Australia passes gun restrictions, anti-hate speech law after Bondi shooting

“At Bondi, the terrorists had hate in their hearts, but they had guns in their hands,” Albanese told reporters, referring to the father and son gunmen accused of attacking Jewish worshippers during Hanukkah celebrations at Bondi Beach on December 14.

“We said we wanted to deal with that with urgency and with unity and we acted to deliver both,” Albanese added.

The government had initially planned a single bill, but separated the issues of hate speech and gun laws into two bills introduced to the House of Representatives on Tuesday.