Sydney, Feb 24 (IANS) The head of a major inquiry into the antisemitic terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in December said on Tuesday that it could take years to strengthen social cohesion in Australia.Former High Court Justice Virginia Bell, who was appointed by the federal government to lead the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion, said in her opening statement on the inquiry’s first day on Tuesday that the work of the commission would help Australians come to terms with th…
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Sydney, Feb 16 (IANS) Accused Bondi Beach terror attack perpetrator Naveed Akram made his first appearance in a Sydney court on Monday after being charged with 59 offences over the fatal mass shooting.Akram appeared on Monday morning via videolink from a supermax prison where he has been held since being discharged from the hospital in the wake of the attack on December 14, 2025.The 24-year-old was charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist ac…
Sydney, Feb 16 (IANS) Accused Bondi Beach terror attack perpetrator Naveed Akram made his first appearance in a Sydney court on Monday after being charged with 59 offenses over the fatal mass shooting.Akram appeared on Monday morning via videolink from a supermax prison where he has been held since being discharged from the hospital in the wake of the attack on December 14, 2025, Xinhua news agency reported.The 24-year-old was charged with 59 offenses, including 15 counts of murder and one count…
Canberra, Feb 11 (IANS) The perpetrators of the terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in December demonstrated high levels of awareness to hide their plans, Australia’s intelligence chief said.Mike Burgess, director-general of security of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO), told a Senate hearing that law enforcement and intelligence agencies did not know that the perpetrators of the Bondi attack were planning anything prior to the fatal mass shooting on December 14, Xinhua …
Sydney, Jan 22 (IANS) Three people have died following a shooting west of Sydney in Australia’s eastern state of New South Wales (NSW) on Thursday afternoon. The NSW Police Force said in a statement that emergency services were called to reports of a shooting in the small town of Lake Cargelligo, 450 km west of Sydney, around 4:40 pm local time on Thursday, Xinhua News Agency reported.Police confirmed that three people, two women and a man, had died.A second man has been taken to hospital in a s…
Canberra, Jan 19 (IANS) Australia’s federal parliament has paid tribute to the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting after being reconvened to debate new laws proposed in response to the terror attack. The federal parliament on Monday morning observed a minute of silence as a motion was tabled to honour the 15 victims of the attack that targeted an event celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah at the iconic beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs on December 14.Addressing the parliament, Prime Minis…
Sydney, Jan 18 (IANS) Police in Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW) said in a statement on Sunday that a man had been seriously injured after he was shot during a public place shooting in Sydney’s west overnight. Police said that emergency services were called to a home in Lalor Park, a suburb of Sydney, at about 11.35 pm local time on Saturday, following reports of a public place shooting, Xinhua News Agency reported.Officers were told unknown people had fired multiple gunshots into a ho…
Canberra, Jan 13 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday declared that a national day of mourning will be held on January 22 for the victims of the terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.Flags will be flown at half mast in all government buildings around Australia on January 22 to honour the victims of the attack that targeted an event celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah at the iconic Bondi Beach on December 14., Albanese said at a press conference at Parliament House…
Canberra, Dec 30 (IANS) The alleged perpetrators of the fatal mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach earlier in December acted alone and were not part of a broader terrorist cell, authorities said on Tuesday.Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Krissy Barrett said at a press conference in Canberra that there is no evidence to suggest that the alleged offenders were part of a ‘broader terrorist cell’ or were directed by others to carry out the fatal shooting of 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi …
Canberra, Dec 29 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday announced the terms for an independent review of the Bondi Beach terror attack, but he again resisted calls to launch a royal commission.The review, led by former intelligence chief Dennis Richardson, will assess whether multiple agencies, including the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the Australian Federal Police, operated as effectively as possible prior to the attack.The review will also consider wh…