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Alice Springs unrest after Indigenous girl's killing

Issued public condolences and appealed for calm

A five-year-old Warlpiri girl who could communicate only by hand gestures disappeared from a town camp on the edge of Alice Springs late on a Saturday night. A search party of roughly 300 volunteers found her body in the bush five days later.

Updated May 31

Building critical minerals supply chains outside China

Built World

Hosting Takaichi; expanding minerals reserve commitments

For more than two decades, China has refined nearly every rare earth element that goes into a smartphone, fighter jet, electric motor, or wind turbine. On May 4, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese committed up to A$1.3 billion (about US$937 million) to mining and processing projects. These projects aim to give Japan a non-Chinese source for gallium, nickel, graphite, rare earths, and fluorite.

Updated May 31

Australia's reckoning with antisemitism

Rule Changes

Leading government response to antisemitism crisis

Two gunmen fired at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025, killing 15 including a 10-year-old—Australia's deadliest terror attack and worst antisemitic massacre globally since Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023. The father-son ISIS sympathizers trained in the southern Philippines weeks before; surviving attacker Naveed Akram, 24, now faces 59 charges including 15 counts of murder from his cell in Goulburn Supermax.

Updated May 19

Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack turns a holiday crowd into a terror crime scene

Force in Play

Leading national response; announced Royal Commission after pressure from victims' families

A month has passed since a father and son opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, making it the site of Australia's deadliest terror attack. Fifteen civilians died — among them a Holocaust survivor, two rabbis, and a 10-year-old girl.

Updated May 15

Australia boots under–16s off social media in world–first crackdown

Rule Changes

Championing the under‑16 social media ban as a flagship child‑safety reform

From midnight on December 10, 2025, Australian teenagers woke up locked out of Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube and more. Under a new law, anyone under 16 is banned from holding an account on ten of the biggest social platforms; companies that fail to purge under-age users face fines of up to A$49.5 million.

Updated May 10

Notable Quotes

Framed the agreements as deepening 'one of our most important partnerships' in the Indo-Pacific.

from Building critical minerals supply chains outside China · Updated May 31

"I've listened. The Jewish community has been clear about what they need—a comprehensive investigation into antisemitism in all its forms." — announcing the Royal Commission, January 2026

from Australia's reckoning with antisemitism · Updated May 19

“An attack on Jewish Australians is an attack on every Australian,” Albanese said.

from Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack turns a holiday crowd into a terror crime scene · Updated May 15

Albanese described the attack as 'an antisemitic terrorist attack, aimed at Jewish Australians, inspired by ISIS, the deadliest that has ever occurred on Australian soil.'

from Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack turns a holiday crowd into a terror crime scene · Updated May 15

After announcing the Royal Commission, Albanese said he had 'listened, and in a democracy that's a good thing.'

from Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack turns a holiday crowd into a terror crime scene · Updated May 15

"This is the day when Australian families are taking back power from these big tech companies."

from Australia boots under–16s off social media in world–first crackdown · Updated May 10