PM Anthony Albanese is also pushing for stricter gun legislation in the wake of the nation’s worst mass shooting in decades.Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised to the Jewish community over last week’s Bondi Beach attack, which killed 15 people at a Hanukkah ceremony, and called for stricter laws against hate speech and hardline violence.Speaking on Monday, a week after Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in decades rocked the nation, Albanese promised steps to protect Jewish Australians.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“As prime minister, I feel the weight of responsibility for an atrocity that happened whilst I’m prime minister, and I’m sorry for what the Jewish community and our nation as a whole has experienced,” he said.Albanese pledged that his government would work to protect Jewish Australians and their right “to practise their faith, to educate their children and to engage in Australian society”.Attack planned ‘meticulously’Australian authorities continue to investigate the December 14 attack, whose victims included a 10-year-old girl and a Holocaust survivor, as an act of “terrorism”.Police believe suspects Sajid Akram, 50, and his son Naveed, 24, were inspired by ISIL (ISIS), saying the group’s flags were found in a car they drove.While Sajid was shot dead by police, Naveed is still recovering from his bullet injuries in hospital and has been charged with 59 offences, including murder and terrorism.In a court filing, police said the men recorded videos condemning “Zionists” and explained “their motivation for the ‘Bondi attack’”.The suspects are believed to have spent months “meticulously” planning the attack, including carrying out “firearms training” in the New South Wales countryside, according to the court documents. Sajid Akra …
