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USEPAThe Australian state where the Bundy shooting occurred plans to ban the use of the term “global uprising” as part of a campaign to combat “hate” slogans.
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has also called for a royal commission into the Bundy attack, Australia’s worst shooting in nearly 30 years.
On Sunday, two gunmen believed to be motivated by “Islamic State ideology” opened fire on the Jewish holiday on the country’s most iconic beach, killing 15 people and injuring dozens more.
Since the attacks, Australia’s state and federal governments have announced a series of measures to combat extremism.
Mings plans to recall the state Legislature next week to pass tougher hate speech and gun restrictions. Earlier this week, he also said he would tighten protest laws to reduce large-scale demonstrations to encourage “a calm summer”.
The Prime Minister has confirmed he will seek to have slogans of “global uprising” classified as hate speech.
Two pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly chanting slogans related to the uprising at a demonstration in central London.
The term intifada became popular in 1987 during the Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Some have described the term as a call for violence against Jews. Others said it was a call for peaceful resistance to Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.
Earlier this week, Mings attended the funeral of 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bundy shooting, along with NSW Opposition Leader Kelly Sloan. He read a poem dedicated to the young girl at the event.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced New gun buyback program Buy surplus, newly banned and illegal firearms. The government predicts that hundreds of thousands of guns will be seized and destroyed.
About 1,000 lifeguards lined up arm in arm facing the sea on the Bondi Beach shoreline to pay their respects on Saturday. Surf lifesaving teams at other Australian beaches were photographed carrying out similar commemorations.
During the week Bondi’s surfing volunteers were named ‘ shooting hero. Lifeguard Jackson Doolan was filmed sprinting from a nearby beach carrying a red medical supplies bag during the attack.
Hundreds of swimmers and surfers formed a giant circle at Bondi Beach yesterday to pay tribute to the victims of the attack.
Australia will hold a national day of reflection on Sunday, themed “Light triumphs over darkness”, to mark one week after the attacks, with a minute’s silence at 6:47pm (0747 GMT).
The Australian flag will be flown at half-mast and Australians are asked to light candles in their windows in memory of the victims.
“Take sixty seconds out of the hustle and bustle of everyday life and dedicate it to the 15 Australians who should be with us today,” Prime Minister Albanese told reporters on Saturday.
“This will be a moment of pause to reflect and affirm that hate and violence will never define us as Australians.”
The Bundy attack was Australia’s worst mass shooting since Port Arthur in 1996, killing 35 people and prompting then-Prime Minister John Howard to introduce strict gun control measures.
