SYDNEY, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Australia's most populous state is set to pass tougher gun laws, ban the display of terrorist symbols and curb protests after the state parliament's lower house cleared a bill late on Monday in an emergency sitting following the Bondi mass shooting

WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Bipartisan anger over the U.S. Department of Justice's slow release of Jeffrey Epstein documents grew on Monday as lawmakers threatened to launch an effort to hold Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt of Congress and former President Bill Clinton sought the immediate release of any documents involving him

The two suspects in a deadly mass shooting at Australias Bondi Beach carried out tactical training in the countryside, AFP reported Monday.

Civil liberties advocates say laws 'damage our democracy' while others say they scapegoat gun owners.

Videos also show the pair allegedly training in rural Australia and making statements in front of Islamic State flags.

SYDNEY, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Australian police say homemade pipe and tennis ball bombs were thrown at a crowd at Bondi Beach before a mass shooting but failed to detonate, according to court documents released on Monday

The Bondi shooting, and a deadly stabbing attack just last year, have left scores physically scarred and traumatised.

Thousands of people, including Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, gathered at Bondi Beach Sunday to mark the Dec

Anthony Albanese says the country must be in a position to respond to "the rapidly changing security environment".

Australian authorities plan to ban symbols tied to extremism and certain chants after a mass shooting at Bondi Beach killed 15 people and injured many more.

New South Wales will look at passing hate speech laws after Australia's deadliest shooting in almost 30 years.

It introduced stricter gun laws after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, but some say they now need to be tightened further.

The Australian government will launch a gun buyback program to take hundreds of thousands of firearms off the streets, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday, following a shooting rampage at a Jewish holiday festival that killed 15 people.

SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) - As two gunmen opened fire on hundreds celebrating Hanukkah on Sydney's Bondi Beach, 14-year-old Chaya Dadon's mind was clear

One father tells the BBC he owes the life of his child to a stranger forced into an impossible decision.

SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) - A man credited with saving lives for wrestling a gun from one of the alleged attackers during a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach received a cheque for more than A$2.5 million ($1.65 million) on Friday, after tens of thousands of people contributed to a donation website

Hundreds paddle out at Bondi beach to commemorate the shooting victims from Sunday's attack.

It is the largest scheme since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, which prompted massive gun law reform.

SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) - When a gunman murdered 35 people in Tasmania in 1996, Australia's political leaders united to implement some of the West's toughest gun laws. Nearly three decades later, after 15 people were killed at a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach, consensus is more elusive

SYDNEY: Australia will mark one week since the Bondi Beach mass shooting with a national day of "reflection", Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday as he outlined plans for a sweeping gun buyback scheme

SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Australian police said that seven men detained in Sydney's southwest on Thursday had ideological connections to the two gunmen who allegedly fired at hundreds celebrating Hanukkah in Bondi Beach, killing 15 people

The aunt of the youngest victim of the Bondi shooting says those who are angry should "plant a seed of happiness" in their heart in memory of her niece Matilda..

Lina Chernykh tells the BBC her niece Matilda was a joyous child who spread love everywhere she went.

Measures include fresh penalties for 'those who spread hate' as well as new powers to cancel or refuse visas.

SYDNEY, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The funeral of 10-year-old Bondi Beach shooting victim Matilda will be held in Sydney on Thursday as her parents criticised the government for failing to respond to a rising tide of antisemitism

Naveed Akram, the 24-year-old alleged shooter, was charged with 59 offences in total.

The mother of 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach attack, paid tribute to her daughter at a flower memorial on Tuesday evening.

Naveed Akram, 24, faces 59 charges in total following the attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday.

UK-born Rabbi Schlanger mourned as someone beloved by his community and who spread "love and joy".

His death was described as an "unspeakable loss" in a service held at the Chabad of Bondi.

The BBC spoke to Jewish people at Bondi Beach about why the suburb is significant to their community.

