1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: Today's biggest news from The Australian. I'm Christinamio with the 2 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: Front's afternoon headlines. Anthony Alberanzi has conceded he could have 3 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: done more to combat anti Semitism. The Prime Minister said 4 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: on Thursday, neither he nor his government are perfect and 5 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 1: he regrets not doing more. Before Sunday's terror attack at 6 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 1: Bondai Beach, Albanesi announced sweeping changes to hate speech laws 7 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: and immigration legislation on Thursday, after fifteen people were killed 8 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 1: and dozens more were injured when two gunmen targeted a 9 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: Jewish event celebrating the first day of Hanuka. 10 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:42,599 Speaker 2: Every Jewish Australian has the right to be proud of 11 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 2: who they are and what they believe, and every Jewish 12 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 2: Australian has the right to feel safe, valued and respected 13 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 2: for the contribution that they make to our great nation. 14 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 2: The terrorists, inspired by ISIS at bondo Beat sought to 15 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 2: turn Australian against each other. Australians have responded to that 16 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 2: act of hatred with love and sympathy for those in mourning. 17 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 2: Australians responded to that act of cowardice and violence with 18 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 2: bravery and with kindness. Is now up to all of 19 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 2: us to honor the courage of those Australians the heroes 20 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 2: of Bondai, in the most meaningful way possible by eliminating 21 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:28,199 Speaker 2: the evil of anti Semitism from our society. 22 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: Attorney General Michelle Roland and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke 23 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: have been tasked with beefing up hate speech laws to 24 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: include a provision on vilification, plus Burke will get new 25 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: powers to reject or cancel the visas of anyone deemed 26 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 1: to be anti Semitic. The government will also target hate 27 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: groups like the terror linked his Boot to Rear organization, 28 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: with increased penalties for promoting violence through hate speech and 29 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: making it an aggravating factor in sentencing perpetrators of online 30 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: threats and her harassment. There'll be a regime for tracking 31 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: organizations whose leaders engage in hate speech, and a narrow 32 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: federal offense will be developed for serious vilification based on 33 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 1: race and or advocating racial supremacy. The Prime Minister said 34 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: he's open to recalling Parliament before the end of January 35 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: to legislate the reforms, but flagged it will be a 36 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: complex process. New South Wales Treasurer Daniel Mookie said on Tuesday, 37 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 1: the pro Palestine slogan globalized the Intifada is hate speech. 38 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: That's as he announced a funding package to cover funeral 39 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: and burial costs, as well as international travel for victim's 40 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: family members and Jewish leaders said they welcomed the crackdown, 41 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 1: but added the measures to protect Australia's Jewish community from 42 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 1: hatred are long overdue. It comes as mourners gathered in 43 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: Sydney's Eastern suburbs to farewell ten year old Matilda, the 44 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 1: youngest victim of Sunday's massacre. Matilda's loved ones carried blue 45 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: UNEs covered in bumblebees, a nod to her middle name. 46 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: Be Her Ukrainian born parents previously revealed they named her 47 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: Matilda because she was the first member of their family 48 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:14,519 Speaker 1: born in Australia and it was the most Australian name 49 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:17,799 Speaker 1: they could think of. She was remembered as a little 50 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 1: ray of sunshine who loved to dance, and the viral 51 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: animated movie K Pop Demon Hunters. Her father, Michael, shared 52 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: a video of his happy and carefree daughter enjoying the 53 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 1: Bondai Beach Haniker Festival just hours before she was allegedly 54 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: shot dead by twenty four year old Navid Akram and 55 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: his father, fifty year old Serjird Akram, who died at 56 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: the scene after being shot by police. Ten year old 57 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: Matilda can be seen with Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was 58 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: also killed in the massacre. Check out those stories live 59 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: right now at the Australian dot com dot au and 60 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 1: come back to the front first thing in the morning 61 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: for more on this developing story.