Canberra, Jan 22 (IANS) Australians have been asked to light a candle and observe a minute of silence on Thursday night to commemorate the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting attack, which occurred on December 14, targeting people celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah at the iconic beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.Thursday marks a national day of mourning declared by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for the 15 fatal victims.It is the first time that Australia has observed a national day of…
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Canberra, Jan 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday that hate speech laws passed by the federal parliament in response to the Bondi Beach terror attack will make Australians safer.Albanese told reporters on Wednesday morning that the hate speech laws, which were passed by the parliament on Tuesday night, are the strongest that have ever been in place in Australia.”We have prioritised national unity and national healing,” he said.”We want to make sure that light triumphs ove…
Canberra, Jan 20 (IANS) Australian Parliament on Tuesday passed tougher gun control and hate crime laws in response to last month’s Bondi Beach shooting during a Jewish festival. The gun control laws, which establish a national firearm buyback scheme and tighten import controls, passed both houses with support from the Greens party.The legislation will also strengthen background checks for gun license holders and applicants, improve information sharing between security agencies, restrict gun imp…
Sydney, Jan 18 (IANS) Police in Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW) said in a statement on Sunday that a man had been seriously injured after he was shot during a public place shooting in Sydney’s west overnight. Police said that emergency services were called to a home in Lalor Park, a suburb of Sydney, at about 11.35 pm local time on Saturday, following reports of a public place shooting, Xinhua News Agency reported.Officers were told unknown people had fired multiple gunshots into a ho…
Canberra, Jan 16 (IANS) Over 4.7 million accounts belonging to children were deactivated in the first days of Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s, the federal government said on Friday.Data released by the government’s eSafety commissioner revealed that social media companies removed access to around 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children under 16 in the days after the ban took effect on December 10.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that it was encouraging…
Sydney, Jan 14 (IANS) The premier of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) said on Wednesday that a footbridge used by the perpetrators of the terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach should be demolished.NSW Premier Chris Minns said at a press conference in Sydney that his personal view is that the footbridge at the northern end of the iconic beach should be torn down, but said a final decision would be made by the local council.”I would just hate it to be a ghoulish reminder or even explo…
Sydney, Jan 13 (IANS) Australia captain Alyssa Healy, on Tuesday, announced that she will draw the curtains on her glittering 16-year international career after the home series against India. The wicketkeeper-batter will lead Australia in three ODIs, three T20Is and a one-off Test before signing off in front of the home crowd.Healy’s announcement received widespread reactions from the cricket community and Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who praised her for her remarkable contri…
Canberra, Jan 13 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday declared that a national day of mourning will be held on January 22 for the victims of the terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.Flags will be flown at half mast in all government buildings around Australia on January 22 to honour the victims of the attack that targeted an event celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah at the iconic Bondi Beach on December 14., Albanese said at a press conference at Parliament House…
Melbourne, Jan 11 (IANS) Over 300 structures have been destroyed in the ongoing bushfire crisis in the southeast Australian state of Victoria, authorities said on Sunday as they announced support for affected communities.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Premier of Victoria, Jacinta Allan, on Sunday announced a 19.5 million Australian dollar ($13 million) emergency funding package to provide immediate support to communities across the state affected by the fires, Xinhua news agency reporte…
Canberra, Dec 30 (IANS) The alleged perpetrators of the fatal mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach earlier in December acted alone and were not part of a broader terrorist cell, authorities said on Tuesday.Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Krissy Barrett said at a press conference in Canberra that there is no evidence to suggest that the alleged offenders were part of a ‘broader terrorist cell’ or were directed by others to carry out the fatal shooting of 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi …