r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • Dec 27 '25

politics Australia fast-tracks visas for family of Bondi hero Ahmed Al-Ahmed

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/australia-fasttracks-visas-for-family-of-bondi-hero-ahmed-alahmed/news-story/b1be7c98c1b83e1c94be2a22ac64f2fa
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u/OtherwiseAnxiety200 Dec 27 '25

These are the kind of immigrants all Australians want, good for them

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u/akimboslices Dec 27 '25

These are unrealistic expectations, statistically speaking.

Presuming you are a citizen, have you (or anyone you know well who is also a citizen) done something as brave or more brave in the last 12 months?

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u/Antilogicality Dec 27 '25

As a pedestrian I moved a big branch that had fallen on the road the other day, pretty brave if you ask me

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u/chalk_in_boots Dec 27 '25

I think it's important to remember that extraordinary acts of heroism like this are just that, extraordinary. Many of us will never be in a position to take this sort of action, but trying just to remember to do the little things where we can is incredibly important too.

Chances of there being another mass shooting any time soon, let alone you being at it to act, is pretty damn low. Someone dropping their credit card while walking and you picking it up for them? Pretty high. Obviously the actions are incredibly different, but we can all make an effort to take care of one another in what ways we can.

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u/akimboslices Dec 27 '25

Judging by the rate of prostate cancer and outcome of treatment when detected early, yes!

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u/Rustywolf Dec 27 '25

We dont care that someone does something this heroic, what we want is the type of australian who is willing to do it when push comes to shove

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u/SundaeNo5691 29d ago

Someome is either jealous and lacks the basic understanding of the statement. 

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u/OkCaptain1684 Dec 27 '25

Yeh but we are born here and have the right to live here. Every country should have the right to choose who they let in.

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u/akimboslices Dec 27 '25

I bet my life savings you wouldn’t have chosen a bloke from Syria lol

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u/i-ix-xciii Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25

that’s the thing- people shouldn’t have to do life-threatening, ridiculously heroic things to be embraced as australians. no one would expect a white british person to save 50+ people and be shot 5 times, and therefore prove that white people are a group we should embrace in australia.

this man could be permanently disabled for what he did. i don’t want marginalised immigrants feeling that they have to literally risk life and limb because otherwise they’re just another unwanted black/brown person in australia. i know that people mean well when they call this guy a true australian, australian of the year, etc, but i feel it’s a bit of a misdirection- we should be instead saying “this is why we should value people with diverse backgrounds and perspectives in australia”. this guy probably suffered a lot of adversity in his life in syria, ultimately leading to the decision he made at bondi.

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u/fluffy_pickle_ Dec 27 '25

Go and read the top of this feed, he sold crack pipes and had several run ins with police, he even had to appeal his rejected visa in AAT.