Anthony Albanese

Notable Quotes

“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 Jan 13

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 Jan 13

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 Jan 13

Stories

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, turning Australia's most iconic shoreline into the site of its deadliest terror attack. Fifteen civilians died—among them a Holocaust survivor, two rabbis, and a 10-year-old girl. The assault was deliberate, ideological, and inspired by Islamic State, according to police and intelligence agencies. One gunman was killed by police; the other now faces 59 criminal charges including terrorism and murder.

Updated Jan 13

Australia's reckoning with antisemitism

Rule Changes

Leading government response to antisemitism crisis

Two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025, killing 15 people including a 10-year-old child. It was the deadliest terror attack in Australian history and the worst antisemitic massacre worldwide since Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023. The father-son ISIS sympathizers had traveled to the southern Philippines for military training weeks before the attack. Surviving attacker Naveed Akram, 24, now faces 59 charges including 15 counts of murder from his cell in Goulburn Supermax.

Updated Jan 10

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, and companies that fail to purge under‑age users face fines of up to A$49.5 million.

Updated Dec 11, 2025