Overview
- New South Wales lawmakers approved an emergency package capping most gun licences at four firearms, banning terrorist symbols and empowering police to block or disperse protests for up to 90 days after a terror declaration.
- Premier Chris Minns called the measures extraordinary but necessary for public safety, as activists and religious groups warned of overreach and flagged a High Court challenge to the protest powers.
- Police say the Bondi Beach shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration and was motivated by antisemitism, with the gunmen linked to Islamic State imagery.
- Western Australia police arrested Martin Thomas Glynn, 39, after posts allegedly backing the Bondi attackers; a raid found six rifles, about 4,000 rounds of ammunition, Hamas and Hezbollah flags and notes consistent with bomb-making research.
- Glynn was charged with conduct intended to racially harass, carrying a prohibited weapon and improper firearm storage, denied bail and remanded to February, with police saying he was not previously known to authorities and is not believed part of a network.