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Sydney's festive celebrations are among the most famous in the world.

From the crowds of backpackers at Bondi Beach to the iconic harbour fireworks, it's a popular time of year for both locals and tourists to enjoy the summer.

But despite no escalation in any terror warnings, the next couple of weeks are shrouded in uncertainty after the terror attack that killed 15 innocent people.

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With Christmas just a week away, Sydneysiders as well as the tourists who flock to the nation to see events like the NYE celebrations are likely nervous and unsure.

While there's no official Christmas Day event at Bondi Beach, revellers, including backpackers, usually flock to the sand as well as to neighbouring Bronte.

But now, it's a crime scene and site of mourning.

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Rows of belongings remain scattered as people ran for their lives lay along the beachfront.

The mass of growing flowers and candles sit in front of the landmark, Bondi Pavilion.

And the sand remains largely deserted.

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New Year's Eve events planned for Bondi Beach for the first time in 10 years are due to be held in just over two weeks.

A free Waverley Council family event called Locals Lawn, promises "roaming entertainment, food trucks and an early fireworks display" is scheduled

The elrow Bondi Beach XXL, a music festival for 15,000 people arranged by Fuzzy plans to bring DJs to the beachside.

9News has contacted both organisers to see if they will go ahead.

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Meanwhile, Sydney New Year's Eve celebration is one of the biggest in the world and something planned months ahead.

The City of Sydney says the fireworks are seen by a billion people across the world, with a million packing the harbour.

Amid the bushfires of 2019 the event went ahead to some criticism.

But almost $1 million was raised for bush communities struggling with bushfires and drought on the night.

9News has contacted City of Sydney, but it seems unlikely they will be cancelled.

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As for other events in Sydney, Carols in the Domain, a televised event held in the CBD park, has indicated it will proceed this Saturday.

"Carols will be a place where we can slowly start healing," organisers said on Facebook.

Elsewhere in Australia, the Ashes tour, which is in Adelaide, will continue with players wearing black armbands and extra security.

It's due to arrive in Sydney in the first week of January.

Australian travel warnings remain unchanged

While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his leaders have accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of failing to stop anti semitism he hasn't changed any travel warnings.

Israel's official advice lists Australia as 'potential threat' the second level out of four.

Angloa, Austria and Canada sit at the same level.

The warning was raised two years ago after the October 7 attacks.

"The threat level for many countries in Western Europe (including the UK, France and Germany), South America (including Brazil and Argentina), as well as Australia and Russia, has been raised to level 2, with the recommendation to exercise increased caution," The National Security Council said.

Israel issued fresh warnings after a synagogue attack in 2024.

The UK has added a note on its travel advice page for Australia after the attack, but has not raised alert levels.

"Emergency services advise people to avoid the area. Police investigations are underway. You should follow the local authorities' advice," it says.

New Zealand, India, USA, also major sources of visitors, have not altered advice.

A 25-year-old FIFO worker who disappeared after failing to board a flight at Perth Airport has been found dead.

William Carter arrived at Perth Airport T3 about 12.40pm (GMT) on December 6 to travel to the Pilbara for his working stint, but never made his flight.

Instead, he was at the airport for an hour and a half before leaving in a taxi about 2.10pm and travelling to Trigg Beach.

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He was last seen near a surf club on West Coast Drive about 30 minutes later.

Today, police confirmed they found a body.

While it has yet to be formally identified, the body is believed to belong to Carter. 

Police are not treating his death as suspicious and are preparing a report for the coroner.

Carter's family had serious concerns about his welfare.

He had smiled in a photo with his mum hours before she dropped him off outside the terminal. 

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The Bondi shooting is the worst mass shooting since Port Arthur and the deadliest terror attack on Australian soil.

Prior to the attack, officials said the national terror level was "probable", which indicated there was a 50-50 chance of a terror attack on Australian soil.

So what does Australia's 'probable' actually mean?

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What is Australia's current terrorism threat level?

