The Latest Breaking News from Hanukkah

Testimony as a target: how witnesses at the antisemitism royal commission are being abused online

On December 14, 2025, 15 people were killed and dozens wounded in a terror attack during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. In the wake of the deadliest terror attack on Australian soil, the Albanese government established the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in January 2026.

The Conversation · Aug 11

Australian police plan to form a heavily armed team in response to Bondi Beach massacre

An Australian government inquiry has heard that a state police force has worked to form a heavily armed rapid response team since the Bondi Beach shooting

The Independent UK · May 27

FED:'Likely' Hanukkah terror did not prompt extra policing

A Jewish security group viewed terrorist attacks as likely in the lead-up to the Bondi massacre, but police did not carry out a threat assessment.

AAP · May 25

Bondi massacre terror accused set to face new charges

A man accused of killing 15 people and injuring dozens more faces being hit with fresh charges over the massacre at a Bondi Hanukkah celebration.

AAP · May 6

Australian Jews tell antisemitism inquiry of surge in hate before Bondi Hanukkah massacre

An Australian inquiry into antisemitism has heard from Jewish Australians who feel increasingly fearful after a massacre at a Hanukkah celebration

The Independent UK · May 4

Bondi massacre gunman in bid to hide family's names

Accused terrorist Naveed Akram has said his mother, sister and brother's mental and physical safety are at risk, necessitating their identities being shielded.

AAP · Mar 9

The apocrypha, Christianity’s ‘hidden’ texts, may not be in the Bible – but they have shaped tradition for centuries

Of Jesus’ 12 disciples, Saint Peter is one of the most important. In the Book of Matthew, Jesus declares that Peter is the “rock” on which “I will build my church,” and Catholic tradition considers him the first pope. Martyred in Rome in the first century, Peter asked to be…

The Conversation · Feb 26

Why are the phrases ‘globalise the intifada’ and ‘from the river to the sea’ so contested?

In the aftermath of the Bondi terrorist attack at a Hanukkah celebration that killed 15 people, the New South Wales government is moving toward banning phrases it argues incite hatred. The Queensland government has said it would do the same.

The Conversation · Feb 23

Australia moves to ban pro-Palestinian slogan and symbols under law carrying up to 2 years in jail

In the wake of the shocking Bondi Beach terror attack, Queensland is set to propose a ban on a pro-Palestinian slogan under the new hate speech reforms announced by the state government. Premier David Crisafulli said on Sunday that the proposed reform will be introduced in state parliament on Tuesday…

The Times of India · Feb 8

Anger as Liberals call for Muslim checks to stem terror

Former Liberal prime minister Scott Morrison has faced backlash after suggesting accreditation should be required for Muslim preachers after the Bondi attack.

AAP · Jan 27