A mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach during a public Hanukkah celebration on Sunday left at least 12 people dead and several others injured. Police said two gunmen opened fire on crowds gathered for the Hanukkah event; one was shot dead at the scene while the other remains in custody.

Mass shooting deaths in Australia are extremely rare, largely due to strict gun laws introduced after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania, where a lone gunman killed 35 people. But there have been such incidents nonetheless, no matter how infrequent.

Croydon Park, Sydney (2025)

A gunman fired dozens of shots from an apartment balcony, injuring at least one person. No deaths were reported.

Wieambilla, Queensland (2022)

Six people died, including two police officers, after officers were ambushe

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