Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared the Bondi terror attack an “act of evil” and a dark day for the nation.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has issued a statement following the Bondi Beach shootings, saying it's "shocking and distressing".

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns are expected to speak at 7 am Monday, alongside police in Sydney.

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reacts to attack on Jewish community on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns have shared their support for Australia’s Jewish community following the deadly Bondi Beach shooting, with Minns defining it as an “attack [that] was designed to target Sydney’s Jewish community”.

"This is a targeted attack on Australian Jews on the first day of Hanukkah. This is an act of anti-Semitism, pure anti-Semitism, that has struck our people"

Shadow communications minister Melissa McIntosh has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to refer Attorney-General Michelle Rowland to a full investigation.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has married long-time partner Jodie Haydon in a private ceremony at his official home in Canberra.

Jodie Haydon and Anthony Albanese got engaged last year. Haydon has regularly accompanied Albanese at public events, on official travel overseas and during election campaigns.

More than 1,000 jobs at a troubled aluminium smelter have been secured after the federal government stepped in to keep it running with taxpayer support. Rio Tinto, majority owner of the massive Tomago smelter near Newcastle in NSW, had for months been threatening to shut down the plant due to spiralling energy costs.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected a formal request to table reforms on travel entitlements for MPs, according to The Australian.