Anthony Albanese

PM Albanese Urges Bipartisan Support for Controversial Hate Speech Bill Amid Opposition From Coalition and Greens

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is making a last-ditch effort to secure bipartisan backing for sweeping new hate speech laws, after failing to win support from either the Coalition or the Greens. The government’s proposed legislation, which comes in the wake...
Anthony Albanese- Sussan Ley

Hate Speech Reforms Spark Political Revolt, With Opposition and Greens Rejecting Labor’s Response to Bondi Beach Terror Attack

Reforms to Australia’s hate speech laws are facing a steep parliamentary hurdle, with both the Coalition and the Greens signalling they will not support the federal government’s draft legislation in its current form, raising serious doubts about Labor’s plan to...
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Albanese Softens Resistance to Royal Commission Into Bondi Attack as Pressure Mounts From Victims’ Families, Law Council of Australia, Business Leaders, Sporting Figures, and Former Labor MPs

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signaled a shift in his stance on a national inquiry into the Bondi terror attack, opening the door to a possible royal commission as pressure mounts from victims’ families, former Labor MPs, and other key...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani

Israel Condemns NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani as Antisemitic Following Policy Reversals

Israel’s foreign ministry publicly accused New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of antisemitism on Friday, escalating tensions with the progressive leader just hours after he formally assumed office. The rebuke comes amid a wave of policy reversals by Mamdani that...