Australia to tighten hate speech laws after Bondi attack
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.2 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 2025
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
In the wake of the shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia's government has announced a number of measures to address antisemistism, including giving officials the power to reject the visas of anyone who engages in religious hate speech. 15 people were killed when two gunmen opened fire at an event celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
Also: in an end of year speech, President Trump has been telling the American people about his achievements since returning to office. YouTube has secured exclusive broadcasting rights for the Oscars awards ceremony from 2029. Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer orders the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich to donate more than three billion dollars in proceeds from the sale of Chelsea football club to Ukraine, or face having the money confiscated. Human rights groups say the Iranian champion boxer Mohammad Javad Vafaei-Sani is at imminent risk of execution. Officials in Japan warn people not to be fooled by AI-generated videos of bears cozying up to humans, as fatalities from bear attacks are at a record high in the country. And the merits of recording your relatives and getting to know the family history this holiday season.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.4 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.6 | I'm Bernadette Keough, and at 430 GMT on Thursday the 18th of December, these are our main stories. |
| 0:19.3 | As the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach shooting is laid to rest, |
| 0:23.4 | Australia's Prime Minister promises a crackdown on hate, division and radicalisation. |
| 0:29.6 | In an end-of-year speech to the American people, President Trump lists his top achievements. |
| 0:35.7 | And the Venezuelan leader, Maduro has accused the United States |
| 0:40.2 | of seeking to turn his country into a colony, but says any attempt at regime change will fail. |
| 0:49.8 | Also in this podcast, a big change in Hollywood. I think they want to be felt of as a global organization |
| 0:57.6 | and that the Oscars are global, not just Hollywood, not just in America. |
| 1:02.9 | From 2029, the Oscars will be streamed exclusively on YouTube. |
| 1:08.7 | And... |
| 1:09.7 | Pam, you realize feeding that bear is illegal? |
| 1:12.2 | Well, good thing he's not a bear. He's family. |
| 1:15.8 | A warning from Japan, don't fall for AI bears. |
| 1:24.7 | Australia's Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has announced a series of measures to crack down on hate speech |
| 1:31.2 | after 15 people were killed by gunmen at a Jewish event on Bondi Beach on Sunday. |
| 1:37.5 | Mr Albanese said his government would increase the penalties for people promoting hate speech |
| 1:42.5 | and that ministers would have the power to revoke visas of those found to be inciting hate. |
| 1:48.8 | But the Prime Minister faced a barrage of questions from reporters, |
| 1:52.5 | wanting to know why these laws were not introduced sooner. |
| 1:55.9 | Look, of course, more could have always been done. |
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