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Josh Lees (R), from the Palestine Action Group, speaking in front of representatives of nine civil society organisations as he announces a constitutional challenge regarding protesting laws at the Supreme Court of NSW in central Sydney on March 17, 2025. (David Gray/AFP)
April 16, 2026, 2:16 pm
Australian court overturns law clamping down on protests in wake of Bondi massacre protest law
Judge rules measure unconstitutional; pro-Palestinian plaintiff claimed NSW government sought to ‘rip up our democratic rights to protest’; State Premier Chris Minns stands by decision to limit demos
By AFP and ToI Staff
Mourners pay a floral tribute to Bondi Beach terror attack victims at the Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on December 15, 2025. (Saeed KHAN / AFP)
February 24, 2026, 2:38 pm
Australia begins probe of Bondi event targeted by terrorists, antisemitism in country
Lawyer complains of insufficient response to Royal Commission’s requests for evidence from government, agencies; victims unable to share their accounts due to ongoing legal proceedings
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Mourners visit the site of the memorial after the clean up of floral tributes outside the Bondi Pavilion following seven days of mournin gafter the Bondi Beach deadly terror attack targeting a Jewish event in Sydney, December 22, 2025. (Saeed KHAN / AFP)
December 24, 2025, 5:37 am
Australian state lawmakers advance bills curbing guns, protests 10 days after Bondi attack
Reforms capping number of guns one can own and granting authorities power to ban protests for up to 3 months after a terror attack pass upper house of New South Wales parliament
By Laura CHUNG
Mourners visit the site of a memorial outside the Bondi Pavilion after the clean-up of floral tributes following seven days of mourning, a week after the Bondi Beach terror attack targeting a Hanukkah event, in Sydney on December 22, 2025. (Saeed KHAN / AFP)
December 23, 2025, 12:11 pm
After Bondi attack, Australian state to crack down on protests, terror symbols, guns
New South Wales, site of deadly terror shooting targeting Jews, will give police the right to ban demonstrations for up to three months after a terror attack
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This handout photo from a court exhibit released by the NSW Courts as part of the police fact sheet on December 22, 2025, shows a screen grab taken from a video recorded in late October 2025 of Naveed Akram allegedly firing a shotgun in a countryside location, suspected to be in New South Wales. (Handout / NSW Courts / AFP)
December 22, 2025, 10:08 am
Bondi gunmen threw bombs that didn’t go off, condemned ‘Zionists’ before attack – police
A statement from police, released after defendant Naveed Akram appeared in court, details how he and his father trained for the terror attack and their ‘justification’ for shooting
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Australian police search for evidence on December 16, 2025, around the area where the terror attack targeting the Jewish community took place at Sydney's Bondi Beach two days earlier. (DAVID GRAY / AFP)
December 16, 2025, 8:27 pm
Only 2 cops were on duty at Sydney Hanukkah event attacked by terrorists, official says
Rabbi blasts tolerance for ‘vile statements’ at anti-Israel rallies preceding massacre; first funerals to be held Wednesday as officials say some of 15 victims still being IDed
By ToI Staff, Zev Stub, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
Naveed Akram, 24 (left), and his father Sajid, 50 (right), in images taken from a video obtained by Sky News showing their deadly terror attack on a Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025. (Screen grab/Sky News)
December 15, 2025, 4:59 am
Sydney gunmen identified as father and son, reportedly possessed ISIS flag
Terrorists named as Naveed and Sajid Akram, 24 and 50; son was probed in 2019 for ISIS ties; Australia said to examine if attack was Iranian plot; 6 in critical condition from attack that killed at least 15
By ToI Staff, Lazar Berman and Agencies
A neo-Nazi protest takes place outside of Australia's New South Wales parliament, November 8, 2025. (Screen capture via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 9, 2025, 5:53 pm
Sydney police draw sharp rebuke for approving neo-Nazi rally
As 60 demonstrators call for abolishing ‘Jewish lobby,’ community and political leaders denounce both hateful protest and authorities’ failure to prevent it
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from an undated video of Israeli influencer Max Veifer (left) during a conversation with two nurses from a hospital in Sydney, Australia. (X: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 26, 2025, 8:50 am
Australian nurse indicted for threatening to kill Israeli patients in viral clip
Sarah Abu Lebdeh charged with threatening violence to group; using carriage service to threaten to kill after she told influencer ‘I won’t treat [an Israeli patient], I will kill them’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Screen capture from an undated video of Israeli influencer Max Veifer (left) during a conversation with two nurses from a hospital in Sydney, Australia. (X: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 12, 2025, 10:52 am
Two nurses in Australia suspended for saying they would kill Israeli patients
In social media conversation with Israeli influencer, one nurse claims to have already sent ‘Israeli dogs’ to hell, another vows she would not treat them, would kill them instead
By Agencies and Zev Stub
Police stand near houses vandalized with anti-Israel slogans in the Sydney suburb of Woollahra, Australia, December 11, 2024. (AP/Mark Baker)
January 30, 2025, 10:18 pm
Discovery of explosives-filled trailer near Sydney averted mass casualty event — police
Police say public revelations about vehicle, believed to have been intended to blow up synagogue, compromised ongoing probe into series of antisemitic attacks in Australia
By Zev Stub
New South Wales Deputy Police Commissioner David Hudson briefs reporters about a caravan of explosives found in a suburb of Sydney, Australia, with 'indications' that they were meant to target a synagogue, January 29, 2025. (Screen capture via Australian Broadcasting Corporation, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 29, 2025, 1:49 pm
Sydney police uncover cache of explosives, with indication target was synagogue
Australian city’s Jewish community on edge after police — who kept the incident secret until it was leaked — say they’re probing possible connections to recent antisemitic attacks
By Zev Stub, ToI Staff and Agencies
A daycare center is set on fire in Sydney, Australia, with antisemitic graffiti next to it on January 21, 2025. (Screencapture/X)
January 21, 2025, 10:43 am
Sydney childcare center torched in latest antisemitic attack in Australia
Police say they are stepping up investigations after building was graffitied with anti-Jewish slogans and then burnt, causing massive damage but no injuries
By Agencies
An image released by New South Wales Police showing suspects in an attack on a Sydney, Australia, synagogue on January 11, 2025. (NSW Police)
January 12, 2025, 9:54 am
Australian cops say vandals who defaced Sydney synagogue also tried to burn it
Newtown synagogue, which was covered in swastikas on Saturday, was also target of attempted arson, says New South Wales premier, blasting ‘escalation’ in antisemitism
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A picture from an album labeled 'Approx 500 Jewish Atrocity Photos' sold at an auction in Australian in January 2023 (Danielle Elizabeth Auctions)
January 17, 2023, 1:22 pm
Australian Jews urge bidders to donate ‘horrific’ Nazi items from auction to museum
Memorabilia included album of 500 ‘very disturbing’ photos from inside concentration camps, with ‘Jews hanging in streets’
By ToI Staff
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