"The pledge comes after Sunday's deadly shooting at a Jewish festival at Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach. The attack on the celebration for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah killed 15 people, with one of the father-son gunmen also shot dead. Hundreds of mourners gathered at a funeral in Sydney for a 10-year-old girl who was gunned down in the Bondi Beach attackImage: Saeed Khan/AFP Albanese's remarks come as his government faces renewed allegations of having done too little to combat antisemitism in the past years."
"Speaking to reporters, Albanese said: "Australians are shocked and angry. I am angry. It is clear we need to do more to combat this evil scourge." He conceded that "more could have always been done" to prevent such attacks. Albanese announced "a package of legislative reforms to crack down on those who spread hate, division, and radicalization." Among the measures he mentioned were: Introducing new powers to target extremist preachers Refusing or canceling visas for people who promulgate hate speech"
An attack at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach killed 15 people, with one of the father-son gunmen shot dead and a 10-year-old among the victims. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vowed to banish antisemitism and said more could have been done to prevent such attacks. He announced a package of legislative reforms including targeting extremist preachers, refusing or cancelling visas for propagators of hate speech, making 'serious vilification' based on race a federal offense, and developing a regime to list organizations whose leaders engage in hate speech. Leaders also agreed to tighten gun laws, and over 2 million Australian dollars were raised for a Bondi Beach hero named Al-Ahmed.
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