The Australian government has been accused of failing to heed warnings about antisemitic threats ahead of the deadly attack.

The archbishop’s call comes 18 days after Islamist gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14, killing at least 16 people.

Terror attack in Australia exposes growing jihadist networks as security experts warn ISIS remains far from defeated despite recent government claims.

The massacre has prompted a national reckoning about antisemitism and questions about whether the country’s leaders took seriously enough the threat to Australian Jews.

Australia and England will bring the curtain down on what has been an intriguing, and at times, farcical, Ashes series when they meet at the iconic SCG for the 5th Test this weekend. The Aussies

Australia is the first country to take such sweeping action, but many countries, including the United States, are considering age-gating social media in similar ways. “We know the world will be watching,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a September speech at the United Nations.

Israel’s Amichai Chikli said Australian officials overlooked rising antisemitism and extremist rhetoric ahead of the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack, criticizing the focus on gun laws.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a national bravery award to honor those who confronted an antisemitic terror attack.

After the country barred children under 16 from using social media, many parents have been asking whether similarly tough action is needed in their own countries.

He has noted that in July 2024 his government appointed Australia’s first-ever special envoy to combat antisemitism; that in February 2025 it tightened hate-speech laws; and that it has found money to safeguard synagogues and other Jewish sites.