Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong supports allegations of assault against Israeli forces by Australian women detained during a Gaza aid flotilla. Nauru denies mistreatment claims, while a Sydney man faces assault charges. Hezbollah rejects a US-brokered ceasefire, and Germany fails to secure a UN Security Council seat.
Ahmed al-Ahmed, the man who disarmed a Bondi attacker, has been charged with common assault and "stalk or intimidate" after allegedly headlocking his father. He was hailed as a hero for his actions during the attack, which left 15 people dead.
Neo-Nazi group White Australia's bid for temporary immunity from anti-hate laws, passed after the Bondi terror attack, has been dismissed by the High Court. The organization, seeking to register as a political party, argued the laws would lead to its extinction.
Witnesses at Australia's Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, including a Jewish child, have been targeted with AI-generated antisemitic images, death threats, and dehumanizing comments after testifying about their experiences.
A Royal Commission into the Bondi Beach terror attack revealed 11 people were shot within 29 seconds of the massacre beginning on December 14, 2025. Counsel assisting stated law enforcement had no prior intelligence of the armed attack, describing it as a "surprise attack".
A royal commission into the Bondi Beach terror attack heard 11 people were shot in 29 seconds by gunmen Naveed Akram and Sajid Akram. The attack on December 14, 2025, killed 15 people. Intelligence agencies like ASIO are being questioned over resourcing and priorities.
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion begins its second block of hearings, focusing on the Bondi terror attack. ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess will testify, with sessions addressing threat levels, intelligence sharing, and security arrangements for the Hanukkah event.
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion resumes hearings in Sydney, focusing on the Bondi terror attack. Witnesses include ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess and representatives from AFP and NSW Police, examining intelligence, security, and counterterrorism measures.
Australia's High Court will hear a neo-Nazi group's challenge to its listing as a hate group, which could impact its bid to register as a political party. The White Australia party seeks to overturn the government's power to designate it as a hate group.
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has welcomed a $600 million federal budget funding commitment for the Jewish community, but says it is a "small comfort" for those who lost loved ones in the Bondi terror attack.
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has welcomed a $600 million federal budget funding commitment for the Jewish community, but says it is a "small comfort" for those who lost loved ones in the Bondi terror attack.
A royal commission sparked by the Bondi terror attack is this week expected to hear from groups who challenge the commission's accepted definition of antisemitism, as well as expert witnesses from the United Kingdom.
The message beneath the restrained language of the report investigating the Bondi terror attack is that by Hanukkah 2025, Australia had grown dangerously complacent about terrorism – and about the safety of the Jewish community.
The message beneath the restrained language of the report investigating the Bondi terror attack is that by Hanukkah 2025, Australia had grown dangerously complacent about terrorism – and about the safety of the Jewish community.
NSW Police officers assigned to patrol the Hanukkah celebration targeted in the Bondi Beach terrorist attack were told they did not need to "stay the entire duration" of the event, despite members of the Jewish community fearing it was at risk.
Royal commissioner Virginia Bell says classified documents reveal a significant shift in intelligence spending away from counterterrorism since 2020, in the first findings of what failings led to last year's Bondi terror attack.
