4 h. ago Bondi beach shooting live: Minns defends response of officers ‘shot in the front’ as police say alleged gunmen had Isis flags in their car and had visited Philippines

NSW premier launches heated defence of police response to terror attack. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDreyfus says Australians rising to support community in wake of terror attacksThe former attorney general and special envoy for international human rights, Mark Dreyfus, just been on Radio National. He said this type of hatred will not divide Australia.People are going to unite to reject this hatred. It’s much worse than anyone’s worst nightmares.It’s the event that we in the Jewish community feared, the murder of 15 of our community members celebrating Hanukah ... Continue reading...

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7 h. ago England and Australia players to wear black armbands in Ashes tribute to Bondi shooting victims

England and Australia players will wear black armbands and flags at Adelaide Oval will be flown at half-staff on Wednesday in an Ashes tribute to the victims of the Bondi beach shootings

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8 h. ago Bondi beach shooting live: Victoria announces $2m package to protect Jewish community and combat radicalisation; new record for blood donation

Authorities say 25 still in hospital from terror attack including children. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDreyfus says Australians rising to support community in wake of terror attacksThe former attorney general and special envoy for international human rights, Mark Dreyfus, just been on Radio National. He said this type of hatred will not divide Australia.People are going to unite to reject this hatred. It’s much worse than anyone’s worst nightmares.It’s the event that we in the Jewish community feared, the murder of 15 of our community members celebrating Hanukah ... Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Rhode Island governor says officials working hard to catch Brown shooter

Manhunt continues for killer of two students on campus Saturday, with suspect considered armed and dangerousBrown University shooting – latest updatesThe governor of Rhode Island insisted on Monday evening that everything was being done by law enforcement to catch the person responsible for the mass shooting at Brown University in the state’s capital on Saturday that killed two people and wounded nine others, as a huge manhunt continued.“We want to see the individual that pulled the trigger on these young kids identified, apprehended and brought to justice,” Daniel McKee, the state’s governor and a Democrat, said at a press conference early on Monday evening. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Bondi beach shooting live: Australians set new record for blood donation; 25 still in hospital from terror attack including children

Dozens of mourners gather at Bondi Pavilion on Tuesday morning to pay respects. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDreyfus says Australians rising to support community in wake of terror attacksThe former attorney general and special envoy for international human rights, Mark Dreyfus, just been on Radio National. He said this type of hatred will not divide Australia.People are going to unite to reject this hatred. It’s much worse than anyone’s worst nightmares.It’s the event that we in the Jewish community feared, the murder of 15 of our community members celebrating Hanukah ... Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Single image sums up courage of everyday Australians during Bondi Beach shooting

A photo shows the moment one Australian ran to help victims on the day of the Bondi Beach shooting.

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9 h. ago Video of new person of interest in Brown University shooting released

Police says individual is likely to be armed and dangerous after shooter killed two students on campus SaturdayBrown University shooting – latest updatesThe authorities released video footage on Monday afternoon of a fresh person of interest wanted in the mass shooting at Brown University at the weekend, as a huge manhunt continued.A short video clip taken from a surveillance camera shows, from across a street, a person in dark clothing walking briskly on the sidewalk. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Bondi beach shooting live: 25 people still in hospital after terror attack, some with ‘devastating injuries’, health minister says

Dozens of mourners gather at Bondi Pavilion on Tuesday morning to pay respects. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDreyfus says Australians rising to support community in wake of terror attacksThe former attorney general and special envoy for international human rights, Mark Dreyfus, just been on Radio National. He said this type of hatred will not divide Australia.People are going to unite to reject this hatred. It’s much worse than anyone’s worst nightmares.It’s the event that we in the Jewish community feared, the murder of 15 of our community members celebrating Hanukah ... Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Bondi beach terror attack: thousands mourn at vigils around Australia as Albanese promises stricter gun laws

Twenty-five people remain in hospital following Sunday’s attack, in which 16 people, including one of the alleged gunmen, were killedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesVictims named so farWhat we know about the Bondi terror attackGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s national security agency Asio investigated one of the alleged Bondi shooters in 2019 over potential extremist links but decided he was not “a person of interest”, Anthony Albanese has revealed, despite two of the man’s associated being jailed.The prime minister said the Five Eyes intelligence network – the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand – would help investigate the deadly terrorist shooting which left at least 15 victims dead. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago England face daunting task as Ashes series resumes in shadow of tragedy

