Australians honor 15 Bondi shooting victims with minute of silence

Australians observed a minute of silence and lit candles to honor the 15 victims of a mass shooting at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah festival.

A father and son are accused of carrying out the attack, which is considered the deadliest mass shooting in Australia in nearly three decades.

The attack is believed to have been inspired by Islamic State ideology.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged citizens to light candles in their windows as a gesture of solidarity with the Jewish community and in line with the theme 'light over darkness'.

Flags were flown at half-mast across the country, including over the Sydney Harbour Bridge, during the national day of reflection.

Some attendees expressed anger at the government's perceived slow response to rising antisemitic incidents, booing when the Prime Minister's presence was announced.