What I Learned on Bondi Beach

What I Learned on Bondi Beach

Not long after the Bondi Beach terror attack on December 14, which claimed the lives of 15 people and injured dozens more—including me—I was asked a question I was not quite prepared for: Since the attack, am I more a man of faith or less?The question sounded simple, almost routine, but it stopped me cold. When you stand at the precipice between life and death, faith is no longer abstract. It becomes the lens through which every memory, breath, …

From Bondi Beach to the next crisis: Why the first hour matters

The deadly terror attack during Hanukkah at Bondi Beach did not unfold in the shadows. It happened in broad daylight, in one of Australia’s most iconic public spaces. For many Jews watching from afar, the shock was not only the violence itself, but the recognition: If it can happen here, it can happen anywhere. Australia’s Jewish community is strong, proud and deeply rooted. Yet strength does not confer immunity. Jews have learned, once again, t…

Peter Van Onselen: Is Anthony Albanese about to make another mistake in the aftermath of the Bondi Beach terror attack?

He is reportedly flirting with the worst possible next move: appointing a commissioner the Jewish community point-blank does not want.

‘Brother, teacher, protector’: Final Bondi terror victim farewelled

The coffin of former NSW Police Detective Sergeant Peter ‘Marzo’ Meagher, who died in the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, exits St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney, Wednesday, January 7, 2026. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi)  Peter Meagher, a former police detective, Randwick Rugby supporter, brother, and husband was farewelled in a moving service on 7 January which paid tribute to all the lives he had touched during his 61 years of life.   Mourners packed…