‘This Planet Needs to Heal’: Why Aussies Mourned Charlie Kirk’s Death

‘That shot that took out Charlie Kirk has ensured that his message is going to go from one corner of the planet to the other,’ said an attendee.

Australians held a vigil night for young American conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Hyde Park of Sydney, Australia on Sept. 12, 2025. The Epoch Times

SYDNEY—By candlelight in Sydney, hundreds of strangers wept for a man most had never met.

Charlie Kirk’s death may have been an American tragedy, but to those gathered, it was also a stark reminder that locally Australians need to reject bitterness, embrace dialogue, and bridge divisions.