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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Penry Buckley

Rushed laws after a tragedy are ‘never good’, warns father of youngest Bondi victim

Portrait of 10-year-old Matilda displayed during a vigil for the Bondi attack victims in Sydney on December 16, 2025.
Portrait of 10-year-old Matilda displayed during a vigil for the Bondi terror attack victims in Sydney on 16 December 2025. Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images

The parents of 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest person killed in the Bondi massacre, have said they would like the footbridge used by the alleged gunmen to be saved and painted yellow in honour of the sundress their daughter wore on her final day.

In a sit-down interview with the ABC, their first since the terror attack, Matilda’s parents, Valentyna Poltavchenko and Michael Britvan, have warned against rushing new legislation through parliament in response to the attack, and thanked the woman who saved their younger daughter.

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