11 h. ago Bondi Beach girl, 14, took bullet shielding toddlers as gunmen opened fire

A teenager who shielded two toddlers while the horror Bondi Beach shooting attack unfolded said 'I'm not the hero', despite her brave courage

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12 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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12 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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15 h. ago UK Government issues 'high threat of terrorist attack' warning in new UAE travel advice

The UK Foreign Office has warned British nationals that terrorists 'are likely to try to carry out attacks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)'. It comes after 15 were left dead in the Bondi Beach shooting

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15 h. ago ‘We did nothing wrong’: seven men released from custody in Sydney deny Islamist links

After being held for 24 hours, the men say they had been driving to a holiday rental when they were detained by policeSeven men with suspected links to Islamic extremism have been released from police custody after their dramatic arrest on a street.The Victorian-based group were travelling in convoy through south-west Sydney, potentially to the scene of the shooting massacre at Bondi beach, when tactical police rammed their cars and took them into custody on Thursday. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Bondi Beach shooting hero's sweet response after being handed £1.2m cheque

Ahmed al Ahmed, 44, was shot several times after tackling one of the gunmen during the Bondi Beach terror attack that killed 15 people

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21 h. ago Mounting calls for the doomed Bondi footbridge to be destroyed

'Don't let it become a monument,' Bondi residents warn as hordes of mourners flock to the site of Australia's worst mass shooting in decades.

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23 h. ago The immediate shock and terror of the Bondi shooting is giving way to anger and division. We must look for the light | Paul Daley

Some politicians have gone straight for the darkness, seeking to foment racial division. But we need community now more than everVictims of Bondi beach shootingTen minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFollow the latest live updatesAs Australia winds down for a traditional Christmas holiday across languorous days of beach and blistering heat set to the soundtrack of Test cricket and cicada song, this year the country’s summer mood feels, sadly, like none before.It would be a dramatic understatement to describe the national disposition after the antisemitic terrorist attack on Australian Jews during Bondi Hanukah celebrations as one of mere ennui. Continue reading...

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24 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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26 h. ago Islamic State praises Bondi terrorists and warns of more attacks in chilling message

Islamic State released a bulletin addressing the Bondi Beach shooting. It made a terrifying warning that people 'not be surprised by bloodshed'.

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32 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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32 h. ago Children 'requesting armed officers' ahead of Hanukkah celebrations, GMP chief says

There have been reports of people in Manchester 'celebrating' the mass shooting of Jewish people at Bondi Beach, Sir Stephen Watson said

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37 h. ago Sickening slur is levelled at the Bondi Beach hero who saved countless lives during terror attack by disarming one of the gunman

Hundreds of people have criticised Ahmed al Ahmed after he wrestled a firearm from a shooter at Bondi Beach.

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39 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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40 h. ago Bondi Beach shooting gunmen hung out in red light district before slaughter

Sajid and Naveed Akram stayed for a month in a £11-a-night hotel in Davao, one of the largest cities in the Philippines on an island hotbed of Islamic extremism

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41 h. 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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41 h. ago Bondi Beach shooting: Major update on hero wounded tackling gunman

Australian PM Anthony Albanese said Ahmed al-Ahmed was 'trying to get a coffee' when the shooting started and he jumped into action to disarm one of the two Bondi Beach attackers

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42 h. 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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44 h. 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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44 h. 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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