Australia's current national terrorism threat level is probable.

The federal government raised the level from "possible" to "probable" in August last year.

What does the 'probable' mean?

Under the national terrorism advisory system, probable is defined as "a terrorist attack is probable and the government has concerns of a plausible threat".

When the alert level was raised, Australians were told there "is a greater than 50 per cent chance of an onshore attack or attack planning in the next 12 months".

However, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said a "probable" alert does not mean "inevitable".

Why was the terrorism threat level changed?

At the time, intelligence experts said the decision to raise the threat level was not triggered by any single ideology or issue, but an overall rise in polarisation in Australia and other Western nations.

The terror threat level was last changed in 2022, when it was lowered to "possible".

"The advice that we have received is that more Australians are embracing a more diverse range of extreme ideologies and it is our responsibility to be vigilant," Albanese said in August last year.

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"To be clear, this is the same threat level that was in place in Australia for more than eight years before it was lowered in November of 2022.

"At that time, we said as a government, it's does not mean the threat from terrorism is extinguished."

The national terrorism threat level is a warning tool to provide the government and the public an indication of what ASIO is seeing and anticipates in the near future.

Will the terrorism threat level change?

In the hours after the attack, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) Director-General Mike Burgess maintained the threat level would likely not change from "probable".

"I don't see that changing at this stage," he said.

"One incident by itself does not necessarily raise the threat level at the national level, but we keep that under constant review.

Burgess confirmed investigations are ongoing into any other possible threats, after father and son Sajid and Naveed Akram were named as the shooters.

"We're looking to see if there's anyone in the community that has similar intent," he said.

"It's important to stress at this point, we have no indications to that fact, but that is something we have active investigations on."

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The youngest victim of the Bondi Beach shooting has been captured in a video smiling and enjoying an evening celebrating Hanukkah with her family.

Matilda, 10, had her face painted, petted some farm animals and blissfully cuddled her younger sister Summer, six, while playing on the grass at Archer Park in Bondi.

Shortly after this footage was taken, Matilda was fatally shot in front of her sister.

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She was taken to Sydney Children's Hospital after being wounded in the shooting but tragically could not be saved.

Matilda's family shared a heartbreaking final video of their beloved daughter and niece, who they say will be forever remembered by her smile.

Her aunt, Lina Chernykh, said the heartbroken family would never recover from their loss.

"A happy kid," she told 9News.

"She was open-hearted. Everywhere she goes, she was like a sun."

Matilda has been remembered as a "bright, joyful, and spirited child who brought light to everyone around her", according to her language teacher Irina Goodhew.

"Yesterday, while celebrating Hanukkah, her young life was tragically taken. Her memory will live on in our hearts," she wrote on the fundraising site.

The family gave Nine permission to share Matilda's image and the footage.

Matilda is the youngest victim of the terrorist attack which has left 15 innocent people dead.

There are also 24 people in several hospitals around Sydney in conditions ranging from stable to critical, according to NSW Health's latest update at 12.30pm today.

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If you have been impacted by the terror attack in Bondi there is support available.

To contact Lifeline Australia, call 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14.

For people under 25 years old, you can contact Kids Helpline at 1800 55 1800.

Both of these are available on a 24/7 basis.

If you wish to donate blood, you can find your nearest donor centre here.

Former Prime Minister John Howard has said that the "gruesome" death toll of the Bondi terrorist attack would have been "infinitely bigger" if not for the major gun reforms following the Port Arthur massacre.

Speaking to the media, Howard said there was "little doubt" that not enough had been done to counter the spread of antisemitism since October 7, 2023.

"I hope that this terrible event will be a wake-up call to those who have been asleep at the wheel," he said.

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"It disabused everybody at this idea that it can't happen here, it can happen here," he said.

The former Prime Minister said he did not believe Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong had done enough when it came to preventing the spread of antisemitism, but he wouldn't go "further than that".

"Clearly, the people to blame for the murders are the murderers, and that's apparent," he said.

