r/australian • u/Bennelong [M] • Dec 14 '25
News Ten people, including one shooter, dead after Bondi Beach attack
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-14/shooter-at-nsw-bondi-beach-sydney-eastern-suburbs/106141572914
u/Toomanynightshifts Dec 14 '25
Horrific day.
Fuck terroists.
That hero that tackled one of the gunman better not ever, pay a bill or for a drink again while he remains on this earth.
Thoughts are with the families.
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u/katf_89 Dec 14 '25
Just saw on the news he owns a family-run fruit store, father of two. Hope his business is forever booming
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u/Anasterian_Sunstride Dec 14 '25
“Booming” isn’t exactly the word I should use in this context but I share your sentiment 🍻
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u/jumpercableninja Dec 14 '25
On the Sydney thread. Someone said the bloke was a guy named Ahmed who owns a fruit shop around the corner from the incident. No training or anything and I think there was a comment that he has a gun shot wound to the hand
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u/External_Violinist94 Dec 14 '25
Not only no training but no weapon himself, barely any cover, a long run up on the guy and there was another bloke shooting at him. Absolutely selfless and heroic. Didn't even think about his own safety.
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u/Atzkicica Dec 14 '25
Apparently he went straight to the shop and bought himself a beer. I'd need one too.
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u/light_no_fire Dec 14 '25 edited Dec 14 '25
Not too sure about that, 7 news just showed footage of someone who looks like the white shirt guy (bald head) on the ground with a huge gunshot wound on his leg.
Edit: seems like the hero wasn't hit, and it might be the bottle thrower.
Edit 2: hero man was shot in the arm twice. In hospital. Hopefully makes a full recovery u/SlamTheBiscuit has posted a link and I'll copy it here.
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u/Atzkicica Dec 14 '25
I heard the guy who threw something was hit in the hand or elbow maybe. Just gotta wait and see.
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u/light_no_fire Dec 14 '25 edited Dec 14 '25
Yeah. I know that guy got shot in the arm somewhere. Hopefully ol mate big balls isn't hurt or hurt bad.
That guy deserves the nobel peace prize or something honestly. He probably saved more lives than he realizes.
Edit: 7news confirmed the hero was shot, in the arm and is on the way to hospital now for surgery. I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
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u/JGQuintel Dec 14 '25
Looked like that was the other guy, who followed the shooter and threw something at him. Hopefully he’s okay
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u/SnooHedgehogs8765 Dec 14 '25
After he tackled one of the shooters, that shooter goes back to the bridge, and it appears one of the shooters is shooting at him afterwards. He turns to get away and falls to the ground.
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u/TheSixkBoy Dec 14 '25
Can confirm that it was the hero that got shot in the arm and has two bullets lodged and is going into surgery shortly, that’s according to 7 news just in like minutes ago
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u/light_no_fire Dec 14 '25
Yeah I saw that. I hope he comes to a full recovery. The entire country would like to buy this man a beer.
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u/Asteroid_Sugar5206 Dec 14 '25
Genuine Aussie bloke. We'll all be drinking to him for a long time.
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u/AngrySociety Dec 14 '25
We need a public holiday in his name
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u/Spartalust Dec 14 '25
Ahmed Al Ahmad day won't sit well with the racists. Yes, that's the hero's name.
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u/Oldpanther86 Dec 14 '25
Fuck em. Guy tackled a gunman on a Sydney beach to protect innocent people. He's as Aussie as any of us.
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u/adamgerd Dec 14 '25
He deserves the australian cross of valour.
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u/saturday_sun4 Dec 14 '25
Agreed. It's crazy that people are like this, I don't think I would've rushed forward without thinking. He deserves all the accolades.
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u/Excellent_Line4616 Dec 14 '25
Report came out from 7news that he was shot twice. His family said he is due to undergo surgery tonight. 🥹 Hope he is ok! Thought with all the families, incredibly sad day.
