"Given there was a broad consensus to tackle #HateSpeech but not #GunLaws this was always going to be messy."

#WTF ? I thought we all agreed on gun laws but the "hate speech" definition was controversial?

https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/second-bondi-backdown-leaves-the-pm-diminished-so-too-sussan-ley-20260117-p5nuro Anthony #albaneses hate speech reform backdown further diminishes his credibility. Same with #SussanLey from #AFR

cc me @kmpiw @kmpiw @kmpiw

#auspol #australia #BondiShooting

Anthony Albanese’s hate speech reform backdown further diminishes his credibility. Same with Sussan Ley

This is a federal government that applies a political calculus to almost every action. Mostly it works. Not this time.

Australian Financial Review

I don't know if anyone actually reads #Medium but this #Reddit post got out of hand so I put it there, and it's probably too long to copy paste here even on @kmpiw

“Calling everyone a terrorist makes it harder to stop mass murder“ https://medium.com/@kmpiw.blog/calling-everyone-a-terrorist-makes-it-harder-to-stop-mass-murder-d4f2ddd37a38 from "Killing more people is worse" on #Medium

cc @kmpiw @kmpiw @kmpiw @israel @palestine

#Bondi #auspol #BondiShooting #ASIO #Australia #Hamas #Hezbollah #IslamicState

Minns government ‘actively’ considering if Jewish security group should be armed after Bondi attack

Chris Minns has said his government is “actively” considering whether a Jewish security group should be armed in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, as he confirms police will carry long-arm rifles for the first time at Sydney’s major New Year’s Eve event.

#AusPol #Australia #NSW #NSWPol #NSWPolice #AustraliaHasANaziProblem #BondiShooting #antisemitism #antiIslam #Palestine #FuckIsrael

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/28/minns-government-actively-considering-if-jewish-security-group-should-be-armed-after-bondi-attack-ntwnfb

Minns government ‘actively’ considering if Jewish security group should be armed after Bondi attack

NSW premier also announces police will carry long-arm rifles at major New Year’s Eve event in Sydney

The Guardian

Just a reminder that Islamic State and Hamas are enemies. The shooters were inspired by IS - there is no suggestion they were driven by anything to do with the Palestinian cause.

Even if you believe every activist holding a Free Palestine sign is a Hamas supporter, the idea that banning protests against genocide will do anything to prevent this kind of attack in future is nonsense. If anything, the opposite will happen.

Islamic State is a direct result of the American war on Terror. The Islamophobia and curtailing of civil rights that started after September 11th only caused more violence in the US and around the world, created a new generation of disaffected and oppressed people drawn to violent retaliation.

These kneejerk authoritarian responses to violence only breed more violence, while preventing peace activists from doing their work. If you want to "turn down the temperature", then promote and protect peaceful protest. Shore up our civil rights.

#auspol #BondiShooting

We need to limit guns in response to the Bondi shooting, and apparently an important step in this is to have VicPol open carry semi-automatic rifles at the cricket.

#AusPol #Australia #VicPol #Victoria #VicPolice #BondiShooting

Nach und nach kapieren auch andere Gesellschaften, was hinter diesem Spruch akzeptiert und mobilisiert wird.

Nach England nun ...

#Australian state where the #BondiShooting occurred plans to ban the phrase #GlobaliseTheIntifada as part of a crackdown on "hateful" slogans.
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Limited options for people trying to donate blood in regional NSW in wake of Bondi terror attack

The urgent call-out for blood donations in the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack has sparked a…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AU #Australia #Blooddonation #bondishooting #bonditerrorattack #GiveBlood #Lifeblood #RedCross #regionalNSW
https://www.newsbeep.com/323460/

chaser.com.au/general-news/new…

A wannabe political writer at an Aussie media outlet has been fired after submitting a draft wanting to mourn those who were murdered in the antisemitic terror attack in Bondi, denounce bigotry in all forms and want the country to come together in mature empathetic manner to stop the spread of any more disturbing violence.

“What the fuck is wrong with you?” screamed a senior editor whose worked at every tabloid in the country, “Right now the people need us, they need us to make them even more afraid and hopefully that can stop our sales from plummeting.”

“Not only have you failed to do any fear mongering in this piece, you didn’t even endorse any Liberal Party or One Nation racists, pretending they suddenly care about protecting minority groups. You should be embarrassed.”

“You will never work in this industry if you don’t understand that your job is to make this country as unsafe as possible so we can later win awards for reporting on what we stoked.”

#auspol #bondishooting

News columnist fired for wanting to use their platform to bring people together instead of stoking division – The Chaser

"Your job is to make this country as unsafe as possible so we can later win awards for reporting on what we stoked."

The Chaser

really really getting the shits with unfair hit-job articles like these:

common trait is multiple sweeping statements of attacks on labor replete with negative generalisations, but fuck-all [for the most part] specific explanations of what elbow / labor could/should have done / do now. the few times the writers do head there, i get the strong feeling they are intimating THE LIE that AZ = AS.

not only in these two poor articles, but afaict in most of the commentariat, nobody bothers stepping back & pointing out that all this is based on bullshit, on the fundamental delusion of skyfairies, with partisan sides lining up to declare that my skyfairy is better than your skyfairy, & if you disagree then you're oppressing me.

as with so much in human history, so much grief & damage has been caused by this preposterous mass delusion.

#bondishooting #Atheism #fsckALLreligion #FsckChristoFacists #FsckSkyfairyDelusionists #FsckRWNJs #FsckThePatriarchy 🖕 #Feminism #FreedomFromReligion #RemoveALLReligiousTaxPreferencesFromALLAspectsOfSociety #religion

Labor has an antisemitism problem. If this wasn’t clear before Bondi, it is now

A deep rift has emerged between Anthony Albanese, his government and party and Jews who for the past two years asked them to do more to stop antisemitism.

The Sydney Morning Herald

Foreign Influence:

Israeli Ambassador advocating for isolationism of Jewish students in Australia, ... as Jewish community still in mourning over #BondiShooting.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-20/anthony-albanese-bondi-terror-attack-jewish-community-safety/106156710
#AusPol #NSWPol #AusEDU

Albanese faces primary test of his prime ministership in Bondi response

While Albanese will forever struggle to shed the perception that he was too slow to recognise the threat to Australia's Jewish community — he is taking action. 

ABC News