Sadly, the beautiful country of Australia has become a bastion of progressivism. The country’s government is led by a far-left wacko, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is utterly disconnected from reality. Last week, Australia was the scene of a horrific jihadist attack at a Hanukkah festival at world famous Bondi Beach. The event attracted a large crowd of Jewish revelers enjoying the beach and celebrating the holiday. Unfortunately, the event also attracted two well-armed Muslim terrorists, a father and son, who decided to kill as many Jewish people as possible. The results were horrific, as 15 people were killed, and 42 innocent people were injured. The event did produce a bona-fide hero, Ahmed al-Ahmed, a fruit shop owner, and a Syrian immigrant. He charged one of the terrorists and wrested the firearm away from him. The hero was unarmed but decided to act to save lives. His quick action stands in contrast to the four police officers at Bondi Beach. According to some witnesses, the police did not respond to the terrorists as they were killing victims. One survivor, who protected his children during the attack, said “Twenty minutes with four policemen there…they…froze.” He continued, “Four policemen there didn’t…fire back. I don’t understand why.” Eventually, the police officers did engage the terrorists, and one was killed and another one was wounded. After the attack, questions are swirling about how this could have happened to a country with strict gun control laws. However, as documented in research conducted by Dr. John Lott, Founder of the Crime Prevention Research Center, mass shootings often happen in places with strict gun control laws or in “gun free zones.” In the United States, mass shootings often occur on school campuses, either colleges, high schools, or elementary schools where guns are banned. Deranged mass murderers know enough to target their victims in a location where no one will be able to return fire. While the answer to mass shootings at public schools is to arm teachers and to provide heightened security at entrances, left-wing politicians always advocate more gun control. In their view, the answer is to take action to eliminate “gun violence.” In the leftist utopia, no one has firearms and there are no incidents of mass shootings. In the real world, killers will still be able to obtain firearms, but with enhanced gun control, no one will be able to stop the attack. Until police arrive on the scene and engage, determined mass murderers can kill countless victims. This type of idiocy is on full display in Australia as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has advocated stronger gun control laws in the aftermath of the Islamic terrorism at Bondi Beach. Instead of supporting stricter immigration policies for individuals from Islamic countries and the deportation of illegal immigrants, Albanese twice called for a crackdown on “right-wing extremism,” which had zero influence on the Bondi Beach terrorism. The day after the terrorist attack, Albanese said 5022 words in “press conferences, interviews and statements.” Among the words that Albanese refused to utter were “Muslim,” “Islam,” or “Islamic extremism.” The people of Australia are rightly embarrassed and disgusted by the actions of their Prime Minister. It is no surprise that he was booed at a memorial service for the victims of the Bondi Beach attack. As he was escorted through the crowd of 10,000 mourners, chants of “Shame” could clearly be heard. Others yelled “You are not welcome,” and “You don’t represent Australia.” Albanese and the governing Australian Labor Party (ALP) did nothing to protect their Jewish citizens after the Hamas attack against Israel on October 7, 2023. Despite rising antisemitic attacks and rhetoric, Albanese failed to address the concerns of Jewish Australians and took no action. Instead of protecting his Jewish citizens, Albanese formally recognized the state of Palestine. This led to sharp criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said “The message that was heard by this action was ‘Kill Jews, you’ll get rewarded.’” After the increased antisemitic activity culminated in terrorism at Bondi Beach, Netanyahu told the Australian government, “Damn it, wake up! You don’t need any more warnings; you’ve already received enough.” Despite the criticism, the Prime Minister refuses to change his progressive thinking. Instead of labeling the Bondi Beach terrorism as a jihadist attack, Albanese stated that guns were the real enemy. He proposed a gun buyback plan to confiscate and destroy “hundreds of thousands of firearms” throughout Australia. Albanese’s proposal is modeled after the actions taken in Australia after a horrific shooting in Port Arthur, in which 35 people were killed. It led to a gun confiscation and buyback program that resulted in one million firearms being turned in to the government. The government created a “National Firearms Agreement,” in which “Rapid-fire rifles and shotguns were banned, gun owner licensing was tightened, and remaining firearms were registered to uniform national standards.” Despite what some experts believe is the tightest gun control measures in the world, two Islamic terrorists were able to obtain firearms and inflict incredible carnage. If gun control is expanded, does anyone believe that it will impede Islamic terrorists? Will they follow Australian law or their fanatic beliefs? While Albanese blames the right wing and refuses to apologize to the Jewish community, Islamic terrorists are undoubtedly plotting their next attack. The Prime Minister’s radical views on Islam have been in place for many years. Early in his political career, he attended a pro-Palestinian rally. In 1998, Albanese visited with Palestinian terrorist Yasser Arafat. Even worse, the trip was financed by Arafat’s organization, the Palestinian Liberation Organization, which was previously labeled a terrorist organization by the United States government. Albanese typifies the type of left-wing leaders in charge of many countries today. Similar leadership is in place in Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Thankfully, American voters went in another direction in 2024 and elected Donald Trump as President, who is showing citizens in these other countries what real leadership looks like. Jeff Crouere is a native New Orleanian and his award-winning program, “Ringside Politics,” airs Saturdays from Noon until 1 p.m. CT nationally on Real America’s Voice TV Network & AmericasVoice.News and weekdays from 7-9 a.m. & 6-7 p.m. CT on WGSO 990-AM & Wgso.com. He is a political columnist, the author of America’s Last Chance, and provides regular commentaries on the Jeff Crouere YouTube channel and at Crouere.net. For more information, email him at jcrouere@gmail.com.