Australia begins funerals for Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting victims
Sydney has started laying victims of the antisemitic Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack to rest under heavy police guard, as investigations continue.
Bondi funeral snub for PM as leaders feud over antisemitism response and tougher laws
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was not invited to the funeral of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, one of the first victims farewelled after the Bondi massacre, while NSW Premier Chris Minns and multiple federal and state figures attended. Josh Frydenberg used the moment to demand accountability, a royal commission, and a ban on “hate preachers,” naming the Al Madina Dawah Centre and preacher Wissam Haddad. Minns says NSW parliament will be recalled to fast-track tougher gun laws and is floating protest restrictions during a terror alert, while the federal government weighs hate-speech changes and what to do with antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal’s recommendations, as the opposition pushes its own counter-terror and antisemitism taskforce.
Eurovision host ORF says no ban on Palestinian flags and no “booing” blackout
Austria’s broadcaster ORF, hosting the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, says it will not prohibit Palestinian flags in the crowd and will not try to silence booing aimed at Israel’s performance, arguing its role is to show events as they are.
Welsh Senedd poll puts Plaid Cymru ahead as Labour and Conservatives crater
A YouGov and Cardiff University poll for next May’s Senedd election puts Plaid Cymru on 33% and Reform UK on 30%, with Labour and the Conservatives both on 10% (Greens 9%, Lib Dems 6%). Plaid claims momentum after a Caerphilly by-election win and frames 2026 as Wales-first versus a “billionaire-backed” Reform, while the Greens say they are on track for representation. Analysts describe a Wales-specific realignment, with former Labour voters consolidating around Plaid and former Conservative voters shifting to Reform, setting up coalition-heavy post-election maths.
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