Bondi beach attack: PM Albanese reacts to Israel's Netanyahu blaming him for terror act| Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemns the Bondi Beach attack as an act of “pure evil, antisemitism and terrorism,” saying the assault on Jews celebrating the first night of Hanukkah has “forever tarnished” one of the nation’s most iconic locations. He vows to “stamp out antisemitism” with every available federal, state, police and intelligence resource, praises first responders and ordinary citizens who “ran towards danger,” orders flags at half‑mast nationwide, and pointedly rejects division after criticism from Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, insisting this is a moment for Australians to stand together.