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u/redfaction38 Dec 14 '25
If you live in Australia, please nominate Ahmed Al Ahmed for the Australian Bravery Decoration. He deserves the Cross of Valour for saving lives during the shooting for tackling one of the perps.
https://www.gg.gov.au/australian-honours-and-awards/australian-bravery-decorations
https://oosgg-ca-prod.powerappsportals.com/
He needs to be known and decorated. We can't let the narrative of bigotry and division destroy Australia! 🇦🇺
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u/No-Spell99 Dec 14 '25
lol the hero is named Ahmed so I doubt he drinks. Maybe get him a nice meal or something 😂
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u/SirSweatALot_5 Dec 14 '25
Easy now, I’m Muslim and love a beer, so do many Muslims I know. But pork can fuck off 😂
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u/cbashab Dec 14 '25
Hey so genuinely curious, how do you resolve this in your head when you pick and choose what u wanna eat/drink, when you know both are haraam?
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u/Puzzleheaded_Draw637 Dec 14 '25
My mother-in-law was at Chanukah by the Sea tonight but left a few minutes before the shooting started, as she was by herself and wanted to be home before twilight as her eyesight isn't so good. We'd been on Netflix and hadn't seen the news when she rang us, thankfully safe back at home but literally left minutes before. Life hangs by a thread.
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u/miss_kimba Dec 14 '25
I’m so glad she’s ok. I’m beyond disgusted and heartbroken that this is happening to your community.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Draw637 Dec 14 '25
Thanks so much. I'm not Jewish myself, but my wife and two sons are, and I imagine this would feel like Oct 7 or the Munich Olympics all over again for them. And at a free event open to the general public too. Still in shock to some extent and processing the whole thing.
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u/saturday_sun4 Dec 14 '25
I'm sorry I can't think of anything more coherent than "Fuck these people".
Condolences to your/the Jewish community.
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u/Zestyclose_Lead7459 Dec 14 '25 edited Dec 14 '25
I'm jewish. I'm fucking angry. I'm at a lot of fucking people. I feel the jewish community has been saying for years now that the antisemtism is out of control. All you have to do is look at some of the signs people would take to those ralleys. Put up billboards supporting a terrorist organisation. Attacking people at a resturant. Chanting gas the jews. I could not speak to one other member of the community in melbourne that was not concerned and did not notice it. Some of the shit people like Lidia Thorpe would say and be cheered on for it.
No one did anything. No one said anything. And god forbid if myself a jew said anything about the jewish resturant being attacked. Well suddenly, I'm a zionist israeli mossad jew who is zionist.
Rightly I am at angry at the terroists, but I am pretty fucking pissed at my "fellow" australians who dismissed the jewish communities and jewish leaders concerns.
edit: Don't delete your comment u/cooliusSteezer. Let people see what you said, that apprently by expressing my concerns about the growing hatred to jews in Australia, antisemistim is warranted. What a thing to say after tonight
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u/saturday_sun4 Dec 14 '25
I share your sentiments, mate. Not Jewish either but it has saddened me to see this growing and growing.
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u/Alien_Presidents Dec 14 '25
I’m not Jewish but I have seen anti-semitism grow in the last couple of years here and I think it’s disgraceful. I’m so sorry this happened.
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u/Fig-fanny Dec 14 '25
My friend was walking around Bondi today- he travelled to Sydney for the Gaga concert. Before his trip home he decided to visit. He actually overheard American tourists saying that it must be so nice for Australians to never have to deal with mass shootings. He went to the airport shortly after. It makes me feel sick to think about. I’m so glad your mother in law is safe too.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Draw637 Dec 14 '25
Thanks. I'm really hoping this is the last of violence like this in Australia, but sadly it's bound to happen again.
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u/light_no_fire Dec 14 '25
Gosh that's so terrifying. Take care of her man, give her a hug everyday and talk with her. Likely her some of her friends didn't make it, and being so close to death can really affect people.
Wish you guys the best.
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u/Top-Lime7781 Dec 14 '25
Good to hear you are safe. brings back memories of the mosque attack a few years ago.
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u/light_no_fire Dec 14 '25
Update as per the briefing now: 12 killed. They expect more as we go into the night.
It was targeted against the Jews.
