List of massacres in Australia

Massacres

Largest massacres

Attacks causing many injuries but few deaths

• Sydney Yugoslav General Trade and Tourist Agency bombing – in 1972, 16 people were wounded by a bomb planted at Yugoslav tourism agencies. Nobody was killed.
• Sydney Hilton Hotel bombing – in 1978, a bomb exploded outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, injuring 11 people and killing 3.
• Russell Street bombing – in 1986, 23 people were wounded when a car bomb ignited outside a Police Building. One of the wounded, a female police officer, died later of injuries from the explosion.
• 2007 Melbourne CBD shootings – in 2007, a Hell's Angels member shot 3 people, 1 of whom died.
• December 2017 Melbourne car attack – in December 2017, a man drove a car into pedestrians, injuring 18 people and killing 1. Should not be confused with the January 2017 Melbourne car attack.

  Murders over an extended period of time