Anthony Albanese

Albanese: Bondi Beach massacre driven by Islamic State ideology

Homemade IS flags were found in the suspects' car after Sunday’s attack, and police said on Tuesday the pair had visited the Philippines, where there are IS offshoots present.

|ByREUTERS
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia November 29, 2024.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks next to Ahmed al-Ahmed in the hospital after the latter was wounded confronting one of the Bondi Beach shooters. December 16, 2025.

Australian PM Anthony Albanese visits Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al-Ahmed in the hospital

“Your courage is inspiring,” Albanese told Ahmed in a video posted to his X/Twitter account.

|BySAM HALPERN
People gather at the floral tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

If Iran was behind Bondi Beach terror attack, Israel’s response must be decisive - editorial

Following the Bondi Beach terror attack, Israeli and Australian officials are assessing whether Iran, directly or indirectly, had a role in the deadly antisemitic assault.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025.

Australian politicians consider tighter gun laws as Bondi Hanukkah massacre terrorists had license

For between 10 and 20 minutes on Sunday evening, the gunmen had fired on attendees at the Hanukkah event, gunning down men, women and children as terrified beachgoers fled.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

No link between Bondi Beach shooting to Palestinian recognition, Australia's Albanese stresses

"And overwhelmingly, most of the world recognises a two-state solution as being the way forward in the Middle East," he said.

DECEMBER 15, 2025BySHIR PERETS
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, December 14, 2025.