Australia promises crackdown on hate
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Anthony Albanese was unable to say whether anti-Semitic chants would be banned under his new hate speech laws, despite the NSW government vowing to prosecute offenders under its legislation.
Increased penalties for hate speech promoting violence and making hate an aggravating factor in sentencing are among a raft of new laws following the Bondi attack.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will not attend the funeral of the youngest of the Bondi shooting victims, 10-year-old Matilda, because he wasn’t invited.
Anthony Albanese should go to “each and every one” of the Bondi victims’ funerals, an opposition MP says – after one of his ministers could not answer why the PM failed to attend the memorial of a slain rabbi.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing backlash over a lackluster response to an antisemitism question in the fallout of the Bondi Beach terror attack — as his predecessor slammed
Anthony Albanese has unveiled a once in a generation overhaul of hate speech laws and immigration powers to eradicate anti-Semitism and shut down hate preachers and extremist groups in the wake of the Bondi Beach massacre.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will not attend the funeral of Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach terror attack.
WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Sunrise host Nat Barr asks Nationals Senator how could PM have stopped Bondi attack. The federal government’s push for tougher firearms legislation in the wake of Sunday’s shootings has been labelled a “diversion” by former prime minister John Howard, with critics arguing the real failure lies elsewhere.
A day after the deadliest domestic terror attack in Australia’s history, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faced criticism he didn’t do enough to combat rising attacks on the Jewish community nor swiftly enact recommendations from the nation’s antisemitism envoy released five months ago.
The response to the massacre has become deeply partisan, with Frydenberg calling on Albanese to accept ‘personal responsibility’ for the deaths.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has proposed tougher national gun laws after a mass shooting in Sydney