How the Bondi terrorist attack has changed Australia

Australia has changed in the past 24 hours, after a shocking act of terrorism targeted at the Jewish community left 15 people dead on Sydney's Bondi Beach. The attack happened during a community event to mark the first day of Hanukkah on Sunday, with a 10-year-old girl, two rabbis and a holocaust survivor among those who were killed. Amid the devastating pain there have also been stories of heroism, with blood banks inundated with volunteers and that incredible video of Ahmed al Ahmed wrestling the gun from one of the shooters. In this special episode of hack, we head to Bondi Beach. We speak with witnesses, members of Sydney's Jewish community and politicians, and ask how this unspeakable crime happened and how the nation can come to terms with its pain. Listen now:  02:42  - What we know so far 08:18 - How Jewish Australians are processing yesterday 17:48 - Allegra Spender and Sussan Ley on Australia's antisemitism problem 24:21 - Australia's terror threat level Guests:  Sussan Ley, Opposition Leader Allegra Spender, Independent Member for Wentworth Associate Professor Josh Roose, religious violence expert, Deakin University Get the whole story from hack: Follow us on Instagram and TikTok Subscribe to the hack podcast

An episode of the Hack podcast, hosted by Australian Broadcasting Corporation, titled "How the Bondi terrorist attack has changed Australia" was published on December 15, 2025 and runs 30 minutes.

December 15, 2025 ·30m · Hack

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Australia has changed in the past 24 hours, after a shocking act of terrorism targeted at the Jewish community left 15 people dead on Sydney's Bondi Beach. The attack happened during a community event to mark the first day of Hanukkah on Sunday, with a 10-year-old girl, two rabbis and a holocaust survivor among those who were killed. Amid the devastating pain there have also been stories of heroism, with blood banks inundated with volunteers and that incredible video of Ahmed al Ahmed wrestling the gun from one of the shooters. In this special episode of hack, we head to Bondi Beach. We speak with witnesses, members of Sydney's Jewish community and politicians, and ask how this unspeakable crime happened and how the nation can come to terms with its pain. Listen now:  02:42  - What we know so far 08:18 - How Jewish Australians are processing yesterday 17:48 - Allegra Spender and Sussan Ley on Australia's antisemitism problem 24:21 - Australia's terror threat level Guests:  Sussan Ley, Opposition Leader Allegra Spender, Independent Member for Wentworth Associate Professor Josh Roose, religious violence expert, Deakin University Get the whole story from hack: Follow us on Instagram and TikTok Subscribe to the hack podcast

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