Victorian Parliament’s condolence motion for Bondi

Victoria’s Parliament paused on Tuesday to honour the Bondi victims and call for action against antisemitism.

Premier Jacinta Allan moved that the Legislative Assembly, “tenders Victoria’s heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of the 15 innocent people murdered at Bondi Beach on 14 December 2025”, as well as “condemns the atrocity which stole their lives, an act of terrorism deliberately targeted at Australia’s Jewish community gathering to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah”, and “unequivocally condemns the evil of antisemitism and vows stronger action to prevent extremism.”

The Premier acknowledged the anger felt within the Jewish community as justified. “There is deep and understandable anger…. How could there not be anger? A Holocaust survivor killed on a beach celebrating Hanukkah, parents and grandparents taken from their families, the beautiful young 10-year-old Matilda murdered while sharing a moment of joy with her sister, people who had survived the worst of the 20th century only to face deadly antisemitic hatred in 21st-century Australia – how could we not be angry?”

“It is our responsibility as leaders and as governments to prevent attacks like this whether they happen in Bondi or in Ripponlea. The truth is that governments have let you down. Your fears were real. The warnings were clear and we failed, and I want you to know how sorry I am,” she said.

Ripponlea is the neighbourhood where the Adass Israel Synagogue was torched and where Jewish students were recently threatened by a vehicle.