US EditionAlbanese Deals with Fallout After Australia Massacre
Opposition accuses government of ignoring antisemitism warnings, urging immediate action after 15 killed and 38 injured in Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting.
- On Dec 14, Australia will lower flags to half-mast for the 15 people killed, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, while Sussan Ley, Leader of the Opposition, called out the government for failing to protect Jewish Australians after the Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting.
- Reports and envoy recommendations show the Albanese government ignored compiled reports and Jillian Segal’s recommendations, while Ley says antisemitism warnings have persisted over two years.
- Two gunmen opened fire at a park near Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah gathering, leaving 38 injured and one gunman killed; police named Naveed Akram, alleged assailant, and raided his home.
- The opposition pledged to work with the government and urged immediate action, Ley said they will provide support and prevent repeats amid palpable community anger and lasting trauma for survivors.
- The attack, described as the darkest day since the Port Arthur massacre, was declared an act of terror and remains under investigation, with Sussan Ley saying antisemitism has been left to fester.
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Albanese deals with fallout after Australia massacre
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…
Albanese under pressure for allegedly ignoring antisemitism
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing intense scrutiny for his handling of antisemitic incidents leading up to the Bondi Beach massacre and his subsequent response. The National Cabinet pledged Monday to “eradicate anti-Semitism, hate, violence and terrorism,” pass gun law reform, and provide additional funding for Jewish security programs after the weekend massacre at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach that killed at least 15 …
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