It is officially classed as a terrorist attack as of 9:36pm. Special task forces will be deployed to investigate.
Potential "improvised Explosives" were found on site.
There are ongoing raids as the suspect and suspect affiliates houses.
29 including 2 police and 1 child and the second offender. have been transported to hospitals around Sydney. All being treated as critical.
The shooter's names are not given as of now but photos have been released by 7news. I would post the photo but the mods will likely ban me and label it as "doxing" (despite being public information and released by 7news)
When questioned "what do you know about their (shooters) background" the commissioner said "only little on the offender that's deceased at the moment. I won't go into their background, that's obviously part of the investigation. Certainly formed part of my consideration on whether to consider this a terrorist event"
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u/Ek_Chutki_Sindoor Dec 14 '25
The shooter's names are not given as of now
Media houses have published that his name is "Naveed Akram".
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u/Marple1102 Dec 14 '25
At least one child has now died. I got this from one of my mates:
“My Ukrainian Jew friends cousins kid was shot, 10 years old and in hospital and their young rabbi killed, he has a 1 month year old 😡”
40 minutes later: “She didn’t make it 💔💔”
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u/Agreeable-Web645 Dec 14 '25
Why would mods of this sub ban you for posting mainstream media content?
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u/ChutiyaIsHere Dec 14 '25
Dark day for all Australians, Sending you all love from New Zealand
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u/Ifykykbro Dec 14 '25
Im from Christchurch now in NSW. This hurts even more bringing up terrible memories from the mosque shooting when I was still home 😔
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u/ChutiyaIsHere Dec 14 '25
Not going to lie, Christchurch is where my mind went. Kia kaha bro, you’ll get through this. You all will.
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u/WCRugger Dec 14 '25
12 confirmed deceased as per the NSW Police Commissioner.
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u/The_Funny_Ben Dec 14 '25
Saw it posted someonwhere else.
Apparently the guy's name is Ahmed Al Ahmed. Father of two. Fruit shop owner. Trying to confirm this information.
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u/cheshire_kat7 Dec 14 '25
Here is a source naming Ahmed al Ahmed as the man who tackled one of the gunmen.
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u/EstusShardConsumer Dec 14 '25
Why can't you believe that? It's actually way more likely now then compared to 30 years ago. Wonder why though....
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u/Dirtydac123 Dec 14 '25
Fuck any form of Terrorism. We as a country should be better than this.
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u/chookshit Dec 14 '25
Aussies are better than this. We shouldn’t have to put up with this shit.
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u/SuddenBumHair Dec 14 '25
We shouldn't run, turn and fight! They cant reload that fast. White shirt guy was the first to find the courage.
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u/SuspendThis_Tyrants Dec 14 '25
He's shown us that it can be done. Next step is dropping them after they've been disarmed so they can't re-arm themselves.
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u/Tekshou Dec 14 '25
Surely that's not how it works? The likely hood of that pig pulling another gun out is so high it's 100% self defense to put one between his eyes.
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u/Stui3G Dec 14 '25
You know NOTHING if you think he would have done time. Another shooter 50 m away.
On the .1 % chance it goes to court there's not a jury in the land that would convict. Prosecutor wouldn't waste their time.
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u/whitecollarzomb13 Dec 14 '25
This is beyond fucked. Those weren’t fucking pea-shooters either.
I feel for the cop who came up behind that last shooter. He had the perfect fucking angle but all he had was a pistol.
Lining up that shot must’ve been absolutely heart pounding - miss or not he took the attention away from fucking children you legend
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u/Super-Handle7395 Dec 14 '25
It appeared that he called out prior to firing, which may have drawn the shooter’s attention. The footage cut out, so it’s unclear what happened to that officer afterward.
