The 24-year-old man alleged to have carried out the mass shooting in Australia with his father has been slapped with charge, news releases indicate.

Matilda was enjoying a petting zoo at the festivities on Sunday at Bondi Beach just before she was killed along with 14 other people in a mass shooting targeting Jews.

Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.

Police said around 1,000 people had attended the Jewish celebration, which was held in a small park off the beach.

Ben Stokes' side is in immense danger of losing the ongoing Ashes series which moves to its pivotal Third Test at the Adelaide Oval. Follow the live ball-by-ball commentary, real-time toss updates, ri

Optus, Australia's second-largest telecoms services provider, said on Thursday that an independent review into its September outage found gaps in process, accountability, escalation, and information protocols that need urgent attention.

Known as "tulas," the 60 artifacts are only the second discovery of this size to be found in Australia. Researchers think they may have been created for trade

Follow reaction as Alex Carey's 106 helps Australia recover from 94-4 on day one of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.