Overview
- At least 15 people were killed at a Hanukkah event in Bondi, with at least 38 others treated in hospitals, according to authorities.
- Police say the attackers were a father and son; the 50-year-old father was shot dead, the 24-year-old son is in hospital, and the older man legally held a licence with six registered guns.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese labeled the massacre an act of antisemitic terrorism and vowed a national response.
- The prime minister proposed limits on how many firearms a licence holder can own and periodic licence reviews, with measures to be discussed by state and federal leaders today.
- New South Wales is weighing swift legislative action, including a licence audit, as experts highlight rising legal gun numbers—about four million—and delays to a national firearms register.