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The latest news on Anthony Albanese, the Prime Minister of Australia, including China-Australia relations and China-Australia trade.
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2 Mar 1963
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People add to a floral tribute at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 18, 2025. Photo: AP
Australia

Australia approves gun buy-back, hate crime reforms after Bondi attack

New legislation limits firearm access, sets up a gun buy-back programme, and tackles hate speech.

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Australia

Australia faces record guns as Bondi massacre prompts reform

United States

Not ‘Trump-compatible’? China expert Rudd exits Australia’s US ambassador role

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Australia

Australian ambassador hated by Trump to leave US post early

Kevin ‌Rudd, who criticised Trump before he became envoy, will head the Asia Society think tank after finishing his posting in March.

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Kevin Rudd had called Donald Trump “the most destructive president in history”. Photo: Reuters
Australia

Letters | Bondi response must go beyond policing and towards rebuilding unity

Readers discuss social cohesion in Australia, a commission into the Bondi shooting, and US interventions.

Australia

Increased police presence in Sydney for New Year’s Eve following Bondi attack

New South Wales’ premier Chris Minns urged people to ‘show defiance to these evil terrorists’ by celebrating the event at Sydney Harbour.

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Australia

Bondi Beach attack hero wanted to protect ‘innocent people’

Recovering from gunshot wounds, Syrian Ahmed al Ahmed says he ‘saved lots’ but mourns the 15 victims of the tragedy.

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Ahmed al-Ahmed, 43, is seen tackling one of the Bondi gunmen in this screengrab from a social media video. Photo: X
Sydney

Video | Albanese booed at Bondi attack memorial

Australia marked a day of reflection to honour the 15 people killed in the Bondi Beach attack.

Australia

Australian PM Albanese booed as Bondi Beach attack victims honoured

Tens of thousands attended Sunday’s memorial. The Sydney event was heavily guarded by police, including snipers on rooftops and police boats.

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The Philippines

Bondi shooter visited Philippine gun shop before attack: police

Police retrace Sydney shooters’ steps in Davao City as CCTV shows Sajid Akram at a gun shop, but officials deny ample time for extremist training.

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People add to a floral tribute outside Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Thursday. Photo: AP
Australia

Australia’s Albanese faces battle over gun laws after Bondi Beach shooting

The prime minister’s call for tighter gun controls is meeting resistance from right-wing populists and mainstream conservatives.

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A wooden Star of David stands in a makeshift memorial to pay tribute to the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting on Bondi Beach. Photo: Reuters
The Philippines

Is Philippines being unfairly named in Australia’s Bondi Beach shooting?

Australian police are looking into a trip the two suspects made to Davao City, but Philippine officials say it is not connected to the shooting.

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Australia

Editorial | Restoring safety and unity key for Australia in Bondi shooting aftermath

Pledges to toughen laws against hate speech and on gun ownership are welcome as Australia reels from the horrifying violence.

Australia

‘I am angry’: hate spreaders in Australia to lose visas after Bondi shooting

Prime Minister Albanese vowed to fight the ‘evil scourge’ of division and outlined measures to punish preachers stoking violence.

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Mourners gather for the funeral of a 10-year-old girl, who was killed in the Bondi Beach shooting, in Sydney on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Australia

Millions raised for ‘hero of Australia’ who stopped gunman at Bondi Beach

Over 40,000 people have donated about US$1.5 million to Ahmed al Ahmed, the Syrian-Australian Muslim hero who saved Jewish lives.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) meets Ahmed al Ahmed at a hospital in Sydney on Tuesday. Photo: Australian Prime Minister Office/AP
Australia

Alleged Bondi shooter Naveed Akram charged with terrorism, murder

Akram, who regained consciousness after being in a coma, also faces multiple charges related to other offences.

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Australia

‘He was a nice person’: alleged Bondi gunman’s path to violence stuns Australia

Police investigate how Naveed Akram went from a teenager interested in Islam to one of Australia’s worst alleged killers.

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Australia

Isis-inspired Bondi gunmen visited Philippines before shooting: police

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Sajid Akram and his son Naveed had been radicalised by an ‘ideology of hate’.

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Mourners place flowers at a makeshift memorial at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
Australia

‘Expect action’: Australia to strengthen gun laws after Bondi massacre

There could also be reviews of licenses, as it emerged the older attacker had legally owned six ‘long’ guns, with a firearm permit for years.

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Australia

Video | Bystander tackles, disarms gunman in Australia

Shooting happened in the popular tourist area of Bondi Beach.

Australia

‘Genuine hero’: bystander who tackled Bondi gunman lionised

Ahmed al-Ahmed, a 43-year-old father of two from south Sydney, was shot twice as he wrestled a weapon from the shooter’s hands.

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Ahmed al-Ahmed, 43, is seen tackling one of the Bondi gunmen in this screengrab from a social media video. Photo: X
Australia

World leaders express horror at Bondi Beach attack as vigils held for victims

Israel’s Herzog condemned the ‘cruel attack on Jews’ by ‘terrorists’; Trump branded the shooting that killed 15 people ‘purely antisemitic’.

People hold a vigil outside the Australian High Commission in central London, Britain on Sunday following a terrorist attack on a Jewish celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. Photo: PA Wire / dpa
Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu accuses Australia’s PM of inaction in tackling antisemitism

After the Bondi Beach shooting, the Israeli PM said he warned Albanese months ago that Australia’s policy was ‘encouraging antisemitism’.

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Australia

‘Worst fears happened’: Bondi shooting feels tragically inevitable to some

Amid firebombing, graffiti and hate speech, which surged during the Gaza war, a special envoy was appointed last year to combat antisemitism.

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Australia

Why US review of Aukus submarine deal for Australia is kept secret

One reason is to maintain public support for the alliance by preventing any shortfalls of the deal from being made known, analysts say.

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(Left to right) US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and UK Defence Secretary John Healey speaking to the media following their meeting to discuss Aukus in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Australia

‘I’m still here’: Australian teens dodge world-first social media ban

‘You can’t in one day switch off over a million accounts across the board. But it is happening,’ Anthony Albanese says.

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Unicef warned that Australia’s social media ban might encourage children to visit less regulated parts of the internet. Photo: dpa
Australia

‘#seeyouwhenim16’: Australia’s social media ban for children takes effect

PM Albanese called the ban, which is being closely watched by other nations considering similar measures, ‘a proud day’ for families.

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Australia

Video | Australia’s under-16 social media ban due to take effect

Platforms have started notifying users under 16 that their access will soon be blocked.

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