An Australian state leader says a man accused of killing 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach faced a lengthy gun license delay due to bureaucracy, not suspicion.

The authorities are vowing to crack down after a mass shooting at a Jewish holiday celebration. Experts say that what the country needs might not be new laws.

SYDNEY: Two suspects in last week’s deadly mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach trained for the attack in the countryside, police alleged in court documents on Monday, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vowed tougher laws against hate speech and extremism.

The police received information that a “violent act” was possibly being planned by the group who were on their way to Bondi Beach.

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.

New Delhi, Australia's University of New South Wales , Sydney was on Monday granted a Letter of Intent to set up its Indian campus in Bengaluru, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. Pradhan made the announcement at an event in presence of Australia's Minister for Education,