Overview
- Israeli President Isaac Herzog is due to arrive Sunday for a five-day visit to meet federal leaders and survivors of December’s Bondi Beach attack after an invitation from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
- Australian Federal Police charged a 19-year-old Sydney man over alleged online death threats against a foreign head of state, seized a phone and drug equipment, and said he is due in court on Thursday.
- In parliamentary testimony, AFP officials said Herzog, as an incumbent head of state, has full immunity from arrest and legal proceedings in Australia and confirmed they have no active investigation into him.
- NSW Police extended restrictions on moving protests in parts of Sydney citing public-order concerns, while organisers say nationwide rallies opposing the visit will proceed, including a planned Sydney march.
- The visit is backed by federal leaders and major Jewish organisations, while Greens figures, some Labor MPs and human-rights advocates cite a UN inquiry’s finding that Herzog’s rhetoric constituted incitement and urge the invitation be withdrawn or investigated.