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Floral tributes are placed outside the offices of Australian lawmaker Helen Haines who was critically wounded in a “targeted” attack, in Wangaratta on October 21, 2026. (Martin KEEP/AFP)
October 21, 2026, 1:02 pm
Australian politician has both legs amputated after being hit in car ramming attack
Federal lawmaker Helen Haines ‘alive and stable,’ husband says; suspect makes first appearance in court; police yet to announce motive, believe it was a targeted attack
By AP and ToI Staff
Mark Dreyfus speaks in Parliament House on January 19, 2026, in Canberra, Australia. (Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images via JTA)
January 21, 2026, 6:43 am
Mourner’s Kaddish recited in Australian parliament for Bondi Beach attack victims
‘You don’t have to be Jewish to feel this in your chest, an attack like this hurts all of us,’ Mark Dreyfus tells fellow MPs as they pass tougher gun and hate speech laws
By Grace Gilson
Mourners gather in front of tributes laid in memory of victims of the mass shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on December 20, 2025. (DAVID GRAY / AFP)
January 20, 2026, 11:55 am
Month after Bondi Hanukkah attack, Australian MPs pass stricter gun, hate crime laws
PM Albanese says his leadership is ‘tackling antisemitism, tackling hate, and getting dangerous guns off our streets,’ as parliament votes in favor of both reforms
By AFP and ToI Staff
Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi holds a placard as Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese walks in the Senate chamber for the opening of the 48th Federal Parliament at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, July 22, 2025. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)
July 22, 2025, 12:35 pm
Protesters, lawmakers demand sanctions against Israel as Australia’s parliament reopens
Senator holds sign reading, ‘Gaza is starving, words won’t feed them, sanction Israel’ during governor-general’s speech; security prevents protesters from entering public gallery
By AP and ToI Staff
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (center), his partner Jodie Haydon and son Nathan react as they meet the party faithful after Albanese wins a second term following the general election in Sydney, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
May 3, 2025, 4:07 pm
Left-leaning PM Albanese triumphs in Australian election
Incumbent, who has been criticized over surge in antisemitism, wins contest defined by rising cost of living and Trump tariffs; opposition leader Dutton loses seat in parliament
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This frame grab taken from video footage provided by Australian Broadcast Corporation (ABC) on July 4, 2024, via AFPTV shows anti-Israel protesters unfurl banners after scaling the roof of Australia's Parliament in Canberra (Australian Broadcast Corporation (ABC / AFP)
July 4, 2024, 10:45 am
Anti-Israel protesters occupy roof of Australia’s parliament, unfurl banners
Protest group displays slogan ‘From the river to the sea,’ uses symbols employed by Hamas, while accusing Canberra of complicity in alleged Gaza war crimes
By Agencies
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