Overview
- New South Wales Police charged the surviving 24-year-old with 59 offences, including 15 murders and terrorism, and said they planned to question him after he regained consciousness; his 50-year-old father was killed by police at the scene.
- Investigators report finding improvised explosive devices and homemade Islamic State flags in the suspect’s car, and authorities are reviewing a prior 2019 security check on him as well as agency coordination.
- Officials in New South Wales announced urgent reforms to tighten access to high-powered firearms and curb large protests after terror attacks, while federal leaders pledged stronger action against extremist and antisemitic threats.
- In Bonn, two defendants aged 18 and 19 went on trial accused of jointly attempting to kill a 40-year-old paramedic during a July incident at Troisdorf’s Stadthalle.
- The paramedic suffered skull-brain trauma and severe memory loss; the court scheduled six hearing days with a verdict expected in late January 2026, as the defendants cite heavy intoxication and claim memory gaps, with one admitting to kicking but denying a head strike.