US EditionAustralia to introduce legislation to crack down on hate, PM says
- 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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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.
The Prime Minister condemned anti-Semitism in the country and announced a package of measures such as the increased crime of hate speech for preachers and leaders who promote violence.
Bondi Was Not a Surprise: How Antisemitism Was Normalised in Australia
Written and read by Jack Pinczewski. In the aftermath of the Bondi Beach terror attack, Jack Pinczewski examines why the massacre shocked much of Australia while leaving many in the Jewish community grimly unsurprised. Drawing on his proximity to Bondi and his experience in politics and Jewish civic advocacy, Pinczewski argues that the attack was not an aberration but the foreseeable outcome of a long period of moral and institutional failure. …
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government would crack down on hate speech after a father and son killed 15 people on Sunday at Bondi Beach, where the Jewish community was celebrating Hanukkah. The new laws will “target those who spread hatred, division and radicalisation,” Albanese told reporters in Canberra. The Home Affairs Minister will be given new powers to revoke or refuse visas for people who spread hatred, and a new …
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