PRIME MINISTER: Thanks for joining us. Today, we mark the National Day of Mourning to honour victims of the Bondi antisemitic terrorist attack. It is a solemn opportunity for every Australian to stand with the Jewish community and remember the 15 lives stolen in this deadly attack. When we look to Bondi, we don't just see a beach. We see it as part of our promise to the world. It's a welcoming embrace, a famous crescent of sand and water where there's room for everyone.

When we look to Bondi, we see it not just as a beach, but as a part of our promise to the world. A welcoming embrace. That famous crescent of sand and water where there is room for everyone.

A place where nothing should break but the waves.

And yet there on that most fateful of evenings, our hearts were collectively shattered.

The terrorist attack was anything but random. It was antisemitic. Jewish Australians were targeted because they were Jewish.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Late last night our laws to crack down on hate speech and take sensible action on firearms passed the Parliament. And I want to thank all Members and Senators who voted for this legislation. I want to acknowledge all who participated in the debate as well.

Matilda.

Edith Brutman.

Dan Elkayam.

Boris and Sofia Gurman.

Alexander Kleytman.

Rabbi Yaakov Levitan.

Peter Meagher.

Reuven Morrison.

Marika Pogany.

Rabbi Eli Schlanger.

Adam Smyth.

Boris Tetleroyd.

Tania Tretiak.

Tibor Weitzen.

Mr Speaker, the minute of silence we have just observed echoes with those 15 names.

Fifteen innocent people for whom today should be just another Monday morning.

Another day in this beautiful country they loved, in the embrace of the family and friends they adored.

RAF EPSTEIN, HOST: I had a chat to the Prime Minister earlier this morning.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Good to be with you, Raf, and welcome back. I hope you had a good break.

EPSTEIN: I did, thank you. Do we need some hate speech laws?

HAMISH MACDONALD, HOST: The Prime Minister is here this morning. Welcome back to 702 Mornings for the start of the year.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Hamish, and welcome back to yourself.

KYLE SANDILANDS: The Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese. Good morning, Albo. How are you?

JACKIE O HENDERSON: Good morning.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning and welcome back. I'm very well.

SANDILANDS: You in Canberra today because Parliament starts or you're at Kirribilli, where are you today?

On Thursday, 22 January, Australians will come together for a National Day of Mourning to honour the victims and all those impacted by the Bondi Beach terrorist attack.

The theme the Chabad Community in Bondi has chosen for us all is ‘Light will win, a gathering of unity and remembrance’.

A message of hope and unity to guide and inspire Australians, as we move forward.

In recognition of the National Day of Mourning, flags will be flown at half-mast at all Commonwealth buildings around Australia and New South Wales Government buildings.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good afternoon. Firstly, I want to give further details about the National Day of Mourning that will take place this coming Thursday 22nd of January. The theme that has been chosen by the Chabad community in Bondi is: 'light will win, a gathering of unity and remembrance'. I've said that flags in Commonwealth buildings as well as state buildings, we will ask flags be flown at half-mast and we would ask the private sector to join with that. National institutions in Canberra and in New South Wales will be illuminated on the day.

EMMA CROWE, HOST: As you've been hearing this week, many different voices in the community with questions and concerns around the proposed hate crime and gun control reforms. The Combating Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026 is seeking to tackle the how and the why behind last month's terror attack at Bondi Beach. The how being, in part about access to weapons, the why being hatred, antisemitism and violent extremism. Of course, both the how and the why are both now at the heart of a national royal commission into the events of December 14th.