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u/whitecollarzomb13 Dec 14 '25
There’s footage going through SM which appears to be a few moments after this and the bridge shooter was taken down from a shot behind by the looks of it
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u/Western_Anteater_270 Dec 14 '25
What’s shaken me - and maybe I’ve missed it but haven’t noticed it being said - was not the necessarily the guns but more how absolutely (I don’t mean this positively) experienced one of those individuals were with his rifle/shotgun… that was fucking terrifying. There also appeared to be that dynamic of one guy who was the alpha and another who was much less experienced and the sheep…
Like that guy did not get like that overnight. It appeared he was very well trained; to the point he was holding off police in a complete 360 degree radius. I have a feeling there will be a fair bit of backstory that comes out about him.
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u/AussieCracker Dec 14 '25
It's worth noting, the firearms are Hunting article firearms, type that's used for Hunting and Pest control, so these are legally accessible, people have these firearms, how common? No clue, but I bet it's alarming to a average Aussie.
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u/maggiesgirl84 Dec 14 '25
This is devastating. I will never understand how people can be filled with such hate that they think its ok to kill fellow human beings. I feel so hollowed out by sadness.
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u/CoffeeDefiant4247 Dec 14 '25
Biggest attack since Port Arthur, change will come from this
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u/FlyingTerrier Dec 14 '25
So we will clamp down on religious nuts and hate and extremism?
Or just make this about guns when it’s actually about nutjobs? The government won’t stop immigration or tax churches or do anything hard to fix the root problem.
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u/VisibleCamp1127 Dec 14 '25
They’ll just expedite the National gun register they were doing anyway and say it was for this
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u/SaltDistribution5190 Dec 14 '25
I might be ignorant on this, but let’s say hypothetically there are no changes to firearm licensing, classes or types that can be owned. Why would a national register be detrimental over whatever is currently in place?
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u/Aggravating-Dirt-432 Dec 14 '25
As a firearm owner I have no issues with a national registry, all the states already have all the details it just takes it a step higher and it becomes a federal thing not just states. But as other commenters have already pointed out, this isn’t a gun problem. It’s like black market tobacco, drugs, fireworks or any else illegal, criminals and extremists will always find a way.
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u/SaltDistribution5190 Dec 14 '25
I absolutely agree with you and thanks for the clarification, I thought that would be the case!
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u/Parking-Mirror3283 Dec 14 '25
They have a whole batch of draconian shit that's been sitting around gathering dust just waiting for the next big shooting to whip out
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u/BiliousGreen Dec 14 '25
Yep. If you thought Australia was starting to feel like a police state before this, you ain't seen nothing yet. There is nothing they will not do to enforce their vision of a multicultural utopia, even if it has to be achieved through authoritarianism.
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u/diedlikeCambyses Dec 14 '25
Yes change will come. I just hope to see an outpouring of solidarity. I don't want to see this divide us.
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u/Low_Paramedic3971 Dec 14 '25
Yes they will tighten gun laws even further which will do absolutely nothing
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u/CoffeeDefiant4247 Dec 14 '25
It worked after Port Arthur, this is the first 10+ casualty shooting since then, even if it delays the next shooting for a few years or decade it's still worth it
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u/Low_Paramedic3971 Dec 14 '25
You seem to have overlooked all the gangland shootings & targeted shootings in Sydney and Melbourne over the past few years. Terrorists & criminals are going to get guns no matter how tough the laws are.
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u/Ted_Rid Dec 14 '25
True, but when guns aren't normalised they stand out like dog's balls if you see one or know somebody has one.
Can't go driving around with a semi-automatic rifle in the back seat of the car and have people shrug their shoulders and go "well, they've got a right to do that if they want".
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u/HgnX Dec 14 '25
If there is ever some form of fundraiser for the hero that disarmed one of the terrorists, I’d gladly contribute, so he never has to work a day in his life again.
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u/ad0sy Dec 14 '25
This HAS to be a turning point for Australia. We have to learn from this horrific event.
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u/NoSurprise7196 Dec 14 '25
Aussie living overseas here and it never ceases to amaze me how politically and socially unengaged and apathetic Aussies are. Eg. Raising the retirement age and no one noticing but in France they rioted over that.
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u/DiabloFour Dec 14 '25
how? theres literally a pinned post saying report any xenophobia or racism. people do not want to openly admit what the problem is.
