In the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack on December 14, many Australians are grappling with emotions that feel unfamiliar, destabilising and overwhelming. Some are dealing with the direct trauma of having experienced or witnessed violence first-hand, or losing a loved one. For many others, it has been something experienced through friends, family, phone and TV screens.
Bondi is not an abstract location; it is woven into our collective sense of leisure, celebration and…

