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Premier denies 'overreach' as states mull Bondi changes

States are mulling NSW's crackdown on hateful symbols and slogans as anti-immigration rallies draw criticism on Australia's national day of reflection.

AAP · Dec 21, 2025

A key piece of Port Arthur-era gun reform remains unfinished. Could it have helped prevent the Bondi attack?

National register would have allowed police to better assess risk posed by alleged Bondi shooters before attack, expert says

The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2025

Australian state plans tougher laws against displaying extremist flags after Bondi shooting

The Australian state of New South Wales is proposing a ban on public displays of Islamic State group flags and extremist symbols

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2025

NSW to effectively ban protests for up to three months as premier links Gaza rallies to Bondi terror attack

Chris Minns says state ‘can’t risk another mass demonstration on that scale in NSW [because] the implications can be seen, in my view, on Sunday’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2025

Australia launches biggest gun buyback in 30 years after Bondi beach terror attack

Prime minister announces first firearm buyback since Port Arthur massacre, and designates Sunday a national day of reflection in honour of Hanukah shooting victims

The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2025

Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese is forced into policy catch up after Bondi atrocity

In an extraordinary personal censure, Australia’s Jewish community effectively denied Anthony Albanese the role of being the nation’s chief public mourner in this week of national tragedy.

The Conversation · Dec 18, 2025

Calls for NSW government to remove recreational hunting as a reason to own firearms after Bondi massacre

‘New South Wales has a gun problem that we must now confront. We have over 1.1m guns in this state’, Greens MP says

The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2025

‘Protests had nothing to do with the attacks’: activists condemn premier’s plan to restrict rallies after Bondi shooting

Pro-Palestine activists, some Jewish groups and civil liberty campaigners criticise NSW Labor for ‘eroding our democratic freedoms’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2025

Australian Govt Promises Stricter Migration Checks To Block Antisemitic Visitors

“We’ll certainly look at the migration settings to make sure that no one who has antisemitic views comes to Australia, and migrates to Australia. The challenge is: how you identify that?”

Pedestrian.tv · Dec 17, 2025

Albanese not invited to rabbi’s funeral, as Frydenberg calls for ban on ‘hate preachers’

In a stark reminder of the strong Jewish backlash against the prime minister, Anthony Albanese was not invited to attend the Wednesday funeral of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, among the first of the Bondi massacre victims to be farewelled.

The Conversation · Dec 17, 2025