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3 h. ago Tense scenes as Palestine supporter is heckled at Bondi Beach before he is led away by cops: 'Why are you here?'

A pro-Palestine supporter was heckled at Bondi Beach on Sunday.

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8 h. ago Australia marks Day of Reflection for Bondi Beach shooting victims

Australians are lighting candles Sunday to remember the victims of a mass shooting at a Jewish festival in Sydney's Bondi Beach

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13 h. ago The Bondi terror attack was designed to drive us to rancour – but there is no peace in division | Thomas Keneally

A desperate opposition may be tempted to stoop to gross opportunism, but we must not set one group of society against another Victims of Bondi beach shootingTen minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoThe Bondi attack was an unutterably cruel event, all the more horrifying for being ours, and we can’t stop ourselves saying so. It is a sword that fell on the necks of two sets of Australians. Yet again, young Australian Jews will be asking parents why they are hated, and that is heartbreaking. In a different sense, so will young Muslims.During their apparent sojourn in a Campsie B&B, the alleged terrorists could not have been confident of their own survival, but they must have been confident in producing a reaction. It is a matter of civic pride that a Muslim man accosted one of the gunmen and took a weapon from him; a matter of a small yelp of praise and gratitude amid the cruelty. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago ‘This is our church’: Bondi lifesavers gather in their hundreds to honour shooting victims

Arm in arm along the shoreline, locals observed two minutes’ silence in ‘cathartic’ effort to unite the communityVictims of Bondi beach shootingTen minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoAs he stood silently facing the waves on the Bondi shoreline, arm in arm with nearly 1,000 other lifesavers, Lockie Cook let himself feel the pain of the community’s most traumatic week in living memory.“I feel like that guard’s just dropping,” he said. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago For a prime minister struggling in the wake of Bondi terror, standing up to the gun lobby is smart politics

Restoring a feeling of safety for Australian Jews will take extraordinary effort. As well as stamping out antisemitism, the work should start with a national approach to managing gunsThe shock and grief that already hung over Australia this week after the Bondi beach shootings has only been compounded by the funerals for the victims.Members of Melbourne’s Jewish community gathered on Thursday to mourn Reuven Morrison. The 62-year-old met his wife, Leah, at Bondi after immigrating from the Soviet Union in the 1970s. He died there on Sunday night, having thrown a brick at one of the gunmen, trying to slow the deadly attack on joyful Hanukah celebrations. His unjust death betrays the reason Morrison chose to move across the world. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago For a prime minister struggling in the wake of Bondi terror, standing up to the gun lobby is smart politics | Tom McIlroy

Restoring a feeling of safety for Australian Jews will take extraordinary effort. As well as stamping out antisemitism, the work should start with a national approach to managing gunsThe shock and grief that already hung over Australia this week after the Bondi beach shootings has only been compounded by the funerals for the victims.Members of Melbourne’s Jewish community gathered on Thursday to mourn Reuven Morrison. The 62-year-old met his wife, Leah, at Bondi after immigrating from the Soviet Union in the 1970s. He died there on Sunday night, having thrown a brick at one of the gunmen, trying to slow the deadly attack on joyful Hanukah celebrations. His unjust death betrays the reason Morrison chose to move across the world. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Australia launches biggest gun buyback in 30 years after Bondi beach terror attack

Prime minister announces first firearm buyback since Port Arthur massacre, and designates Sunday a national day of reflection in honour of Hanukah shooting victimsVictims of Bondi beach shootingTen minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFollow the latest live updatesThe federal government will launch a new gun buyback scheme in response to the Bondi beach terror attack in what Anthony Albanese says will be the biggest collection of weapons since the Port Arthur massacre nearly three decades ago.It comes as New South Wales announced a suite of gun control measures including capping the number of firearms most recreational shooters can hold at four. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Matilda, 10, the youngest victim of Bondi beach shooting, is laid to rest in Sydney

The service took place today

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69 h. ago Bondi Beach latest as funerals held for terror victims while shooter faces murder charges

Funerals have been held for the youngest victim and a respected Rabbi of the Bondi Beach terror attack, as one of the two suspects faces court on murder charges

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3 d. ago BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty opens live broadcast with 'awful' news

BBC Breakfast presenters Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt reported on the funeral of 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi beach shooting

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3 d. ago BBC Breakfast star says 'people will be shocked' as host addresses 'awful' attack

BBC Breakfast included a segment on the funeral of 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi beach shooting

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3 d. ago Albanese announces new hate speech laws as he concedes more could have been done before Bondi beach attack

Australian prime minister unveils new measures to combat antisemitism as Coalition outlines own plan Victims of Bondi beach shootingTen minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFollow the latest live updatesHate speech laws will be expanded to directly target “hate preachers” under a new push to stamp out antisemitism, as Anthony Albanese concedes more could have been done to combat anti-Jewish sentiment ahead of the Bondi beach massacre.The home affairs minister will also be granted powers to cancel and reject visas of people who spread “hate and division” under a five-point plan announced on Thursday, after days of intensifying pressure on the prime minister to do more to address antisemitism and radicalisation after Sunday’s terrorist attack on a Hanukah celebration. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Devoted Liverpool fan Adam Smyth named as 14th victim of horrific Bondi Beach shooting

The loyal Liverpool supporter has been named as the 14th victim of the senseless terrorism attack as his family say 'no words can describe the pain of our loss'

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3 d. ago Bondi Beach shooting LIVE updates: Heartbreak continues as the 14th victim is identified

The heartbreak continues for families of the 15 people killed in the Bondi Beach massacre, as yet another victim is identified.

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3 d. ago Cricket unites to remember Bondi shooting victims during day one of the third Ashes Test

Australian artist John Williamson penned the lyric in his famous song True Blue some 43 years ago. But as he sang at Adelaide Oval, his lyrics assumed fresh poignancy.

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4 d. ago Bondi terror attack: Naveed Akram charged with 59 offences after 15 people killed at Hanukah celebration

Sydney man, 24, charged with 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act after waking from comaFull report: Bondi terror attack Victims of Bondi beach shootingWhat we know so far about the Bondi terror attack Follow the latest live updatesThe alleged Bondi attacker who survived a shootout with police has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act in what investigators allege may have been “inspired by Isis”.New South Wales police charged Naveed Akram, 24, on Wednesday, after he was arrested at the scene and taken to a Sydney hospital with critical injuries on Sunday night. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Rabbi Eli Schlanger remembered as ‘a great leader’ at first funeral for victims of Bondi terror attack

Service to farewell father of five at Chabad of Bondi, where he was assistant rabbi, was attended by friends, family, Jewish community and politiciansFull report: Bondi terror attack Victims of Bondi beach shootingWhat we know so far about the Bondi terror attack Follow the latest live updatesRabbi Eli Schlanger has been remembered as “much more than a rabbi” to his congregation in one of the first funerals held for a victim of the Bondi terror attack.In a service on Wednesday attended by friends, family, members of the Jewish community and politicians, Schlanger, 41, was described as “a force” who died “doing what he loved best”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Heartbreaking tribute from father of youngest Bondi attack victim: ‘Remember her’

The father of the youngest victim of Australia’s Bondi Beach mass shooting gave an emotional tribute to his 10-year-old daughter, Matilda, at a vigil for victims on Tuesday December 16.

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4 d. ago Grief, tears and anger as funerals for people slain in Australian antisemitic mass shooting begin

Hundreds of mourners have gathered in Sydney to begin funerals for the victims of an antisemitic mass shooting

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