26 h. ago Islamic State fanatics found guilty of plotting ‘deadliest terror attack in UK'

Police believe the operation to arrest the pair prevented a potential massacre as they geared up to attack the Jewish community in the city

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27 h. ago Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in secret kidnapping drama in days after Bondi massacre: One man, 27, is arrested

Nathan Ballesty, 27, allegedly used a carriage service at his Beacon Hill home, in Sydney's north, to threaten serious harm against Anthony Albanese. 

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36 h. ago Australia PM Albanese accuses opposition of ‘politicising’ Bondi Beach terror attack

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has said he "regrets the politicisation" of the Bondi Beach terror attack amid rising tensions in parliament.

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3 d. ago Bondi Beach shooting: 7 things you need to know as Aussie PM orders intelligence review

Austrlian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a security review to a chorus of jeers and boos, with some of his countrymen feeling more could have been done to prevent the shooting

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3 d. ago Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese booed at Sydney vigil as government announces intelligence review

Tens of thousands attend Bondi vigil under heavy security

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3 d. ago Anthony Albanese abused while attending Bondi vigil: 'Blood on your hands'

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was heckled while visiting the Bondi Beach memorial on Sunday night.

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6 d. 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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7 d. 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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8 d. ago Bondi Beach shooting: Video footage shows hero cop hitting 'once in a lifetime' shot to kill gunman

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has labelled the mass shooting at the Hanukkah event as "an act of terror" as investigations into the attack remain ongoing

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8 d. ago Bondi Beach shooting appears to be motivated by ‘Islamic State ideology’, says Australian PM

Prime minister Anthony Albanese said the killers were motivated by an ‘ideology of hate’

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8 d. ago Suspect in Bondi Beach shooting had been subject to probe for terror links years before mass shooting

Prime minister Anthony Albanese said that Naveed Akram, 24, had been assessed as posing no ‘ongoing threat’ of ‘engaging in violence’

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9 d. ago Bondi shooting: what we know about antisemitic terror attack in Sydney | The Latest

Australia suffered one of the deadliest massacres in its modern history on Sunday when two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish celebration at Bondi in Sydney. At least 16 people died, including one of the alleged gunmen, with more than 40 left wounded. The victims include a 10-year-old child, a Holocaust survivor and a London-born rabbi. The alleged gunmen behind the attack are a father-son duo, suspected of using legally obtained firearms to commit the massacre. Naveed Akram, 24, was known to New South Wales police and security agencies and had been linked with an Islamic State cell. The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is facing questions about gun law reform and security failings as Australians reel from the attack. Lucy Hough talks to the Guardian Australia senior reporter Ben Doherty Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Candles burn across Australia as the nation hopes light will defeat the darkness

Prime minister Anthony Albanese says ‘we are stronger than the cowards’ as people return to the scene of Australia’s worst ever terror attackVictims named so farWhat we know about the Bondi terror attackIn the fading light, they came back to Bondi, to light candles, to sing and to stand together, in solidarity and in defiance of the terror that had been visited upon their beach, their world.Across Bondi, and Sydney, and Australia, people lit candles in solidarity with the Jewish community which suffered the worst antisemitic attack in the country’s history when two gunmen allegedly opened fire on a Hanukah celebration at Bondi Beach shortly after 6:40pm on Sunday evening. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Australia to toughen gun laws after 15 die in attack on Jewish festival

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says country will do more to combat antisemitism

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9 d. ago Bondi beach terror attack: father and son duo allegedly used licensed firearms in shooting

Naveed Akram previously known to security agencies, prime minister says. His gun-owning father, Sajid, was shot dead by police at the sceneFollow the latest live updates on the Bondi beach shootingVictims named so farWhat we know so far about the Bondi terror attackThe alleged gunmen behind the Bondi beach attack are a father-son duo suspected of using legally obtained firearms to commit the massacre, according to police.Naveed Akram, 24, was arrested at the scene and taken to a Sydney hospital with critical injuries. His 50-year-old father, who the Sydney Morning Herald first reported to be Sajid Akram, was shot dead by police. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Australian Prime Minister Albanese proposes tougher national gun laws after mass shooting in Sydney

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has proposed tougher national gun laws after a mass shooting in Sydney

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9 d. ago Bondi beach terror attack: father and son duo alleged to be behind shooting using licensed firearms

Naveed Akram identified as alleged shooter seen firing from bridge, with reports his father Sajid was shot dead by policeFollow the latest live updates on the Bondi beach shootingVictims named so farWhat we know so far about the Bondi terror attackThe alleged gunmen behind the Bondi beach attack were a father-son duo who are suspected to have used legally obtained firearms to commit the massacre, according to police.Naveed Akram, 24, was arrested at the scene and was taken to a Sydney hospital with critical injuries. His 50-year-old father, who the Sydney Morning Herald first reported to be Sajid Akram, was shot dead by police. Police would not confirm their names. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Australia to review gun laws after 15 die in attack on Jewish festival

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says country will do more to combat antisemitism

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9 d. ago Bondi beach terror attack: 16 people including one child dead in antisemitic shooting

Anthony Albanese says attack ‘deliberately targeted Jewish community’, as police confirm alleged shooters are father and son Sajid Akram, 50, and Naveed Akram, 24Follow the latest live updates on the Bondi beach shootingVictims named so farWhat we know so far about the Bondi terror attackA father and son have been identified as the alleged shooters in a terrorist attack at Sydney’s Bondi beach, as authorities confirm the death toll from the massacre has risen to 15, including one child. One of the gunmen was also confirmed dead.The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said the shooting was “an act of pure evil, an act of antisemitism, an act of terrorism on our shores”. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Bondi beach terror attack: premier vows to change law to crack down on ‘horrifying’ weapons used to kill 15

Anthony Albanese says attack ‘deliberately targeted Jewish community’, as police confirm alleged shooters are father and son Sajid Akram, 50, and Naveed Akram, 24Follow the latest live updates on the Bondi beach shootingVictims named so farWhat we know so far about the Bondi terror attackA father and son have been identified as the alleged shooters in a terrorist attack at Sydney’s Bondi beach, as authorities confirm the death toll from the massacre has risen to 15, including one child. One of the gunmen was also confirmed dead.The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said the shooting was “an act of pure evil, an act of antisemitism, an act of terrorism on our shores”. Continue reading...

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