Albanese unveils hate speech crackdown
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"More could have been done, and I accept my responsibility," Anthony Albanese said in a speech following the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday promised a crackdown on hate speech in the wake of the attack on a Jewish holiday event at Sydney's Bondi Beach, which left 15 dead.
New legislation, an education taskforce and the acceptance of Jillian Segal's recommendations are all part of Anthony Albanese's plan to combat antisemitism, as political pressure continues to engulf the PM.
The response to the massacre has become deeply partisan, with Frydenberg calling on Albanese to accept ‘personal responsibility’ for the deaths.
Australia will launch a national gun buyback scheme following the mass shooting in Sydney, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday, as hundreds of surfers and swimmers paddled out at Bondi Beach to honour victims.