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Australia police arrest 7 men in Sydney after tip on possible ‘violent act’

Police officers walking past floral tributes left at the promenade of Bondi Beach in Sydney on Dec 18.

Funeral for youngest Bondi Beach shooting victim, Matilda, to be held on Dec 18

A photograph of Matilda Britvan, 10, a victim of a shooting at Jewish holiday celebration on Sunday at Bondi Beach, lies amongst floral tributes in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams

The enemy within: New Zealand tightens laws against covert foreign influence

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Australia’s gun laws riddled with loopholes and workarounds, say experts

FILE PHOTO: Two people embrace as police officers stand guard outside Bondi Pavilion following the attack on a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Flavio Brancaleone

Australian police charge alleged Bondi killer with terrorism, 15 counts of murder

Naveed Akram (background, in black) is expected to be charged formally on Dec 17.

Former New Zealand top cop avoids jail time for child abuse, bestiality offences

Jevon McSkimming was suspended from his job on full pay in December 2024, when an internal investigation into his conduct was launched.

Bondi Beach shooting: Aussie police officer, 4 months into the job, survives head gunshot wound

Mr Jack Hibbert sustained two gunshot wounds - one to his head and another to his shoulder.

Australia’s New South Wales to pass emergency gun laws as funerals of Bondi attack victims begin

The attack is Australia's deadliest mass shooting in three decades.

What to know about Australia’s gun laws in the wake of Bondi Beach shooting

Fully-automatic firearms have been largely banned from civilian use since 1996 under the National Firearms Agreement.

Sydney mourners remember slain rabbis killed in Bondi Beach shooting

Family members of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed during a shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, react as they lean over his casket during a funeral at Chabad of Bondi, in Sydney, Australia, December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/Pool

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