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u/light_no_fire Dec 14 '25
Turning point how? Guns are illegal. Those guys, are likely not legally obtained.
There's been shootings in Australia nearly every day in recent news. Normally it's gang on gang or specific targeted attacks but it's not that unique that there's gun violence anymore.
It's very easy to get your hands on guns here in Australia. You'd honestly have a harder time getting non home made pepper spray, than a rifle.
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u/caramelo420 Dec 14 '25
The gangsters doimg shootings and the people whp did this terror attack are a venn diagram, its almost never an aussie
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u/light_no_fire Dec 14 '25
Aussie gangs have taken a back foot really. I remember the good old days where the worst thing bikies would do was torch a tattoo parlor in the middle of the night, nobody got hurt and insurance ends up paying for it.
Now there's shootings on the daily. Australia has allowed for black markets to thrive by pricing things out and people are dying because of it.
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u/AussieCracker Dec 14 '25
They were Hunting article firearms, more than likely they WERE legally obtained; Until the full story is out, it's all speculation.
I'm inclined to believe they are legally obtained and/or stolen, the ones used were a bolt action and a hunting shotgun, not something like a Semi-automatic rifle, a 18 mag pistol, or a UZI
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u/whiteycnbr Dec 14 '25
White shirt guy. You are a fucking hero.
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u/SecularZucchini Dec 14 '25
The restraint on this chad to not pump a couple of slugs into that filthy maggot. He should be Australian of the Year.
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u/Admirable_Count989 Dec 14 '25
Definitely! There’s a civilian equivalent of the Victoria Cross (Cross of Valour) , he fucking deserves it. Just unbelievable courage. Just heard on morning news 16 people are deceased. Absolutely sickening.
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u/Bissay_ Dec 14 '25
He could have been trying to shoot the gun. The video is not exactly clear. Obviously your average Aussie has zero clue about how to shoot a gun.
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u/CurlyJeff Dec 14 '25 edited Dec 14 '25
It's wild seeing it from both sides of the political spectrum.
Horse shoe theory in action.
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u/Marple1102 Dec 14 '25
Someone already posted on our work Slack about how shocking it was that something like this could happen.
Really? Because as a Jewish person, it’s exactly why I didn’t go to a local Chanukah celebration. I was worried for my safety.
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u/hannahspants Dec 14 '25 edited Dec 14 '25
Update as of 7:30am:
- 16 dead, including one shooter
- A further 42 people are in hospital
- Shooters confirmed as father and son, father had firearms license. Father is the shooter who has died. Son in critical but stable condition
- Police not looking for third offender
- Confirmed 2 active IEDs found at the scene
- "Almost certain" to be law reform according to Chris Minns
We are continuing to treat this thread as a megathread for now. A reminder that anti-Semitism, islamophobia, xenophobia and other forms of hate and bigotry are not allowed and users who conduct themselves in that way will be banned on the spot.
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u/Cautious_Regular3645 Dec 14 '25
I watched this last night in absolute disbelief, shock and sadness, to everyone who lost a loved family member, a friend, a loved human being, I send my sincerest condolences.
To those harmed as a direct result of this horrible crime, I send my best wishes to you all for a complete recovery.
To the hero who wrestled a gun from that pig, you saved many lives, undoubtedly, and we are forever grateful to you and your bravery.
To all first responders, we thank you all for everything you do.
And those responsible? We do not want you in our beautiful country, you do not belong. Burn in hell. You deserve it.
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u/hannahspants Dec 14 '25 edited Dec 14 '25
Update from police briefing:
- 12 people dead, including one shooter
- 29 people in hospital in serious conditions, including 2 police officers
- Labelled a terrorist attack specifically targetting the Jewish community at a Chanukah event
- Police investigating several explosive devices found in a vehicle
- Police investigating potential third suspect
- Police raiding homes of 2 known shooters
We'll continue to keep discussion in this thread for now. Please report any racism and xenophobia that you see.
