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‘An act of evil antisemitism’: at least 15 dead in terrorist attack on Bondi Beach

The death toll has risen to 15 after two gunmen opened fire on a crowd at Bondi Beach at about 6.47pm on Sunday. Thirty-eight people were injured and taken to hospital, including two police officers and four children. One of the gunmen is also dead. It is the deadliest mass…

The Conversation · Dec 14, 2025

Bondi Beach shooting: Everything we know after 15 killed in Australia terror attack

A 10-year-old girl was among those killed in the attack

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2025

Bondi beach shooting attack: Moment hero bystander tackles gunman

Chris Minns, the premier of New South Wales, has called the bystander a ‘genuine hero’

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2025

Mass shooting targeted Jewish community as deaths mount

At least 12 people are dead and 29 injured after a mass shooting at Bondi Beach that was designed to target the local Jewish community.

AAP · Dec 14, 2025

As it happened: Bondi attack at Jewish festival kills 11, with one gunman dead and another wounded

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 14, 2025

Bondi beach terror attack: 12 people killed in ‘evil antisemitic’ shooting at park in Australia

Police say one alleged shooter among dead, with second arrested and in a critical condition, after attack on Jewish festival in Sydney

The Guardian - AU · Dec 14, 2025

‘We’re all rattled’: early season fires spook towns across Australia, even if it’s not black summer conditions – yet

Fast-moving fires in parched urban fringes have residents on edge, and no one needs a reminder of how bad things can get

The Guardian - AU · Dec 12, 2025

Childcare worker used kids to make sex abuse material

A failed police officer who was moonlighting as a childcare worker has admitted taking explicit images of children as young as four while in his care.

AAP · Dec 11, 2025

No guarantee tobacco tax cut would lure Australian smokers from illegal trade and raise more revenue, report says

New research points to need for ‘holistic approach to combating illicit tobacco’ including having support of health advocates

The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2025

NSW government accused of breaking election promise as it confirms two-way tolling on Sydney Harbour Bridge

Government strikes deal with private operator Transurban as part of bid to reform tolls in state, while $60 cap will be made permanent

The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2025