US EditionMourners grieve 10-year-old slain in Bondi mass shooting as Australia's leader pledges new hate laws
The new laws include aggravated hate speech offenses, higher penalties, visa cancellation powers, and a 12-month education task force after a deadly antisemitic attack killed 15 people.
- Hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney for a funeral for a 10-year-old girl, Matilda, who was killed in a mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration, which also claimed 14 other lives.
- The shooting suspects, a father and son, were inspired by the Islamic State group, according to Australian authorities.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced new legislative plans aimed at curbing radicalization and hate, including stricter definitions of hate speech.
- Investigators are looking into the suspects' links in Australia and their pre-attack travel to the Philippines.
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Loved and forever remembered. These are the victims of the Bondi Beach antisemitic massacre
By Helen Regan, Sandi Sidhu, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old girl, a Holocaust survivor and a young French national were among at least 15 people killed when two gunmen opened fire on families celebrating the first night of Hanukkah at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach on Sunday, an attack that police have declared a terrorist incident. Those killed in Australia’s worst mass shooting in almost 30 years are yet to officially be identified, but their families …
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The AgeTwo years have flipped the script on free speech. Now Australia is in new territory
Legislating around hate speech has never been straightforward, but the Bondi attack has shifted the debate. Labor’s new laws will put that public sentiment to the test.
Australia mourns youngest Bondi victim as government acts on antisemitism
Australia is tightening hate speech laws after the Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre, which killed 10-year-old Matilda and others. PM Anthony Albanese announced tougher penalties, easier prosecution of hate crimes, blacklisting extremist groups, visa restrictions, and investigations into antisemitism in schools amid rising antisemitic incidents.
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