Australia

Three people shot dead in Australia's New South Wales, police say town in lockdown

Two women and one man have died, and another man has been taken to the hospital in a serious but stable condition, the New South Wales Police said.

(Illustrative) Australian police patrol in central Melbourne, Australia, December 22, 2017.
People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

Australia's Albanese: 'I am deeply and profoundly sorry' for Bondi Beach massacre

THE FAINT image of a hand stencil, a negative outline of a human hand created by placing a hand against a rock wall surface and spraying pigment paint around it, that has been dated to 67,800 years ago, in a limestone cave called Liang Metanduno on Muna.

Human hand outline may be oldest rock art in the world, researchers say

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, December 14, 2025.

Australia passes toughest hate crime laws in country's history, despite significant opposition


Australia arrests suspect for alleged antisemitic threats made on flight to Sydney

There are "no current or impending threats to the community," AFP confirmed.

The man is alleged to have made antisemitic threats and hand gestures indicating violence towards the alleged victim

Gefen Bitton, Israeli who tried to stop Bondi Beach shooter, in coma in critical condition

A friend of Israeli national Gefen Bitton, who was shot three times by the Bondi Beach shooters, said that he was "currently in the ICU, after multiple surgeries, and has a long way to go."

Geffen Biton.

Australia PM says Jewish community 'completely unbreakable' after Bondi attack

Albanese said the event he attended at the Great Synagogue in Sydney on Friday night showed "the spirit of our Jewish Australian community is completely unbreakable."

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media at Parliament House on December 19, 2025 in Canberra, Australia.

J’accuse: Australia’s recognition of Palestinian statehood led to Bondi Beach - opinion

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's enthusiasm for promoting Palestinian statehood led to the Bondi Beach slaughter.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, December 14, 2025

‘The most Australian name’: Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach attack

“I named her Matilda because she was our firstborn in Australia. And I thought that Matilda was the most Australian name that could ever exist,” said father Michael.

Mourners gather for the funeral for 10-year-old Matilda at Chevra Kadisha Memorial Hall after the shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 18, 2025.

After Bondi, Hanukkah's hymns can no longer be sung on autopilot - opinion

Ma’oz Tzur insists that Jewish memory is not linear progress but recurring danger. That insistence matters after Bondi.

The coffin is seen at the Chabad of Bondi Synagogue during the funeral of Rabbi Eli Schlanger following a shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Wednesday, December 17, 2025.

Bondi Beach shooting is a sign Israel must throw itself into fighting antisemitism - opinion

Sydney is yet another wake-up call for Jerusalem: antisemitism is not only a threat to innocent Jews in the major Australian city, but also an existential threat to the State of Israel.

Police officers walk at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025

'Damn it, wake up!': Netanyahu's scathing message to Albanese in wake of Bondi massacre

Asserting the victims, including 10-year-old Matilda, would still be alive had Albanese heeded warnings, Netanyahu urged his Australian counterpart to act on intelligence.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reacts as he speaks to the media during a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, December 14, 2025.

My Word: The forces of light and darkness - opinion

A Hanukkah candlelighting in Australia became the scene of a terror attack, showing how appeasement of global antisemitism now spills into deadly violence.

People gather at the floral tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

Are Australia's Jews safe? The crucial security, spiritual insights taken from Bondi Beach massacre

Join us for a special Hanukkah episode of The Jerusalem Post's flagship podcast, where we discuss the Bondi Beach shooting attack and lessons to be learned from the holiday.

Rabbi Levi Wolff lights a menorah at Bondi Pavilion to honour the victims of a shooting during a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025. (photo credit: HOLLIE ADAMS/REUTERS)