Sixteen people were killed and more than 40 hospitalized after two men opened fire on a beachside community outside Sydney

Wildfires in New South Wales have burned through vast areas of bushland, forcing authorities to issue top-level evacuation warnings as extreme heat intensified fire conditions across the state.

Officials said 15 people were shot and killed Sunday in a targeted attack on a Jewish holiday celebration, to mark the start of Hanukkah, in Australia's Bondi Beach.

The alleged Bondi Beach gunman will be charged as funerals for Jewish victims begin, amid intensified fears of rising antisemitism. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Australia already has some of the world’s toughest gun laws, but the Bondi mass shooting could lead to even tougher rules as the realization spreads that they aren’t strong enough to prevent bloodshed.

At least 15 people were killed at a Jewish gathering on Australia's Bondi Beach, according to Australian government officials and police. One of two gunmen was also dead.

After Australia's deadliest mass shooting in 1996, the country rushed in some of the world's toughest gun laws, including mandatory licensing and background checks, as well as registration of every firearm.

Officials suspect a father and son of killing 15 people on a popular Australian beach, shocking a country where gun violence is rare.

New South Wales is one of the most wildfire-prone regions in Australia, with the risk increasing due to climate change.

Australian authorities on Sunday downgraded alerts for wildfires that have burnt through thousands of hectares of bushland in the country's most populous state, destroying properties and infrastructure.

Tens of thousands of students across New South Wales have found out their HSC results. For many of the 83,000 students, it was a bittersweet ending to their school years.