2 w. ago Families of Bondi Beach victims demand more action on antisemitism and security

Victims’ families have penned an open letter demanding more action on antisemitism

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2 w. ago Families of Bondi Beach victims demand more federal action on antisemitism and security failures

Families of victims of the recent Sydney massacre are urging more federal action to investigate rising antisemitism and security failures

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2 w. ago ‘We need to know’: Bondi victims’ families demand federal royal commission from PM

Open letter to Anthony Albanese calls antisemitism ‘a national crisis that demands a powerful national response’Ten minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFamilies of Jewish Australians killed in the Bondi shooting have demanded that Anthony Albanese call a commonwealth royal commission to investigate antisemitism and questions about law enforcement issues surrounding the terror attack that claimed 15 lives.In an open letter to the prime minister, relatives of 11 of the victims killed at the Bondi beach Hanukah event on 14 December say Jewish families feel unsafe at schools, at work, at home and in public spaces. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Powerful message families of Bondi Beach terror attack victims want Anthony Albanese to read as they pen blistering open letter to the PM: 'Owe us answers'

The loved ones of 11 victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack have joined forces to write a blistering open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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3 w. ago The King’s Speech: Read Charles’ Christmas message to the nation in full

In His Majesty’s fourth Christmas broadcast of the King’s Speech, he referenced the heroes who defended the victims of Bondi Beach shootings and the Manchester synagogue attacks

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3 w. ago RUTH SUNDERLAND: Steel was my dad's life. He'd be appalled at Labour's abject failure to protect an industry so vital to our security

This Christmas Eve will be poignant for my family because it will be 30 years to the day since my father, Alan, died.

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3 w. ago Swedish Activist Greta Thunberg Arrested in London for Supporting Banned Palestine Action Group

Swedish Activist Greta Thunberg Arrested in London for Supporting Banned Palestine Action Group  Combat Antisemitism Movement

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4 w. ago Australia’s prime minister booed at ceremony mourning Bondi Beach attack victims

Anthony Albanese has ordered a review of intelligence agencies in the wake of the attack

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4 w. ago Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese booed at Sydney vigil as government announces intelligence review

Tens of thousands attend Bondi vigil under heavy security

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4 w. ago Australia’s PM orders intelligence review after Bondi Beach attack – as minute’s silence held for victims

National day of reflection held to mourn victims of the attack with the prime minister booed at one event

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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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4 w. ago ‘He knows a few people involved’ – SPFL boss reveals star wore black armband in personal tribute to Bondi terror victims

JIM GOODWIN revealed the black armband Zac Sapsford wore against Hibs was a tribute to the Bondi Beach terror attack victims. Aussie striker Sapsford is from Sydney and knew people who were caught up in the shooting on December 14 in which 15 lost their lives. The 23-year-old former Western Sydney Wanderers striker started the 1-1...

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last month 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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last month 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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last month 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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