16 Dec 2025

Bondi beach hero speaks for the first time from hospital

From Checkpoint, 4:47 pm on 16 December 2025

The man hailed as a hero for disarming one of the Bondi Beach gunmen has spoken for the first time from his hospital bed. Ahmed Al Ahmed was shot multiple times after he rushed one of the attackers and wrestled the gun off him. Two gunmen were targeting people celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. 15 victims were killed and dozens injured.  Meanwhile, Australia's national cabinet has unanimously agreed to bolster rules around gun ownership in the wake of the Sunday's terrorist attack. Charlotte Cook spoke to Lisa Owen from Sydney.