Australia

Three people shot dead in Australia's New South Wales, police say town in lockdown

Two women and one man have died, and another man has been taken to the hospital in a serious but stable condition, the New South Wales Police said.

(Illustrative) Australian police patrol in central Melbourne, Australia, December 22, 2017.
People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

Australia's Albanese: 'I am deeply and profoundly sorry' for Bondi Beach massacre

THE FAINT image of a hand stencil, a negative outline of a human hand created by placing a hand against a rock wall surface and spraying pigment paint around it, that has been dated to 67,800 years ago, in a limestone cave called Liang Metanduno on Muna.

Human hand outline may be oldest rock art in the world, researchers say

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, December 14, 2025.

Australia passes toughest hate crime laws in country's history, despite significant opposition


Australia's Albanese announces Royal Commission into antisemitism after weeks of pushback

The commission will explore the key factors driving antisemitism in Australia, recommendations for law enforcement on antisemitism, for social cohesion, and the Bondi Beach mass shooting.

NSW Premier Chris Minns and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attend a press conference at NSW Police headquarters, following a deadly shooting incident during a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

Israeli wounded confronting terrorists in Bondi Beach to continue treatment in Israel

Bitton, an Israeli who was living in Sydney, Australia, during the deadly massacre, was shot three times and underwent eight different surgeries and spent weeks in critical condition.

Geffen Biton.

One nation, many homes: Confronting antisemitism across the world - opinion

Across the globe, Jews face fear from rising antisemitism, and only shared courage will keep the nation strong.

An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

Suspect arrested in Melbourne arson of vehicle with Hanukkah billboard

Suspect John Argento was arrested on a Richmond street without incident following the identification of the 47-year-old as a person of interest a day after the December 25 fire.

John Argento

Bondi heroes, first responders met with standing ovation and tribute at Sydney Cricket Ground

After passing through the 48,000-strong crowd, the heroes were met with a guard of honor from the England and Australian teams.

Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed a Bondi Beach attacker, stands with first responders during the guard of honour at Day 1 of the Ashes Test at SCG, Jan 4, 2026.

Sixty Australian athletes call for Royal Commission into Bondi attack despite Albanese refusal

"This is a national crisis, and it demands a national response. It is about the character of our country and the Australia we want future generations to inherit," the sports figures said in a letter.

People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

From scarred to sacred: How Bondi Beach became a place of Jewish resilience - opinion

We can let trauma define those spaces forever. Or we can redefine them with blessing, with building, with defiant acts of goodness. This is the Jewish way.

People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

The cricket match we missed and the Shabbat we found - opinion

What we witnessed that Shabbat was something far rarer and more precious than a Test match victory: a glimpse of genuine Jewish unity. 

Old Finchleians Cricket Club v Highgate Taverners Cricket Club at Old Finchleians Memorial Ground, Woodside Park, North London, England.

Grapevine: Hope from Hadassah

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DALIA ITZIK (from left), Carol Ann Schwartz, Danielle Aloni, and Dr. Esi Sharon Sagi.

Children’s author who received public grants defends Bondi massacre, killing of Rabbi Schlanger

Author Matt Chun referred to Chabad as a "Zionist Jewish-supremacist organisation" that holds "events to advance settler-colonisation in Palestine amidst the ongoing extermination of Gaza."

New South Wales police officers watch pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold flags and placards as they march during a rally in Sydney on October 12, 2025.