Australia’s parliament will reconvene two weeks early to fast-track sweeping hate crime and gun control reforms following the Bondi Beach mass shooting that killed 15 people.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said both houses will sit from 19–20 January to pass legislation targeting “hate preachers,” strengthening penalties for hate crimes, expanding bans on extremist symbols, and establishing a new list of prohibited hate groups, alongside tougher visa powers for those seeking to spread hatred.
The package also sets the framework for a national firearms buyback scheme—the largest since the 1996 Port Arthur massacre—and tighter gun licensing checks.
Draft laws are due to be released shortly, while a federal royal commission will examine intelligence failures and the extent of antisemitism in Australia, as investigations continue into the terrorist attack carried out by Sajid Akram and his son Naveed Akram.
🚨 NSN banned for Radical Islamic crimes!
It wasn’t NSN that shot up Bondi.
Albanese is punishing White men for Non White crimes. pic.twitter.com/aP5SBjXE54— AustraliaFirstOnly (@gigabasedd) January 12, 2026
Never let a good crisis go to waste hey?
Where have we seen this before,?
Going to end up like Starmers UK, cops will be arresting people for social media posts. They wont be arresting the actual terrorists though aye? Just the tweeters.