An appalling attack leaving 15 dead and 40 in hospital. As elsewhere in the world, the Australian Jewish community has felt increasingly under threat due to a rise in anti-Semitism largely brought on by anger at Israel's actions in Gaza and the West Bank. Such heinous attacks can never be justified but when will people realise that being Jewish does not equate to being a right-wing Zionist anymore than being Muslim means that someone is an Islamic extremist?

Not sure exactly who the perpetrators were other than that they were a 50 year old father (shot and killed) and his 24 old son (in hospital). As with the US, one of the issues was the ease of legal access to several guns that both had. Seems like there are calls to further restrict gun ownership now.

Meanwhile, NSW police are praising the bravery of police, first responders and "ordinary Australians"-one of whom, 43 year old Ahmed all Ahmed, managed to disarm one of the attackers despite gun shot wounds to himself.