Australian PM Defends Multiculturalism After 2 Stabbing Attacks

Published on April 19, 2024

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has emphasised the importance of nurturing its multiculturalism amid concerns about social cohesion due to ideology issues. This follows two stabbing attacks in Sydney that sent shockwaves across Australia and countries around the world. On April 13, a 40-year-old man went on a stabbing spree at a Westfield shopping centre at Bondi Junction, causing six deaths and a dozen injuries. It was reported that the attacker had a history of mental illness and was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 17. Two days later, a 16-year-old boy who had recently converted to Islam allegedly stabbed an Assyrian bishop multiple times during a livestream service at a Western Sydney church....