Australia mourns in candlelight for Bondi Beach shooting victims

Mourners pay their respect during the Australian National Day of Mourning to honour the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting, in Sydney on Jan 22. - Photo: EPA

SYDNEY: Australians fell silent and lit candles on a national day of mourning on Thursday (Jan 22) for the 15 people killed by gunmen who opened fire on a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach.

Millions observed a minute’s silence at 7.01pm local time (4.01pm, Malaysia time) as flags flew at half-mast for victims of the Dec 14, 2025, mass shooting, Australia’s deadliest in three decades.