It documents a surge of violence against gay and bisexual young people in Sydney at the hands of a resurgent IS terrorist network in the two years before the Bondi attack.
Five teenagers have so far been convicted over the bashings.
Similar attacks have been reported in the ACT, Queensland and Western Australia, but police say many more incidents go unreported.
Victoria Police told the ABC no link had been established in that state with terrorist organisations or neo-Nazi groups.
In March 2024, James, 16, became the first known victim of the IS-inspired bashings whose case would end up in court.
Five of the teenagers were separately charged over four filmed bashings, including the attack against James.
For some in Sydney's LGBTQIA+ community, the videos evoke memories of the 1980s, when gay bashings were routine and rarely prosecuted. »