Anthony Albanese has faced immense public backlash over a a "garden party" he hosted in with Jewish Australians after only briefly attending a public memorial in Bondi as his government faces pressure for not doing enough to curb antisemitism.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing backlash over a lackluster response to an antisemitism question in the fallout of the Bondi Beach terror attack — as his predecessor slammed

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has proposed tougher national gun laws after a mass shooting in Sydney

Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.

Australia has agreed a string of measures to toughen national firearms laws, a day after gunmen killed 15 people in an attack on a Jewish festival in Sydney. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his cabinet and state leaders had agreed to accelerate the creation of a national firearms registry and would provide A$100mn ($66mn) to the states and territories.

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.

Police said around 1,000 people had attended the Jewish celebration, which was held in a small park off the beach.