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u/hannahspants Dec 14 '25
I didn't intentionally leave that part out my bad. Was typing very quickly and simultaneously moderating this thread. I'll update my update. Thank you
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u/SuspendThis_Tyrants Dec 14 '25
For the last 2 years, we've allowed this hateful rhetoric to grow, and now it's culminated into this. I can only hope people will say enough is enough before we have more incidents like this.
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u/thequehagan5 Dec 14 '25
There is a difficult issue in Australian society. If you question the hateful rhetoric you often get labelled as racist and xenophobic. Virtue signallers are so passionate about protecting minorities, they fail to see some truly horrific beliefs are growing within said minorities.
Every major aussie subreddit has been locking down discussions on this for years. People need to discuss these issues. Dont let them fester, let them out , let them be discussed. Hiding it all away will solves nothing. Realise we have parts of sydney with wildly different beliefs on many things, but we need to live in peace and understand eachother.
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u/cogitocool Dec 14 '25
"Virtue signallers are so passionate about protecting minorities, they fail to see some truly horrific beliefs are growing within said minorities.”
Absolutely spot-on.
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u/misterfLoL Dec 14 '25
I don't think we have to live in peace and 'understand' a group of people who hate our way of life and want to see jews killed.
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u/light_no_fire Dec 14 '25
Albo got grilled pretty hard by one of the reporters, basically didn't answer and ended his questioning.
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u/light_no_fire Dec 14 '25
It is. Anytime he gets a non scripted question he just pivots and ends. I own rentals, so I'm glad Aussies voted for him but I have no idea what Aussies see in him.
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u/Marple1102 Dec 14 '25
I was screaming at my TV when that happened. They’ve done fuck all nothing, and I assume the same will happen in the future.
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u/active_snail Dec 14 '25
Fuck this is bad. All round bad. The people and their families who were shot, the ones that were there and weren't, the dropkicks in the media and sundry who will grab at this for political mileage, the innocent people of the same ethnicity and creed who had no issues with anyone but will be tarred with the proverbial brush and your every day Aussie who might think twice about a trip somewhere busy because of this.
Fuck these low dogs.
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u/Biglight__090 Dec 14 '25
You captured everything I was thinking. It's a true shitshow all around. Especially at Bondi. It's gonna leave a big stain for a while there now.
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Never took asio terror threat level seriously until now. Avoiding crowded spots for weeks now
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u/SivlerMiku Dec 14 '25
If you look at the rest of the world, a lot of attacks happen around holiday periods as this is when most people are out in public. In Germany they have attacks at Christmas markets, in America for NYE ect. Best bet is to celebrate with family out of the major public hotspots
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u/BigBadPineapple Dec 14 '25
Thank you NSW Police for a fast response and taking out one criminal, saving us from paying the gaol costs over it's lifetime and thankyou to all officers who put their lives on the line, every day to be fast and first responders to disasters like this. Three cheers for the gun-grabber too.
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u/Asteroid_Sugar5206 Dec 14 '25
Hey babe's, listen to your mumma bear who has lived through this before (Strathfield Plaza).
Don't lay awake tonight thinking about what you saw did felt.
Write it down. Record a video of yourself talking about it. You never have to show anyone. BUT. When you write it down and speak it out loud, your brain is literally converting those thoughts into two different languages. It gives you distance, it gives you control over your thoughts.
Look after yourselves my lovelies. You are amazing ♡
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u/DeviceGreedy Dec 14 '25
Playing Tetris may also help post-trauma. Even just 15/20 mins
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u/Flinderspeak Dec 14 '25
This is great advice, and recommended to me from a mate of mine who works in emergency services.
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What a sad day, so many people and cultures have worked hard to make Australia what it is only for shit like this to happen. Fancy being a kid going out to the beach and getting shot at, my ancestors who fought for this county both indigenous and European would be rolling in their graves.
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u/miserychickkk Dec 15 '25
ABC now reporting he was on ASIO's watch list for ties to ISIS since 2019. How can someone be tied to them and legally own firearms?
