Australia

• On 14 December 2025, a shooting incident occurred at Bondi Beach in Sydney, resulting in casualties.
  
  On 4 May 2024, a knife attack occurred in Perth, resulting in injuries.
  
  On 15 April 2024, a knife attack occurred at a church in western Sydney, resulting in injuries.

  
  On 13 April 2024, a knife attack occurred in a shopping mall of eastern Sydney, resulting in casualties.
  
  

• Residents who intend to visit the country or are already there should monitor the situation, exercise caution, attend to personal safety, avoid large gatherings of people and pay attention to local announcements on the latest situation.  Hong Kong residents who need assistance may call the 24-hour hotline of the Assistance to Hong Kong Residents Unit of the Immigration Department at (852) 1868, call the 1868 hotline using network data or use the 1868 Chatbot via the Immigration Department Mobile Application, send message to the 1868 WhatsApp assistance hotline, send message to the 1868 WeChat assistance hotline or submit the Online Assistance Request Form, or contact the Chinese Embassy / Consulate-General in Australia at consular protection hotline: (Embassy – (61) 262283948, Consulate-General in Sydney – (61) 295505519, Consulate-General in Melbourne – (61)  398248810, Consulate-General in Perth – (61) 892213729, Consulate-General in Brisbane – (61) 730128090, Consulate-General in Adelaide – (61) 882688806).
  
  
• Assistance to Hong Kong Residents Unit – Online Assistance Request Form
  
  

• (updated on 14 December 2025)

Hyperlinks to other travel advisories:

• Outbound Travel Alert of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China (Chinese only)
• Travel Health News from Travel Health Service of the Department of Health