Courtney Statement on Bondi Beach Terror Attack

December 15, 2025 Press Release NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney, Co-Chair of the Congressional Friends of Australia Caucus, released the following statement on the December 14 th mass shooting in Sydney, Australia targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach. “The Bondi Beach shooting at a Hanukkah celebration is an appalling vicious hate crime. Australian Prime Minister Albanese’s words, ‘an attack on Jewish Australians is an attack on all Australians’, hold true for all friends of Australia — and the civilized world. America mourns with the victims and denounces antisemitism in all its forms,” Courtney said. “The swift action by Prime Minister Albanese to push for tighter gun club firearm laws in Australia is a decisive example of how to reduce the risk of gun violence and prevent future tragedies.” ###