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Anthony Albanese has unveiled a once in a generation overhaul of hate speech laws and immigration powers to eradicate anti-Semitism and shut down hate preachers and extremist groups in the wake of the Bondi Beach massacre.

The response to the massacre has become deeply partisan, with Frydenberg calling on Albanese to accept ‘personal responsibility’ for the deaths.

A day after the deadliest domestic terror attack in Australia’s history, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faced criticism he didn’t do enough to combat rising attacks on the Jewish community nor swiftly enact recommendations from the nation’s antisemitism envoy released five months ago.

Commissioner Krissy Barrett accused hate preachers of sowing dissent amid calls for a Sydney Islamic centre linked to a notorious preacher to be shut down.

Increased penalties for hate speech promoting violence and making hate an aggravating factor in sentencing are among a raft of new laws following the Bondi attack.

The government will accept a report from the antisemitism envoy in full and introduce a raft of new laws in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited a Sydney hospital where he met a man who disarmed an apparent gunman during Sunday's mass shooting in Bondi.

Fact-Check: An AI-generated video Australian PM Anthony Albanese is being shared to falsely claim that he announced the suspension of visa services for Pakistani nationals after the Bondi Beach terror attack.