Sunday’s events in Bondi have stunned Australia and the watching world before a third Test that could be a decisive one for this England team’s legacyAdelaide may be 1,300km to the west of Bondi but the sense of pain in the city has been no less for the distance. People are in shock here trying to make sense of the horrors that unfolded on Sunday evening – a day that was supposed to be one of celebration for Sydney’s Jewish community. As the first national public event being staged in Australia since, the third Ashes Test that starts here on Wednesday will play out to a sombre backdrop. The flags at Adelaide Oval will fly at half-mast, a minute’s silence will be observed before the toss, while players are likely to wear black armbands throughout. Inevitably, security for the match has been increased.It will doubtless be an emotional week for Australia’s players and not least given the number of links to New South Wales within their squad. Nathan Lyon summed up the helplessness many ...

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16 h. ago Two victims named in Brown University shooting as police continue search for killer

Two students, Ella Cook and MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, identified in shooting after authorities released sole suspect Brown University shooting – latest updatesTwo students who died in Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University were being remembered Monday – as a manhunt for their killer continued following the release by authorities in Rhode Island of the sole person of interest detained in the case.Ella Cook, a second-year student from Alabama, was “an incredible, grounded, faithful, bright light”, according to the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Birmingham, which paid tribute to her at a service on Sunday. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Brown university shooting: hunt for suspect resumes as victims named – live updates

Tributes paid to two people killed as authorities search for a gunman who also injured nine others in Providence, Rhode Island, on SaturdayMore tributes to Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov came from the American Uzbekistan Association, who said he “was known for his sharp intellect, kind heart, and quiet willingness to help anyone in need”.The association wrote on Instagram, praising his “humility and compassion” as well as his “curiosity, discipline, and generosity”.More than a gifted student, Aziz was a beloved son, brother, and friend. He had a future filled with promise, and his life was cut short far too soon. His passing has left an immeasurable void in the hearts of his family, friends, classmates, and the broader Uzbek American community. On behalf of the American Uzbekistan Association, we extend our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to Mukhammad Aziz’s family during this time of unimaginable grief. We stand with them in mourning and are grateful to all who have offered prayer...

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19 h. ago Bondi Beach shooting: Everything we know after 15 killed in Australia terror attack

A 10-year-old girl was among those killed in the attack

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21 h. ago Australia pledges to get tougher on gun laws after 15 killed at Bondi Beach

Australia vowed it would implement stricter gun laws on Monday as it began mourning victims of its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years.

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22 h. ago Bondi Beach shooting victim named as talented French footballer

Footballer Dan Elkayam has been named as one of the victims tragically killed in the terror attack on Bondi Beach, Sydney.

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23 h. ago Devastating details emerge on Bondi Beach shooting victims as girls, 10 and 12, among dead

At least 16 people are dead after two terrorist gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach

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24 h. ago Brown University shooting victim identified as sophomore Ella Cook who is remembered as a 'bright light' in Sunday service at hometown church

Ella Cook, a 19-year-old Brown University sophomore and vice president of the campus Republican club, was identified as one of the two students killed in Saturday's shooting.

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25 h. ago Bondi beach mass shooting: what we know so far about the terrorist attack

Australia suffered one of its deadliest massacres in its history on Sunday when two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish celebrationBondi beach shooting live updatesFull reportVictims named so farAustralia experienced one of its deadliest mass shootings in its history on Sunday when two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish celebration at Bondi in Sydney. At least 16 people are dead, including one of the alleged killers.Here is what we know so far:On Sunday at 6.47pm local time, police and emergency services were called to Archer Park next to Sydney’s Bondi beach after reports of gunshots.Footage shared on social media showed two gunman firing continuously at a large group who had gathered to celebrate the Jewish festival of Hanukah.At least 16 people are dead, including one of the alleged shooters. Among the dead are holocaust survivor Alexander Kleytman, London-born rabbi Eli Schlanger, French national Dan Elkayam, businessman Reuven Morrison, retired police officer Peter Meagher and a 10-year...

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25 h. ago Retired police officer who was 'rugby club royalty' named as victim of Bondi shooting

Peter Meagher served for four decades with New South Wales Police and volunteered for many years with Randwick Rugby. The club paid tribute after he was killed in the Bondi Beach terror attack

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26 h. ago Bondi Beach shooting: 'Hugely respected' retired police officer named as victim of horror attack

A heartbreaking tribute has been made for retired police officer and rugby manager Peter Meagher that labels him 'a much loved figure and absolute legend' caught 'in the wrong place at the wrong time'

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