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.

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Australia is preparing for the funerals of some of the victims of an antisemitic mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

Australia on Friday revised its expected resources earnings up 4% to A$383 billion ($252.5 billion) for the current financial year thanks to record gold prices, resilient iron ore prices and the failure of its currency to rise against the U.

More than 1 million social media accounts held by users under 16 are set to be deactivated in Australia in a divisive world-first ban that is being closely watched elsewhere.

The third Ashes Test resumed on Wednesday night (GMT), with England needing to win in order to keep the five-match series alive.

Global online forum Reddit has filed a court challenge to Australia’s world-first law that bans Australian children younger than 16 from holding accounts on the world’s most popular social media platforms.

Macquarie Group said on Friday its unit Macquarie Securities (Australia) (MSAL) has agreed to pay a penalty of A$35 million ($23.1 million) for systemic failures that led to years of misreporting millions of short sales.

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