LOCALIZE IT: The James Beard Awards are next week. See the finalists in your state

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The culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars will be announcing winners later this month — 25 categories of restaurants, chefs and others will be feted at the ceremony for the James Beard Awards June 16 in Chicago.

The James Beard Foundation established the awards in 1990 and has bestowed them since 1991, except in 2020 and 2021 when the organization scrapped them as the restaurant industry was reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Restaurants apply for the awards. Judges, who mostly remain anonymous, try the cuisine before voting. Nominees are reviewed for the food as well as for a behavioral “code of ethics,” including how employees are treated.

This guide will be updated with the winners next week.

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FIND YOUR STATE: JAMES BEARD NOMINEES

We’ve broken out by state the nominees for all categories including Outstanding Restaurateur, Outstanding Chef, Outstanding Restaurant, Emerging Chef, Best New Restaurant, Outstanding Bakery, Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker, Outstanding Hospitality, Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program, Outstanding Bar, Best New Bar, Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service, Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service and Best Chefs by region.

There are also nominees listed for Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. View all nominees here along with a a list of people receiving various achievement awards. You can view the previously published list of semifinalists here. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in Chicago on June 16.

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ALABAMA

Jose Medina Camacho, Adiõs, Birmingham, AL — Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service

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ALASKA

Beau Schooler, In Bocca Al Lupo, Juneau, AK — Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA)

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ARIZONA

Crystal Kass, Valentine, Phoenix, AZ — Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

Yotaka Martin, Lom Wong, Phoenix, AZ — Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, OK)

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ARKANSAS

Matthew Cooper, Conifer, Bentonville, AR — Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)

Rafael Rios, Yeyo’s El Alma de Mexico, Bentonville, AR — Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)

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CALIFORNIA

Daisy Ryan and Greg Ryan, Companion Hospitality (Bell’s, Bar Le Cote, Priedite BBQ, and others), Los Alamos, CA — Outstanding Restaurateur

Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski, The Anchovy Bar, State Bird Provisions, and The Progress, San Francisco, CA — Outstanding Restaurateur

Gusto Bread, Long Beach, CA — Outstanding Bakery

Harbor House Inn, Elk, CA — Outstanding Hospitality

Strong Water, Anaheim, CA — Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program

Jacob Brown, Lazy Bear, San Francisco, CA — Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service

Tobin Shea, Redbird, Los Angeles, CA — Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service

Daniel Castillo, Heritage Barbecue, San Juan Capistrano, CA — Best Chef: California

Richard Lee, Saison, San Francisco, CA — Best Chef: California

Tara Monsod, ANIMAE, San Diego, CA — Best Chef: California

Kosuke Tada, Mijoté, San Francisco, CA — Best Chef: California

Jon Yao, Kato, Los Angeles, CA — Best Chef: California

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COLORADO

Josh Niernberg, Bin 707 Foodbar, Grand Junction, CO — Outstanding Chef

Penelope Wong, Yuan Wonton, Denver, CO — Best Chef: Mountain (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)

Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder, CO — Outstanding Restaurant

Alma Fonda Fina, Denver, CO — Best New Restaurant

Carolyn Nugent and Alen Ramos, Poulette Bakeshop, Parker, CO — Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

McLain Hedges and Mary Allison Wright, Yacht Club, Denver, CO — Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service

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CONNECTICUT

Brian Lewis, The Cottage, Westport, CT — Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

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FLORIDA

Sue Chin and Jason Chin, Good Salt Restaurant Group (Seito Sushi, Reyes Mezcaleria, The Osprey, and others), Orlando, FL — Outstanding Restaurateur

Ômo by Jônt, Winter Park, FL — Best New Restaurant

ViceVersa, Miami, FL — Best New Bar

Nando Chang, Itamae AO, Miami, FL — Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)

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GEORGIA

Aria, Atlanta, GA — Outstanding Hospitality

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HAWAII

Dave Newman, Pint + Jigger, Honolulu, HI — Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service

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IDAHO

Salvador Alamilla, Amano, Caldwell, ID — Best Chef: Mountain (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)

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KANSAS

Georges French Bistro, Wichita, KS — Outstanding Restaurant

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ILLINOIS

Galit, Chicago, IL — Outstanding Restaurant

Kumiko, Chicago, IL — Outstanding Bar

Thai Dang, HaiSous, Chicago, IL — Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)

Chris Jung and Erling Wu-Bower, Maxwells Trading, Chicago, IL — Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)

Noah Sandoval, Oriole, Chicago, IL — Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)

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KENTUCKY

Noam Bilitzer, MeeshMeesh Mediterranean, Louisville, KY — Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)

Sara Bradley, freight house, Paducah, KY — Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)

