Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has moved decisively to put the Australian government’s response to Sunday’s Bondi Beach shootings back on the front foot.

After a meeting of the National Security Committee on Thursday, Albanese announced a five-point plan to crack down on fanatics who spread hate, division and radicalisation – a response to the Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in Australia report by Jillian Segal.

Anthony Albanese addresses the media on Thursday .Credit: Nine News

The government may not have long to wait to see the efficacy of its reforms.

A western Sydney cleric who claimed Jews wanted to destroy Islam has issued a defiant statement after his religious centre, Al Madina Dawah Centre, was linked to Sunday’s massacre amid calls for it to be shut down.

“Australia brands itself as a liberal democracy where controversial or........

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