Anthony Albanese will push the Coalition and the Greens to support urgent legislation proposing tougher hate speech laws and gun reform, bringing MPs back to Canberra on Monday in the wake of the Bondi terror attack. Recalling parliament two weeks early, the prime minister said hate speech and anti-vilification laws would be considered in the […]
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Police to carry long-arm rifles at final Ashes Test in Sydney amid heightened security after Bondi attack | Bondi beach terror attack
Police will carry long-arm rifles at the final Ashes Test in Sydney as police presence continues to be heightened after the Bondi terror attack. New South Wales police said public order and riot squad officers would carry the weapons at the fifth and final Ashes Test, which starts on Sunday at the Sydney Cricket Ground […]
‘My target was just to take the gun’: wounded hero Ahmed al-Ahmed speaks of saving lives at Bondi beach | Bondi beach terror attack
Ahmed al-Ahmed, who disarmed one of the Bondi gunmen before being shot five times, says he knows his bravery saved many lives but is sad for those who were killed in the attack. In an interview with CBS News, Ahmed said he “didn’t worry about anything” except for the lives he could save as he […]
Perth man charged with racial harassment for alleged post backing Bondi attack | Bondi beach terror attack
A man accused of posting an antisemitic social media message in support of the Bondi massacre will spend Christmas behind bars. Martin Thomas Glynn, 39, was arrested in the Perth suburb of Yangebup and charged after a concerned member of the public reported him to police. Officers said they raided Glynn’s home on Tuesday and […]
Years before Epstein came under investigation in Palm Beach, local police got tip about Maxwell
Nearly four years before Jeffrey Epstein came under investigation for allegedly luring minor girls to his Florida home for illicit massages — a local police report was opened to investigate claims that Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell was recruiting young women from a nearby college to answer phones at Epstein’s house, according to a police report newly disclosed by the […]
Retribution fears as Australian Muslims see surge in Islamophobic hate since Bondi terror attack | Bondi beach terror attack
Threats and hate speech against Muslim Australians have surged in the wake of the Bondi beach attack, with one mosque receiving dozens of offensive phone calls and reports of people being targeted in the street. As Australia’s Jewish community deals with trauma from the attack that killed 15 people at a Hanukah event, religious leaders […]
Bondi terror attack updates: PM orders intelligence review, condemns planned anti-immigration rallies for ‘seeking to sow division’ | Bondi beach terror attack
Albanese orders review into AFP and Asio after Bondi attack Tom McIlroy Anthony Albanese says he has asked former Asio boss Dennis Richardson and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to lead a review into Australia’s federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies. He announced the move amid growing calls for a royal commission […]
Hundreds of Swimmers and Surfers Honor Bondi Beach Victims
new video loaded: Hundreds of Swimmers and Surfers Honor Bondi Beach Victims transcript Back transcript Hundreds of Swimmers and Surfers Honor Bondi Beach Victims Hundreds of swimmers and surfers paddled out and held a moment of silence for the 15 victims killed and dozens injured during a Hanukkah festival at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. […]
Australia news live: Albanese announces national gun buyback scheme in wake of Bondi beach terror attack | Australia news
Albanese announces national gun buyback scheme Albanese has announced a national buyback scheme for firearms. The government will establish a national gun buyback scheme to purchase surplus, newly banned and illegal firearms – the largest buyback since the Howard government initiated one in 1996. Australia’s gun laws were substantially reformed after the Port Arthur tragedy. […]
Alleged Bondi Beach gunman charged with 15 counts of murder, police say
The 24-year-old man who allegedly opened fire alongside his father on a Jewish gathering at Australia’s Bondi Beach has been charged with committing a terrorist act, 15 counts of murder and dozens of other offenses, the New South Wales Police said on Wednesday. Naveed Akram has been charged with 59 offenses, including 40 counts of […]