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LOUISIANA

Kaitlin Guerin, Lagniappe Bakehouse, New Orleans, LA — Emerging Chef

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MARYLAND

Charleston, Baltimore, MD — Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program

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MASSACHUSETTS

Cassie Piuma, Sarma, Somerville, MA — Outstanding Chef

Merai, Brookline, MA — Best New Bar

Erin Miller, Urban Hearth, Cambridge, MA — Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

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MICHIGAN

Jennifer Blakeslee and Eric Patterson, The Cooks’ House, Traverse City, MI — Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)

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MINNESOTA

Bûcheron, Minneapolis, MN — Best New Restaurant

Bar Brava, Minneapolis, MN — Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program

Shigeyuki Furukawa, Kado no Mise, Minneapolis, MN — Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)

Diane Moua, Diane’s Place, Minneapolis, MN — Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)

Karyn Tomlinson, Myriel, St. Paul, MN — Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)

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MISSOURI

Jane Sacro Chatham, Vicia, St Louis, MO — Emerging Chef

Loryn Nalic, Balkan Treat Box, Webster Groves, MO — Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)

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MONTANA

The Union, Helena, MT — Best New Restaurant

Joshua Adams, Campione, Livingston, MT — Best Chef: Mountain (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)

Brandon Cunningham, The Social Haus, Greenough, MT — Best Chef: Mountain (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)

David Wells, The Tasting Room at Chico Hot Springs Resort & Day Spa, Pray, MT — Best Chef: Mountain (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)

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NEBRASKA

David Utterback, Ota and Yoshitomo, Omaha, NE — Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)

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NEVADA

Cristie Norman, Delilah, Las Vegas, NV — Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service

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NEW HAMPSHIRE

Super Secret Ice Cream, Bethlehem, NH — Outstanding Bakery

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NEW JERSEY

Dan Richer, Razza, Jersey City, NJ — Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)

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NEW MEXICO

Campo at Los Poblanos, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM— Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program

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NEW YORK

Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, Frenchette, Le Veau d’ Or, and Le Rock, New York, NY — Outstanding Restaurateur

Gabriel Kreuther, Gabriel Kreuther, New York, NY — Outstanding Chef

Jungsik Yim, Jungsik, New York, NY — Outstanding Chef

Penny, New York, NY — Best New Restaurant

Atomix, New York, NY — Outstanding Hospitality

Cassandra Felix, Daniel, New York, NY — Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service

Ignacio “Nacho” Jimenez, Superbueno, New York, NY — Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service

Nasim Alikhani, Sofreh, Brooklyn, NY — Best Chef: New York State

Ryan Fernandez, Southern Junction Barbecue, Buffalo, NY — Best Chef: New York State

Eiji Ichimura, Sushi Ichimura, New York, NY — Best Chef: New York State

Atsushi Kono, Kono, New York, NY — Best Chef: New York State

Vijay Kumar, Semma, New York, NY — Best Chef: New York State

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NORTH CAROLINA

April Franqueza, The Dining Room at High Hampton, Cashiers, NC — Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

Silver Iocovozzi, Neng Jr.’s, Asheville, NC — Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)

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NORTH DAKOTA

Nikki Berglund and Ryan Nitschke, Luna Fargo, Sol Ave. Kitchen, Nova Eatery and others, Fargo, ND — Outstanding Restaurateur

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OHIO

Mike Stankovich, Longfellow, Cincinnati, OH — Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service

David Jackman, Wildweed, Cincinnati, OH — Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)

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OKLAHOMA

Lisa Becklund, FarmBar, Tulsa, OK — Outstanding Chef

Nonesuch, Oklahoma City, OK — Outstanding Restaurant

Cat Cox, Country Bird Bakery, Tulsa, OK — Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

Olivier Bouzerand, Fait Maison, Edmond, OK — Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, OK)

Zack Walters, Sedalia’s Oyster & Seafood, Oklahoma City, OK — Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, OK)

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OREGON

Coquine, Portland, OR — Outstanding Restaurant

JinJu Patisserie, Portland, OR — Outstanding Bakery

Scotch Lodge, Portland, OR — Outstanding Bar

Joshua Dorcak, MÄS, Ashland, OR — Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA)

Ryan Roadhouse, Nodoguro, Portland, OR — Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA)

Timothy Wastell, Antica Terra, Amity, OR — Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA)

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PENNSYLVANIA

Phila Lorn, Mawn, Philadelphia, PA — Emerging Chef

Fet-Fisk, Pittsburgh, PA — Best New Restaurant

The Lovers Bar at Friday Saturday Sunday, Philadelphia, PA — Outstanding Bar

Jesse Ito, Royal Sushi & Izakaya, Philadelphia, PA — Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)

Amanda Shulman, Her Place Supper Club, Philadelphia, PA — Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)

