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People pay their respects near Bondi Beach on Monday to the victims of Sunday’s shooting. Photo: Reuters
Australia

‘Expect action’: Australia to strengthen gun laws after Bondi massacre

There could also be reviews of licenses, as it emerged the older attacker had legally owned six ‘long’ guns, with a firearm permit for years.

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Australia

‘Terrified’ Sydney man with same name misidentified as Bondi gunman

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Australia

‘Genuine hero’: bystander who tackled Bondi gunman lionised

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Australia

World leaders express horror at Bondi Beach attack as vigils held for victims

Israel’s Herzog condemned the ‘cruel attack on Jews’ by ‘terrorists’; Trump branded the shooting that killed 15 people ‘purely antisemitic’.

People hold a vigil outside the Australian High Commission in central London, Britain on Sunday following a terrorist attack on a Jewish celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. Photo: PA Wire / dpa
People hold a vigil outside the Australian High Commission in central London, Britain on Sunday following a terrorist attack on a Jewish celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. Photo: PA Wire / dpa
Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu accuses Australia’s PM of inaction in tackling antisemitism

After the Bondi Beach shooting, the Israeli PM said he warned Albanese months ago that Australia’s policy was ‘encouraging antisemitism’.

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‘Worst fears happened’: Bondi shooting feels tragically inevitable to some

Amid firebombing, graffiti and hate speech, which surged during the Gaza war, a special envoy was appointed last year to combat antisemitism.

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Australia

Gunmen kill 15 people in attack on Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach

Police say the alleged attackers who opened fire at a Jewish celebration were a 50-year-old father and his son.

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Police patrol Bondi Beach on Monday as they investigate the scene following a shooting in Sydney on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Police patrol Bondi Beach on Monday as they investigate the scene following a shooting in Sydney on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Australia

Why US review of Aukus submarine deal for Australia is kept secret

One reason is to maintain public support for the alliance by preventing any shortfalls of the deal from being made known, analysts say.

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Australia

UK woman jailed after drunk e-scooter crash killed father in Australia

Backpacker Alicia Kemp was over Australia’s legal blood alcohol limit when she hit Thanh Phan in Perth in May.

Australia

Skydiver survives 4,600-metre fall after parachute snags plane tail

The pilot issued a mayday distress call, but managed to safely land the aircraft following the September incident.

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A skydiver was left dangling thousands of metres in the air after their parachute caught on the plane’s tail. Photo: Australian Transport Safety Bureau/AFP
Australia

‘I’m still here’: Australian teens dodge world-first social media ban

‘You can’t in one day switch off over a million accounts across the board. But it is happening,’ Anthony Albanese says.

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Unicef warned that Australia’s social media ban might encourage children to visit less regulated parts of the internet. Photo: dpa
Unicef warned that Australia’s social media ban might encourage children to visit less regulated parts of the internet. Photo: dpa
Australia

Ariana Grande’s Singapore harasser kicked out of Lady Gaga show in Australia

Videos taken on Tuesday show Johnson Wen being escorted from the concert venue in Australia before Lady Gaga’s performance began.

Australia

‘#seeyouwhenim16’: Australia’s social media ban for children takes effect

PM Albanese called the ban, which is being closely watched by other nations considering similar measures, ‘a proud day’ for families.

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United States

Rubio and Hegseth discuss Indo-Pacific security with Australian counterparts

At the talks, Rubio hailed cooperation between the US and Canberra on critical minerals, defence production and troop deployments.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth at the State Department in Washington on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Australia

Australian bushfires destroy homes in 2 states as firefighter killed

More than 50 bushfires are burning across New South Wales as a massive blaze is contained in Tasmania.

Firefighters work to put out a bushfire spreading through the Koolewong area on the Central Coast, New South Wales, on Saturday. Photo: EPA
Firefighters work to put out a bushfire spreading through the Koolewong area on the Central Coast, New South Wales, on Saturday. Photo: EPA
Australia

Australian TikTokker gives widowed US cashier, 88, gift of retirement

Ed Bambas took a cashier job at 82 to cope with grief and bills after his wife’s death, but a stranger’s kindness has changed everything.

Australia

TikTok will block under-16s in Australia to comply with ‘upsetting’ new law

Australia’s world-first legislation banning under-16s from social media platforms and websites comes into effect on December 10.

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New Zealand

Swallowed Faberge pendant exits suspect after 6-day wait

The US$19,000 diamond pendant inspired by the film James Bond film Octopussy was recovered naturally by New Zealand police.

An officer displays a recovered diamond-encrusted green Faberge egg on Friday in Auckland, New Zealand after keeping a six-day watch over the thief accused of swallowing it. Photo: New Zealand Police/AFP
An officer displays a recovered diamond-encrusted green Faberge egg on Friday in Auckland, New Zealand after keeping a six-day watch over the thief accused of swallowing it. Photo: New Zealand Police/AFP
Australia

Aukus deal to move ‘full steam ahead’ after surviving Trump review

The Pentagon said the five-month evaluation ‘identified opportunities to put Aukus on the strongest possible footing’.

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India

Trump’s second term ‘harmful’ for Quad nations, poll finds

Respondents in Australia, Japan, India view Trump 2.0 negatively, as US helpfulness in Asia declines amid China concerns; Aukus support varies.

New Zealand

Call of duty: New Zealand police wait for evidence after Faberge pendant theft

The 32-year-old man is accused of eating an ornate Faberge octopus pendant inspired by the James Bond film ‘Octopussy’.

A Faberge x 007 Special Edition Octopussy egg surprise locket. Photo: Faberge
Australia

Fight’s over: YouTube becomes last major platform to accept Australia’s age rule

Despite agreeing to comply, YouTube maintains that it is still ‘fundamentally different’ from other social media services.

Six-year-old Enrique Navarro watches a show on YouTube at his home in western Sydney on October 30. Photo: AFP
Six-year-old Enrique Navarro watches a show on YouTube at his home in western Sydney on October 30. Photo: AFP
Pacific nations

How sanctioned Russian oil flows freely via a tiny Pacific island nation

Some 20 tankers registered in the microstate allegedly smuggled Russian and Iranian fuel between 2024 and 2025 amid lax oversight.

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Australia

Australian sex crimes squad arrests 4 over ‘satanic’ child abuse material

Electronic devices with thousands of videos showing abuse of children aged between five and 12, as well as bestiality, were seized in Sydney.

Australia

Australia’s under-16 social media ban faces high court challenge

Critics say the world-first law, effective next month, infringes on political communication rights. Australia lacks an express free speech right.

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A 14-year-old boy browses social media on his phone. Starting December 10, Australia will mandate that social media platforms remove users under 16. Photo: AFP
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