Bondi Beach shooting "motivated by Islamic State ideology," Australia PM says

""Now, whether he was radicalized further after that, what the circumstances are, that's the subject of further investigation," Albanese added."

""We're doing what we can," Albanese replied. "It would appear that this was motivated by Islamic State ideology," he said."

""The ideology that has been around for more than a decade that led to this ideology of hate, and in this case, a preparedness to engage in mass murder." Albanese said his government is "working as hard as we can" on combating antisemitism. "But antisemitism, of course, has been around for a very long period of time - that's the point," he added. "Islamic State is an ideology that, tragically, over the last decade, particularly since 2015, has led to a radicalization of some people to this extreme position, and it is a hateful action.""

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australian authorities, including ASIO, are investigating a man identified as Naveed Akram for potential links to ISIS while also focusing on others. He said whether Akram was radicalized further after earlier events remains the subject of additional investigation. Albanese stated the incident appeared motivated by Islamic State ideology and described that ideology as having led to radicalization and a preparedness to commit mass murder, particularly since 2015. He said the government is working hard to combat antisemitism while acknowledging that antisemitism has been a long-standing problem.

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