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PUERTO RICO

Identidad Cocktail Bar, San Juan, PR — Best New Bar

Kevin Garcia, La Faena AgroCocina, Guaynabo, PR — Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)

Angel David Moreno Zayas, El Gallo Pinto, Guayama, PR — Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)

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RHODE ISLAND

Oberlin, Providence, RI — Outstanding Restaurant

Nikhil Naiker, NIMKI, Providence, RI — Emerging Chef

Sky Haneul Kim, Gift Horse, Providence, RI — Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

Derek Wagner, Nicks on Broadway, Providence, RI — Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

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SOUTH CAROLINA

Robbie Robinson, City Limits Barbeque, West Columbia, SC — Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)

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TENNESSEE

Jake Howell, Peninsula, Nashville, TN — Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)

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TEXAS

RJ Yoakum, Georgie, Dallas, TX — Emerging Chef

Ema, Houston, TX — Best New Restaurant

Mābo, Dallas, TX — Best New Restaurant

Starship Bagel, Dallas and Lewisville, TX — Outstanding Bakery

Mixtli, San Antonio, TX — Outstanding Hospitality

MARCH, Houston, TX — Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program

Bar Colette, Dallas, TX — Best New Bar

Arjav Ezekiel, Birdie’s, Austin, TX— Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service

Thomas Bille, Belly of the Beast, Spring, TX — Best Chef: Texas

Emmanuel Chavez, Tatemó, Houston, TX — Best Chef: Texas

Emil Oliva, Leche de Tigre, San Antonio, TX — Best Chef: Texas

Regino Rojas, Purépecha, Dallas, TX — Best Chef: Texas

Michael Anthony Serva, Bordo, Marfa, TX — Best Chef: Texas

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UTAH

Water Witch, Salt Lake City, UT — Outstanding Bar

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VERMONT

Allison Gibson and Cara Tobin, Honey Road and Gray Jay, Burlington, VT — Outstanding Restaurateur

Wolf Tree, White River Junction, VT — Outstanding Bar

Avery Buck, May Day, Burlington, VT — Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

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WASHINGTON

Atoma, Seattle, WA — Best New Restaurant

Archipelago, Seattle, WA — Outstanding Hospitality

Jay Blackinton, Houlme, Orcas Island, WA — Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA)

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WASHINGTON, D.C.

Scott Drewno and Danny Lee, The Fried Rice Collective (Anju, Chiko, and I Egg You), Washington, D.C. — Outstanding Restaurateur

Mita, Washington, D.C. — Best New Restaurant

Susan Bae, Moon Rabbit, Washington, D.C. — Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

Henji Cheung, Queen’s English, Washington, D.C. — Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)

Carlos Delgado, Causa and Amazonia, Washington, D.C. — Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)

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WISCONSIN

Agency, Milwaukee, WI — Best New Bar

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WYOMING

Atelier Ortega, Jackson Hole, WY — Outstanding Bakery

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SYDNEY (AP) — A child is one of at least 16 people killed in an attack in Australia at one of the world’s most famous beaches, officials said Monday.

Hundreds of people had gathered at Bondi Beach in Sydney for an event to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah, when gunmen opened fire.

At least 16 people are dead and 38 others injured in a terrorist attack authorities say was designed to target the Jewish community.

New South Wales Health Minister Ryan Park said the death toll had risen from 12 to 16 overnight, including a 12-year-old child.

Three other children are being treated in hospital, he said.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

SYDNEY (AP) — Two gunmen attacked a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing at least 11 people in what Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an act of antisemitic terrorism that struck at the heart of the nation.

The massacre at one of Australia’s most popular beaches followed a wave of antisemitic attacks that have roiled the country over the past year, although the authorities didn’t suggest those and Sunday’s shooting were connected. It is the deadliest shooting in almost three decades in a country with strict gun control laws.

One gunman was fatally shot by police and the second was arrested and in critical condition, authorities said. Police said one gunman was known to security services, but there was no specific threat.

At least 29 people were confirmed wounded, including two police officers, said Mal Lanyon, police commissioner for New South Wales state, where Sydney is located.

Police said officers were examining a number of suspicious items, including improvised explosive devices found in one of the suspect’s car.

“This attack was designed to target Sydney's Jewish community,” New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said.

The violence erupted at the end of a summer day when thousands had flocked to Bondi Beach, including hundreds gathered for the Chanukah by the Sea event celebrating the start of the eight-day Hanukkah festival.

Chabad, an Orthodox Jewish movement that runs outreach around the world and sponsors public events during major Jewish holidays, identified one of the dead as Rabbi Eli Schlanger, assistant rabbi at Chabad of Bondi and an organizer of the event.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of an Israeli citizen, but gave no further details.

