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Australia will do ‘anything we can’ to stop U.S. execution being shown online: PM Albanese

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia expressed his government's determination to prevent the livestreaming of Nidal Hasan’s upcoming military execution from being accessible within the country. Scheduled for December 3 at Fort Hood, Texas, this execution would be the first by a U.S. military firing squad since 1945 and has drawn international criticism, particularly due to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's statement that it will be made public. Despite Australia’s internet regulator lacking the authority to block such content outright, Albanese assured that his government would work with social media companies to restrict access to the livestream in Australia.

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On October 16, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump canceled plans to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, who was convicted and sentenced to death for killing 13 people in a mass shooting at Fort Hood military base in Texas in 2009. The decision came after widespread criticism from domestic and international stakeholders, including U.S. politicians and religious organizations. Trump stated that although the streaming could serve as a deterrent against terrorism, he acknowledged that many Americans would prefer not to witness such an event. The execution will still take place but will not be publicly broadcast. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed the cancellation in a statement. This reversal marks a significant shift following initial plans announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth earlier in October. Interviews with Americans showed overwhelming support for Trump's decision, citing concerns about making a spectacle out of an execution and likening public broadcasting to practices seen in countries like North Korea. The actual date and location of the execution have not been disclosed but must occur within 150 days of the president's approval, no sooner than 60 days from the announcement.

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Australia will do whatever it can to stop the "completely abhorrent" livestreaming of the execution of a U.S. prisoner from being available to view in the country, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday (October 13, 2026).

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🔮 Australia will do whatever it can to stop the "completely abhorrent" livestreaming of the execution of a U.S. prisoner from being available to view in the country, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday (October 13, 2026).

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Australia will do ‘anything we can’ to stop U.S. execution being shown online: PM Albanese · assertive framing

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Albanese → do → Tuesday

Nidal Hasan's execution — scheduled for December 3 at Fort Hood, Texas, where he gunned down 13 people in 2009 — is set to be the first by a US military firing squad since 1945. asserted

he → schedule → 1945

A Pentagon official told AFP last week the execution would be streamed live, after U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said "we'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public." asserted

it → tell → it

Mr. Albanese told national broadcaster ABC he had a "social responsibility" to stop it being shown. asserted

it → tell → responsibility

"I do not know why anybody would want themselves to watch such an event, let alone sit back and allow potentially kids and families to get access to this," Mr. Albanese said. asserted

Albanese → know → this

Australia's internet regulator has said it does not have the power to prevent the execution from being shown online. asserted

it → say → execution

Mr. Albanese said it was "not as simple as turning off a light switch". asserted

it → say → switch

But he said his government would make clear to social media companies that "this has no place in our country". asserted

this → say → country

"If there is anything we can do, we will do, I assure you of that." asserted

I → be → that

Mr. Albanese's Environment Minister Murray Watt also said he found the plans "absolutely disgusting". asserted

plans → say → ?

Plans for Hasan's execution to be shown online have drawn broad revulsion both in the United States and internationally. asserted

execution → show → States

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said "the livestreaming of an execution is tantamount to a public execution and would breach the absolute prohibition of torture". asserted

livestreaming → say → torture

In Australia, the issue has prompted rare consensus across the political spectrum in opposition. asserted

issue → prompt → opposition

Far-right lawmaker Barnaby Joyce described it as "Roman amphitheatre stuff", while Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young called for regulators to stop the execution being shown in Australia. asserted

regulators → describe → Australia