8 h. ago Australia to tighten hate speech laws after Bondi Beach terror attack

PM Albanese acknowledges government could have done more to combat antisemitism before Sunday’s tragedy

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10 h. ago Albanese announces new hate speech laws as he concedes more could have been done before Bondi beach attack

Australian prime minister unveils new measures to combat antisemitism as Coalition outlines own plan Victims of Bondi beach shootingTen minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFollow the latest live updatesHate speech laws will be expanded to directly target “hate preachers” under a new push to stamp out antisemitism, as Anthony Albanese concedes more could have been done to combat anti-Jewish sentiment ahead of the Bondi beach massacre.The home affairs minister will also be granted powers to cancel and reject visas of people who spread “hate and division” under a five-point plan announced on Thursday, after days of intensifying pressure on the prime minister to do more to address antisemitism and radicalisation after Sunday’s terrorist attack on a Hanukah celebration. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Australia announces tougher hate speech laws in wake of Bondi terrorist attack

Federal police also confirmed further searches would be carried out in the coming days.

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15 h. ago Albanese announces new laws cracking down on hate speech and preachers of hate after Bondi beach attack

Australian prime minister unveils new measures to combat antisemitism in wake of Sunday’s massacre in Sydney The federal government will significantly strengthen hate speech laws – including to target religious preachers – and create new powers to cancel or reject visas of people who spread “hate and division” as part of a major escalation in its response to the Bondi massacre.The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, unveiled the measures on Thursday after days of intensifying pressure to do more to stamp out anti-Jewish hate in the wake of Sunday’s terrorist attack on a Hanukah celebration. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Police chiefs reveal chant which will get you arrested in the UK

Two of the country’s biggest police forces plan to arrest protesters who chant a specific phrase as officers stamp down on antisemitic hate crime in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack

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24 h. ago Vow to arrest protesters over intifada chant decried as political repression

The Met Police and Greater Manchester Police have said demonstrators who use the slogan in the wake of the Bondi Beach attack will be detained.

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27 h. ago Protesters chanting 'globalise the intifada' will now be arrested in wake of Bondi beach massacre, police chiefs in London and Manchester say

Antisemitic messages, such as the one pictured, will be banned by the Met and Greater Manchester Police in the wake of the recent terror attack at a Jewish festival on Bondi beach

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31 h. ago Bondi Beach: Naveed Akram charged with 15 counts of murder over Bondi Beach shooting

Police said early indications pointed to a “terrorist attack inspired by ISIS”.

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33 h. ago Bondi terror attack: Naveed Akram charged with 59 offences after 15 people killed at Hanukah celebration

Sydney man, 24, charged with 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act after waking from comaFull report: Bondi terror attack Victims of Bondi beach shootingWhat we know so far about the Bondi terror attack Follow the latest live updatesThe alleged Bondi attacker who survived a shootout with police has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act in what investigators allege may have been “inspired by Isis”.New South Wales police charged Naveed Akram, 24, on Wednesday, after he was arrested at the scene and taken to a Sydney hospital with critical injuries on Sunday night. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Jewish Better Homes and Gardens star closes down his bakery in Sydney in the wake of the Bondi terror attack and posts heartbreaking note on the door

Better Homes and Gardens star Ed Halmagyi has announced the closure of his Jewish bakery in Sydney following the Bondi terror attack.

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37 h. ago Trump opens White House Hanukkah celebration with ‘love and prayers’ to people of Australia over antisemitic terrorist attack

Trump began the ceremony on the third night of the Jewish holiday by paying tribute to the victims of the mass shooting in Sydney

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46 h. ago Police chiefs urge public to be vigilant in wake of Bondi and Manchester attacks ahead of Christmas

Senior officers from Counter Terror Policing and the British Transport Police have urged the public to come forward and report any suspicious activity this Christmas in an effort to combat crime.

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46 h. ago Why Donald Trump’s $10bn lawsuit against the BBC is doomed to fail

The BBC is accused of misleading viewers by editing a speech Donald Trump delivered on 6 January 2021

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48 h. ago Minister urges Labour donor Dale Vince to apologise for Bondi attack social media post

The founder of Ecotricity and previous Labour donor faced criticism for his social media posts in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack

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51 h. ago ‘Remember her name’: heartbreak in Bondi as huge crowd mourns Matilda

The devastated parents of the 10-year-old victim of the Bondi massacre say they gave their firstborn child ‘the most Australian name ever’ as people gather to honour her and 14 other deadWhat we know about the victims named so farThe silence that fell upon the Bondi Pavilion forecourt was not the silence of peace, but the heavy, leaden quiet that follows an explosion of hate.Under the gathering dusk, a community stood bowed, its grief focusing on the most poignant loss: 10 year-old Matilda, the youngest victim of Sunday’s terrorist attack by two gunmen that has so far claimed 15 innocent lives. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Lewis Capaldi addresses Bondi terrorist attack on stage at Adelaide leg of Aussie tour

Lewis Capaldi took a moment to honour the victims of the Bondi Beach massacre during his Australian tour. 

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52 h. ago 'Christmas market ISIS 'mass terror attack' plot' foiled in Poland

Mateusz W., a student at the Catholic University of Lublin, wanted to commit an attack using explosives and planned to join a terrorist organisation, officials said.

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53 h. ago Donald Trump files $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over Panorama speech edit

The BBC said documents filed at a court in Florida asked for five billion dollars (£3.7 billion) for each of two claims

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55 h. ago Bondi Beach terror attack: 'Australia felt like a very safe place to be Jewish'

Emily Hilton grew up around Bondi Beach. She speaks to The Standard following the ‘shattering’ terrorist attack targeting Australia’s Jewish community

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56 h. ago Donald Trump files $5billion defamation lawsuit against BBC over Panorama speech edit

The defamation lawsuit claims the BBC broadcasted a “false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction of President Trump”.

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