Today
‘Never give up your guns’: US mocks Australia’s stricter firearms push
Some US gun rights enthusiasts even said that if bystanders on Bondi Beach had been carrying weapons, then the tragedy could have been halted earlier.
Albanese has failed Aussie Jews
Readers’ letters on the Bondi Beach shooting, antisemitism and the future of Australian multiculturalism.
PM ‘let the Jewish community down’, says Howard
The architect of the nation’s world-famous gun laws has accused Anthony Albanese of using gun control as a distraction from his failure to combat antisemitism.
Lucky Chalmers’ revenue rainbows mask spending problems
Labor should stop merely wanting to be the natural party of government. It needs to start governing like one.
Yesterday
Opera House lit up to honour victims; PM says gunman in coma
Naveed Akram was shot by police and is in a coma in hospital; The government has vowed to eradicate the “evil scourge” of antisemitism. Follow live.
Blame game erupts over Bondi massacre as PM pledges new gun laws
The Albanese government is facing a wave of criticism for failing to heed warnings about the seriousness of the threat posed by antisemitism.
Bondi shooting suspect was known to authorities
Naveed Akram was assessed for his associations six years before he and his father allegedly opened fire at a Jewish gathering using legal weapons.
Israel joins Bondi terror probe as calls grow for ASIO review
Israel’s intelligence services will help investigate whether the attackers had links to Iran or the Islamic State.
‘Saved people from monsters’: Bondi hero hailed by his parents, Trump
Shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed has served with security forces in the past and his father says he has always wanted to protect people.
Just like that, the nation grew accustomed to antisemitism
The government did act to ward off “the long shadows of the past” for Jews, but not enough. And for that, it is exposed.
Jewish Australians are shocked but not surprised by the Bondi attack
The preaching of and incitement to hatred and violence must no longer be tolerated. This government must stop minimising antisemitism.
Bondi shooting: What we know so far about Sunday’s terror attack
At least 16 people are dead after Sunday’s Bondi Beach shooting. Anthony Albanese has flagged tougher gun laws as the NSW premier called for blood donations.
Bondi attack shatters our self-image of peaceful tolerance
Sunday’s horror and terror has ripped away the veil of polite refusal to acknowledge the extent of anti-Jewish sentiment and hatred in Australian society.
Bondi toll rises; ‘Blood on Australia’s hands’; ASIC resets ASX
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Bondi shooting hero bystander identified as Shire man Ahmed Al Ahmed
A bystander tackled and disarmed one of the alleged shooters at Bondi Beach in a heroic act that may have saved lives during the Hanukkah mass shooting.
PM vows to eradicate hate, rejects criticism on antisemitism record
Jewish groups say the government did not take its antisemitism concerns seriously enough. ASIO and NSW Police say they knew of one of the gunmen.
Bondi Beach is what ‘globalise the intifada’ looks like
We will learn more about the mindset of Sunday’s killers. But it is already reasonable to surmise that they thought they were “globalising the intifada”.
Bondi terror attack death toll climbs as dozens hospitalised after targeted shooting
Two armed men opened fire on members of the public gathered in Bondi, killing at least 16 people and injuring many more, including at least two police officers.
Chalmers’ taxpayer-funded travel included fundraising event detours
Travel records show the treasurer booked at least 19 flights to and from cities around the time he was scheduled to attend party functions at a cost of $11,414.
This Month
Has Pauline Hanson peaked? The Coalition certainly hopes so
For all the parties, there are big signs in little shifts in the latest poll for The Australian Financial Review.