US EditionAustralia Enacts Antisemitism Reforms After Bondi Attack
- On Sunday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese released a response accepting Jillian Segal's plan as the funeral for 10-year-old Matilda began in Sydney, and the Federal Government accepted Ms Segal's recommendations in full.
- Amid rising anger in the Jewish community, the Bondi Beach shooting killed 15 people and left dozens injured during Chanukah, prompting outrage about earlier warnings.
- The government is drafting legislation to lower charging thresholds and create a federal offence, with stronger penalties, a listing regime, and expanded Home Affairs Minister visa powers and eSafety Commissioner collaboration.
- Anthony Albanese conceded he could have acted sooner and accepted responsibility, saying he would consider recalling Parliament if the legislation can be drafted before its February return.
- A 12-month education taskforce led by David Gonski will embed anti‑Semitism and Holocaust education, and the Government will adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti‑Semitism.
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Islamic group linked to Bondi shooter brands him ‘a thug and a terrorist’
The Muslim street preachers who met with alleged Bondi Beach terrorist Naveed Akram have denounced his “betrayal” and claimed a series of Islamic State sympathisers linked to the group were also involved with extremist western Sydney cleric Wissam Haddad before their arrests.
Australia's Prime Minister Albanese announced measures to combat anti-Semitism following the terrorist attack in Sydney.
Following the attack on Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday that killed 15 Jewish people celebrating Hanukkah, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced at a press conference on Thursday that his government would crack down on hate speech. New laws will be passed to target those who “spread hatred, division and radicalization.”
As Australian Jews call for action on antisemitism, contrite PM unveils moves to curb hate speech
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a slew of changes meant to curb antisemitism, including a crackdown on hate speech by extremist clerics. The announcement comes four days after two gunmen killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney. Many Australian Jews said they had feared such an attack after years of surging antisemitism and what they said had been an inadequate government response. Albanese ack…
On Sunday, December 14, 2025, a terrorist attack deeply affected Australia and the international consciousness: during a public celebration of Hanukca on Bondi Beach in Sydney, two men opened fire on the assembled crowd, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens of others, including children, Shoah survivors and Jewish community figures. This massacre, the most deadly in Australia in decades, was immediately described by the authorities as …
Australia is responding to the terrorist attack on Bondi Beach with a tough course against anti-Semitism. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces stricter laws against hate speech, new visas and educational measures.
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