Sydney New Year’s Eve strikes sombre tone as fireworks follow minute’s silence for Bondi

Terror attack victims remembered with menorah projected on to Harbour Bridge before dazzling display Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia paused to show solidarity with the Jewish community as New Year’s Eve festivities rolled across the nation. Weeks on from the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, hundreds of thousands of people around Sydney Harbour observed a minute’s silence and shone a collective, defiant light after the recent atrocity.