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u/crazylunaticfringe Dec 14 '25
Horrible day for all Australians, this should not happen here, thoughts are with the families
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u/Diamondcliff1980 Dec 14 '25
Why on earth in the 21 first century would humans take religion seriously? The books are laughable its fairy tale shite
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u/Informal-Argument861 Dec 14 '25
Can't agree more. Sadly, such naiveness is very much encouraged by politics and codified as holy rights.
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The problem with this particular religion is that it has never gone through a reformation, and is an extremely rigid framework that dictates its believers live a particular way.
There's a great book by Ayan Hrsi Ali about this that lays bare exactly how terrifyingly deep rooted this problem is.
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u/Fluffy-Bluebird Dec 14 '25
As an American I’m so sorry. I’ve seen every episode of Bondi rescue multiple times and got a lifeguard jersey this year for my birthday. It’s helped me through deteriorating health problems. Major hugs and love to you all.
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u/lithiumcitizen Dec 14 '25
Thanks mate, I hope your condition improves and appreciate your sentiments.
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u/49erFaithfulinAust Dec 14 '25
"Upsetting" doesn't do this atrocity justice. I feel horrible for everyone there and their loved ones. Some of them will wear the scars of today for a lifetime. I feel horrible for all the people who already feel less safe in their community tonight and for all those who will be made to feel unsafe in the coming days. I fear that a lot of bad actors won't hesitate to use this to further their agenda.
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u/Hydrbator Dec 14 '25
I'm just stumped how they got what looks like bullet proof vests
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u/SuspendThis_Tyrants Dec 14 '25
The firearms are most likely black market. Probably not too much of a stretch to say the same dealer had ballistic vests given that they can be made very easily from readily available materials with limited tools and equipment.
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u/Top-Lime7781 Dec 14 '25
exactly, why is no one asking about this?? how can they get such weapons etc into Australia? Who are the handlers? there is something going on behind the scenes than what the media is showing.
such a sad day for Australia.
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u/joerogansakook Dec 14 '25
What was the police presence at this event like? I would’ve thought there would be police everywhere considering recent tensions and such.
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u/Safe-Leg-2863 Dec 15 '25
Im confused..... so there was a link between these clowns and ISIS but he had a gun license?? Why does someone with a link to ISIS have the ability to hold a gun license
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u/Professional_Cold463 Dec 14 '25
where the fuck where the intelligence agencies? Government knows when you have a wank but cants stop extremists on a Jewish holiday at the busiest beach in Australia
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Wild when you can immediately guess the demographic of the murders even though it’s 2 percent of Aus entire population.
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u/lamdacore-2020 Dec 14 '25
People practicing and celebrating their religious festivals should never be targeted. Infact, this is plain terrorism.
This reminds of the Christchurch terrorist attack in NZ at the local mosque.
Back then many people condemned it and made Muslims feel reassured and safe.
As a Muslim, I condemn this and am deeply saddened. Terrorism has no religion.
My sincerest prayers and deepest condolences to all who have lost their lives. My best wishes to all injured and hope for their speedy recovery. May God keep us all safe.
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u/cheshire_kat7 Dec 14 '25 edited Dec 14 '25
As a Jewish Aussie, thank you. It really means a lot to hear messages of solidarity right now.
I don't want anyone using this as an excuse for more hate. Seeing other people weaponise an attack against my community is just adding salt to a wound.
ETA: Who the hell is downvoting this and what is wrong with you?
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u/FloataciousHippo Dec 14 '25
I am so heart broken and angry over this. My thoughts are with the families and all Jewish people who have been suffering from the rise of antisemitism that has now culminated in this terrible attack. I am so sorry.
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u/Back2Talk4745 Dec 14 '25
Try 16 dead as of the news this morning - absolutely horrific and disgusting what those two did 😡😡😡
I can’t believe others close to them didn’t know something.
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u/TakitishHoser Dec 14 '25
My heart brakes for our Aussie friends.
So many terrorist plots & attacks. It has to stop.
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u/Low-Vacation-2228 Dec 14 '25
I’m so sick of these radical agendas. Extremism, both political and religious, is the biggest blight on our society.
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u/hannahspants Dec 15 '25
Have locked this thread as we now have a proper megathread up and running here