish festival of lights, was being celebrated here on Sunday evening, when the darkness came brutally roaring back.