SYDNEY, Dec 16 (Reuters) - While a Sydney shopowner is being hailed as a hero after disarming one of the gunmen shooting at a Jewish holiday event at Sydney's Bondi Beach, a couple and another man who died after physically confronting the attackers are also being remembered for their heroic efforts to save those around them

Experts said the Bondi Beach attack in Sydney showed the persistence of the ISIS threat.

The couple were Bondi locals and described by their loved ones as an 'honest' and 'hardworking' couple who were 'devoted' to their family.

Eleven minutes of video captures the moment Australia's iconic beach turns into a scene of horror.

TEHRAN The violent attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, which tragically claimed 16 lives, has been compounded by a dangerous wave of online misinformation, placing an innocent Pakistani-origin resident in fear for his life.

"Your heart is strong", Anthony Albanese tells the father-of-two, calling him "a true Australian hero".

Boris Gurman, 69, "charged straight towards the danger" and grabbed one of the attacker's guns, a witness said.

Some witnesses have suggested police were too slow to disarm the two gunmen during the Bondi shooting.

Crowds of people have left flowers and candles as a tribute to the 15 people who were killed in the attack in Sydney.

The aftermath of the Bondi Beach attack in Australia continues to dominate the front pages of Tuesday's papers.

Tessa Wong and her children had just left Bondi Beach when the gunmen launched a deadly attack.

SYDNEY, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Dozens of people lined up early on Tuesday at Sydney's Bondi Beach to pay tribute to the 15 victims and those wounded in Sunday's Hanukkah festival shootings, Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years

Ahmed Al Ahmed jeopardized his life when he tackled one of two alleged shooters to the ground and seized his gun during Sundays attack on a Jewish gathering on Bondi Beach.

Rabbi Eli Schlanger was one of at least 15 people killed at the event on Bondi Beach on Sunday after two gunmen opened fire on the crowd.

Videos and eyewitness accounts reveal how Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades unfolded

TEHRAN Preliminary investigations indicate that the deadly mass shooting at Bondi Beach, a popular seaside destination in Sydney, Australia, was carried out by a father and son who may have been influenced by the ideology of the ISIL terror group, also known as ISIS or Daesh, according to Australian authorities, including the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) and New South Wales Police (NSW Police).

Australian PM Anthony Albanese says the government is 'prepared to take whatever action is necessary,' including invoking stricter gun laws, to protect its people.

Two gunmen involved in the attack have been identified by the Australian authorities as a father and son.

Australia vowed stricter gun laws on Monday as it began mourning victims of its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years, in which police accused a father-and-son duo of killing 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach, Reuters reported.

The deadly attack targeting a Jewish community event at Australia's Bondi Beach dominates the front pages of Monday's papers

Authorities say two rabbis, a Holocaust survivor and a 10-year-old girl were among the victims.

BBC News Australia correspondent Katy Watson visited the house in the Sydney suburb of Bonnyrigg.

SYDNEY, Dec 15 (Reuters) - A Sydney fruit shop owner who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers during the mass shooting at Bondi Beach is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery for bullet wounds to his arm and hand, his family said

Correspondent Joe Inwood pieces together what verified footage reveals about how Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades unfolded.

Eleven people were killed in the shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach, as crowds attended an event to celebrate Hanukkah

Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured in the attack, which targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach

At least 15 people were killed and about 40 were injured in the Bondi Beach shooting, but some Canadian Jewish communities say they are moving ahead with their own celebrations.

Sixteen people have died after an attack targeting a Hanukkah event on the beach.

At least 15 people have been killed and at least a further 42 injured in a shooting during Hanukkah celebrations.

SYDNEY, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Australian police said on Monday that the alleged offenders behind an attack at a Jewish celebration in Sydney's Bondi beach that killed 15 people, were a father and son duo

TEHRAN The massacre at Australias Bondi Beach on December 14 was a moment of unadulterated horror

At least 15 people were shot and killed on Sunday during a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydneys Bondi Beach, Australian authorities said, declaring it a terrorist attack.

New South Wales Police say that 11 people were killed, plus one gunman, in a shooting at Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community.

According to US Attorney General Pam Bondi, who shared the footage, the tanker was used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.