Police said emergency services were called to Campbell Parade in Bondi about 6:45 p.m. responding to reports of shots being fired. Video filmed by onlookers showed people in bathing suits running from the water as shots rang out. Separate footage showed two men in black shirts firing with long guns from a footbridge leading to the beach, as sirens wailed and people cried out in the background.

One dramatic clip broadcast on Australian television showed a man appearing to tackle and disarm one of the gunmen, before pointing the man’s weapon at him, then setting the gun on the ground.

Minns called the man, named by relatives to Australian media as fruit shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed, a “genuine hero.”

Arsen Ostrovsky, a lawyer attending the Hanukkah ceremony with his wife and daughters, was grazed in the head by a bullet. Ostrovsky said he moved from Israel to Australia two weeks ago to work for a Jewish advocacy group.

“What I saw today was pure evil, just an absolute bloodbath. Bodies strewn everywhere,” he told The Associated Press in an email from the hospital. “It was like reliving Oct. 7 all over."

"I never thought would be possible here in Australia."

Lachlan Moran, 32, from Melbourne, told the AP he was waiting for his family when he heard shots. He dropped the beer he was carrying and ran.

"I sprinted as quickly as I could," Moran said. He said he heard shooting off and on for about five minutes. “Everyone just dropped all their possessions and everything and were running and people were crying and it was just horrible."

Albanese told reporters in the capital, Canberra, that he was “devastated” by the massacre.

“This is a targeted attack on Jewish Australians on the first day of Hanukkah, which should be a day of joy, a celebration of faith. An act of evil, antisemitism, terrorism that has struck the heart of our nation,” Albanese said.

He vowed the violence would be met with “a moment of national unity where Australians across the board will embrace their fellow Australians of Jewish faith.”

King Charles III said he and Queen Camilla were “appalled and saddened by the most dreadful antisemitic terrorist attack.” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on X he was horrified, and his “heart is with the Jewish community worldwide.”

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a post on X: “The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Australia targeting a Jewish celebration. Antisemitism has no place in this world.”

Police in cities around the world, including London, said they would step up security at Jewish sites.

Australia, a country of 28 million people, is home to about 117,000 Jews, according to official figures. Antisemitic incidents, including assaults, vandalism, threats and intimidation, surged more than threefold in the country during the year after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel launched a war on Hamas in Gaza in response, the government's Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Jillian Segal reported in July.

Last year, the country was rocked by antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Synagogues and cars were torched, businesses and homes graffitied and Jews attacked in those cities, where 85% of the nation’s Jewish population lives.

Albanese in August blamed Iran for two of the attacks and cut diplomatic ties to Tehran.

Pastor Matt Graham was conducting a service at Bondi Anglican Church when panicked people began entering for shelter. He said antisemitism has been brewing in Sydney’s eastern suburbs including Bondi, where the Jewish community is centered.

"I’m surrounded by antisemitic graffiti constantly. I think for our community in the east (of Sydney), and as a Christian, I just want to declare I stand with the people of Israel,” Graham told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.

Israel urged Australia's government to address crimes targeting Jews. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he warned Australia’s leaders months ago about the dangers of failing to take action against antisemitism. He claimed Australia's decision — in line with scores of other countries — to recognize a Palestinian state “pours fuel on the antisemitic fire.”

“Your government did nothing to stop the spread of antisemitism in Australia ... and the result is the horrific attacks on Jews we saw today,” Netanyahu said.

Mass shootings in Australia are extremely rare. A 1996 massacre in the Tasmanian town of Port Arthur, where a lone gunman killed 35 people, prompted the government to drastically tighten gun laws, making it much more difficult to acquire firearms.

Significant mass shootings this century included two murder-suicides with death tolls of five people in 2014 and seven in 2018, in which gunmen killed their own families and themselves.

In 2022, six people were killed in a shootout between police and Christian extremists at a rural property in Queensland state.

McGuirk reported from Melbourne, Australia, and Graham-McLay from Wellington, New Zealand. Associated Press writer Melanie Lidman in Tel Aviv, Israel, and Mustakim Hasnath in London contributed to this report.

A small Christmas tree is at the center of an abandoned holiday picnic at Bondi Beach after a reported shooting in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Bystanders stay where police cordon off an area at Bondi Beach after a reported shooting in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Emergency workers transport a person on a stretcher after a reported shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Emergency workers standby at Bondi Beach after a reported shooting in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Emergency workers transport a person on a stretcher after a reported shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Emergency workers transport a person on a stretcher after a reported shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Emergency workers transport a person on a stretcher after a reported shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Emergency workers transport a person on a stretcher after a reported shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Emergency workers transport a person on a stretcher after a reported shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Emergency workers transport a person on a stretcher after a reported shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)