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This handout photo taken and received from the NSW Premier's Department on December 15, 2025, shows Ahmed Al Ahmed, the man who tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach terrorists, at St George Hospital in Sydney. (Handout/ NSW Premier's Department/AFP)
August 12, 2026, 3:20 pm
Australian police drop charges against Bondi Beach attack hero Ahmed al Ahmed
Man filmed disarming gunman during Hannukah massacre was accused of stalking, assaulting father; prosecutors: over 800 witness statements examined in case against Bondi terrorist
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (C) and members of the local Jewish community visiting the torched Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on December 10, 2024. (DEPARTMENT OF PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET / AFP)
June 25, 2026, 1:15 pm
IRGC agents lived in Australia before directing attacks on Jewish targets, spy chief says
ASIO director: Australian in Iran plotted Sydney arson, former resident led Melbourne attack; adds Tehran sees Australia as ‘legitimate target for covertly directed violence’
By Rod McGuirk
Rabbi Eli Schlanger in an undated photo (Courtesy)
June 15, 2026, 1:51 am
‘Bring light to the world’: Journalist preserves slain Bondi rabbi’s mission in joint book
Treatise on faith and purpose becomes a memorial for Rabbi Eli Schlanger after he was killed at the Hanukkah beach party he organized last December in Sydney
By Zev Stub
Illustrative: Police officers at Prince Alfred Park in Sydney on December 21, 2025. (GEORGE CHAN / AFP)
May 5, 2026, 10:25 pm
Despite mayor’s cancellation, ‘Globalize the intifada’ event proceeds in Sydney
The event, barred from state-council house due to fears it would cause violence, held in a park instead, attracts small crowd
By Zev Stub
Anti-Israel protesters gather in front of a police station in Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia, on February 10, 2026. (Saeed KHAN / AFP)
May 4, 2026, 5:10 pm
Fearing it would cause hostility, Sydney cancels controversial ‘Globalize the intifada’ forum
Event organized by anti-Israel group Stop the War on Palestine, condemned by political and Jewish leaders, cancelled by mayor; was set to challenge legal efforts to ban public use of the phrase
By Zev Stub
Sheina Gutnick, whose father was killed in an antisemitic terror shooting at Bondi Beach, speaks to the media after the first hearing block of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in Sydney on May 4, 2026. (GEORGE CHAN / AFP)
May 4, 2026, 6:52 am
Australian Jews recount harrowing stories at Bondi massacre inquiry’s 1st public hearing
Royal commission head laments surge in antisemitic attacks since Hamas onslaught sparked Gaza war; daughter of Sydney victim says shooting shattered happy childhood memories from beach where her parents first met
By AFP
An undated photo released by Australia's Department of Home Affairs on March 11, 2026 shows two more members of the Iranian women's football team to claim asylum in Australia, player Mohaddeseh Zolfi (L) and support member Zahra Soltan Meshkeh Kar (3rd L), posing with their five other teammates who had earlier claimed asylum Fatemeh Pasandideh (2nd L), Atefeh Ramezanizadeh (4th L), Mona Hamoudi (C), Zahra Ghanbari (4th R), and Zahra Sarbali (R), along with two other local officials (2nd and 3rd R) in Sydney. (AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS / AFP)
March 11, 2026, 8:23 pm
Iran women soccer players evacuate safe house in Australia after location revealed
One out of seven members who sought asylum changes her mind, informs the Iranian embassy of where they are staying; Video shows chaos as guards try stop defections
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Police stand in front of pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters during a demonstration against President Isaac Herzog's visit to Australia in Sydney on February 9, 2026. (Saeed Khan / AFP)
February 10, 2026, 10:34 am
Australia urges calm after violent clashes in Sydney over Herzog visit
Police say 27 people arrested, officers showed restraint though protesters claim indiscriminate use of force; Israeli president says demonstrators spreading ‘biggest lies’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Police deploy pepper spray to disperse pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters taking part in a rally against President Isaac Herzog's visit to Australia in Sydney on February 9, 2026. (Saeed Khan / AFP)
February 9, 2026, 1:40 pm
Protests in Sydney against Herzog’s visit turn violent amid scuffles with police
Authorities said to arrest at least 15 protesters, pepper spray others at rally; activists also march in Melbourne, chanting, ‘From the river to the sea, Herzog to the ICC’
By Agencies
President Isaac Herzog, center, visits Bondi Beach in Sydney, February 9, 2026. (AP/Rick Rycroft)
February 9, 2026, 1:34 am
Arriving in Australia, Herzog pays tribute to Bondi terror victims: ‘We shall overcome’
During trip, president to also meet Jewish leaders, Australian officials; thousands of anti-Israel protesters rally in Sydney against alleged Gaza ‘genocide,’ demand his arrest
By Nava Freiberg, Agencies and ToI Staff
The Sydney Opera House is illuminated with candlelights in Sydney, Australia, on December 21, 2025, as part of a national day of reflection honoring the victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack targeting the Jewish community one week earlier. (Saeed KHAN / AFP)
January 21, 2026, 7:46 pm
Australia to hold national day of mourning for victims of Bondi Hanukkah massacre
As flags fly at half mast, millions of Australians are being asked to observe a minute’s silence and light candles; PM Albanese to attend memorial at Sydney’s Opera House
By AFP and ToI Staff
Rabbi Noach Koncepolski (right) stands with a passerby at the kiosk he founded on Bondi Beach, Australia, in memory of the victims of the Hanukkah terror attack there, December 2025. (Courtesy)
January 1, 2026, 1:06 pm
New Chabad center deploys at site of Bondi terror attack, dispensing acts of kindness
Volunteers at a new outreach center named for two of the victims spread messages of hope where 15 people were killed and dozens injured in the Hanukkah massacre
By Zev Stub
Sajid Akram, foreground, and Naveed Akram open fire in a terror attack on people at a Jewish event in Sydney, Australia, on December 14, 2025, in an image taken from a video posted online. (Screen capture: X)
December 30, 2025, 6:41 am
Bondi Beach terrorists ‘acted alone’ in attack on Hanukkah event — Australian police
Top cop in Australia says no evidence found showing father and son ‘were part of a broader terrorist cell, or were directed by others’ to perpetrate ISIS-inspired massacre
By Agencies
Pallbearers carry out a coffin after the funeral of Boris and Sofia Gurman, who were killed while trying to thwart the Bondi Beach terror shooting, at the Sydney Chevra Kadisha on December 19, 2025. (Saeed Khan/AFP)
December 19, 2025, 1:28 pm
4 more victims of Bondi Hanukkah attack laid to rest, including couple that tackled terrorist
Boris and Sofia Gurman died ‘not just because they were Jewish, but fighting for being Jewish,’ says rabbi; ‘Charitable’ Edith Brutman, ‘gentle’ Boris Tetleroyd also memorialized
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Beachgoers are seen behind a piece of cloth bearing messages left by mourners at the promenade of Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 18, 2025, to honor the victims of the terror attack that targeted a Jewish community event marking the first night of Hanukkah on December 14. (David Gray / AFP)
December 19, 2025, 11:32 am
Intel further confirms Bondi Hanukkah terror attack was ‘ISIS-inspired,’ says Australian PM
Albanese announces gun buyback, and ‘day of reflection’ after terrorists killed 15 people and wounded dozens at Jewish community event; 14-year-old survivor recounts shielding children
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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