However, Howard did excoriate the government's breakdown in its relationship with Israel during the invasion of Gaza that followed Hamas's October 7 attacks.

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"(Albanese's) greatest failure is not to provide the moral leadership that a prime minister can in denouncing antisemitism," he said.

"The impression I had was that every time he got onto the subject, he would equate it with discrimination generally."

Howard suggested that if Australia had not enacted major reform on gun control following the Port Arthur massacre, Sunday's "gruesome" death toll could have been "infinitely bigger".

The crack down, which made automatic and semi-automatic weapons illegal, was spearheaded by Howard's first government.

Today, he said the focus on gun control was "welcome, always", but that the broader issue of antisemitism should be the focus.

If you have been impacted by the terror attack in Bondi there is support available.

To contact Lifeline Australia, call 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14.

For people under 25 years old, you can contact Kids Helpline at 1800 55 1800.

Both of these are available on a 24/7 basis.

If you wish to donate blood, you can find your nearest donor centre here.

Thousands of videos from the Bondi beach mass shooting have flooded social media in the wake of the Sunday night attack, which claimed 15 innocent lives.

Clips of the shooting have amassed millions of views across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube and news sites such as 9news.com.au.

Some of the videos are very graphic.

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While major events like this need to be reported on and footage from the attack will be useful to authorities, some people may want to limit how much they see.

The eSafety Commissioner has already received a flood of complaints about the videos being circulated online but has not yet issued any takedown notices.

This is because the posts do not meet the standard for illegal content under Australian law.

However, there are ways for social media users to limit the number of Bondi shooting videos they see online.

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Block and mark 'not interested'

Users can unfollow or block specific accounts posting about the shooting on most social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.

This will prevent those accounts' content from appearing in the user's feed.

On Instagram, users can train their algorithm to show fewer post about the shooting by marking themselves as 'not interested'.

Tap the three dots in the top (feed) or bottom right (reels) corner and select 'not interested' in the pop-up menu.

Users can also tap 'manage content preferences' and 'specific words or phrases', then enter words like Bondi and shooting to hide suggested posts that include them.

On TikTok, users can mark videos as 'not interested' by holding down a finger in the middle of the screen while a video is playing.

On the pop-up menu, select 'not interested'.

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A pop-up will appear confirming TikTok will show fewer videos like it.

Users can tap on 'details' to request the algorithm show less of the specific creator, sound, or hashtags.

They can also filter keywords like Bondi and shooting.

To do this, tap 'profile', then the three lines in the top right, then 'settings and privacy'.

Under 'content preferences', select 'filter keywords' and type out the words you want to avoid.

On Facebook, users can reduce the number of feed posts they see about the Bondi shooting by tapping three dots in the top right and selecting 'hide post'.

On Facebook reels, tap the three dots in the top right and select 'not interested'.

Users can also go to the menu in the bottom right, tap 'content preferences', then under 'sensitive content' choose 'show less'.

This may reduce the number of graphic clips they see.

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On YouTube, the three dots are in the bottom right on main feed videos and top right on shorts.

Users can then select 'not interested'.

On X, the three dots to select 'not interested' are in the top right corner of a post.

All of these instructions are based on mobile apps, instructions may be different on a desktop.

Graphic content can also be reported to social media platforms and to the eSafety Commissioner.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

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Go offline

The easiest way for some Aussies to avoid seeing footage from the Bondi mass shooting may be to avoid social media for a few days.

Videos will continue to circulate as more information about the attack emerges, which will continue to push them to the top of algorithms.

Going offline for a few days and avoiding video-heavy platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Facebook will prevent users from seeing unwanted footage of the shooting.

If you have been impacted by the terror attack in Bondi there is support available.

To contact Lifeline Australia, call 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14. For people under 25 years old, you can contact Kids Helpline at 1800 55 1800. Both of these are available on a 24/7 basis. If you wish to donate blood, you can find your nearest donor centre here.

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