SYDNEY – Australians fell silent and lit candles on a national day of mourning on Jan 22 for the 15 people killed by gunmen who opened fire on a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach . Millions observed a minute’s silence at 7.01pm local time (4.01pm, Singapore time) as flags flew at half-mast for victims of the Dec 14, 2025, mass shooting, Australia’s deadliest in three decades. People placed candles in windows and on doorsteps in homes around the country. Families and representatives of the dead lit 15 candles, too, in a ceremony of prayers and tributes at the Sydney Opera...