Anthony Albanese jeered at vigil; ASIO, law enforcement’s activities before Bondi to be reviewed
It was commemorated as the night of peace and unity. That was until Prime Minister Anthony Albanese came along.
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The crowd, gathered on the grass overlooking the ocean and embracing their old friends with shared pain, suddenly stood up as one. He booed and shouted “shame”. The anger was electric. The gun flickered along the beach to the footbridge where two gunmen opened fire almost hourly at a peaceful Hanukkah celebration a week ago.
Albanese stared straight ahead, his face fixed in a fixed gaze. Moments later, the boos turned to cheers when former prime minister John Howard, who last week said the attack was related to antisemitism because of the guns, entered and waved.
The anger towards Albanese was palpable. It was already boiling before he arrived. A member of the crowd said, “If Albo comes, I…” and cut him off before he could finish his sentence. A mourner ran towards the prime minister when he arrived, causing the police to stop him.
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