Albanese tries to reseize the day on Bondi Beach |
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has moved decisively to put the Australian government’s response to Sunday’s Bondi Beach shootings back on the front foot.
After a meeting of the National Security Committee on Thursday, Albanese announced a five-point plan to crack down on fanatics who spread hate, division and radicalisation – a response to the Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in Australia report by Jillian Segal.
Anthony Albanese addresses the media on Thursday .Credit: Nine News
The government may not have long to wait to see the efficacy of its reforms.
A western Sydney cleric who claimed Jews wanted to destroy Islam has issued a defiant statement after his religious centre, Al Madina Dawah Centre, was linked to Sunday’s massacre amid calls for it to be shut down.
“Australia brands itself as a liberal democracy where controversial or........