Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.

The authorities are vowing to crack down after a mass shooting at a Jewish holiday celebration. Experts say that what the country needs might not be new laws.

For Australia’s tiny Jewish population, Bondi Beach was a refuge within a vast country that offered sanctuary to families fleeing a seething hate that killed six million of their kind within the lifetime of some of their oldest members.

Australia proposes new hate speech laws and gun buyback program after Bondi Beach attack, sparking a heated debate over the government's response.

The police found two homemade Islamic State flags in the car of the suspects, a 50-year-old man and his 24-year-old son.

Police said around 1,000 people had attended the Jewish celebration, which was held in a small park off the beach.

A new hiking route on Kangaroo Island takes walkers on a journey through Flinders Chase National Park via platypus-filled pools, windblown beaches and comfortable lighthouse stays.

The ban, a world-first, has been applauded by families looking to take back power from tech giants. But questions remain about its enforceability.

Australia captain Pat Cummins praised his players for persevering through a raft of injury setbacks as the hosts celebrated retaining the Ashes with victory over England in the third test in Adelaide on Sunday.