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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.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-13,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
House Speaker Mike Johnson, Vice President JD Vance, and other prominent Republicans have voiced opposition to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream the execution by firing squad of Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army major convicted for killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. The Pentagon scheduled Hasan’s execution, which would be the first military firing squad execution since 1945, to occur on December 3 and broadcast it publicly. Johnson warned that such a video could become "a recruiting tool for future terrorists," while Vance stated he wouldn't watch the livestream even if it happens. Despite these concerns, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended the decision, arguing that watching is optional. Trump had initially left the decision uncertain but later indicated he would make a final call.
Written for “Livestream Execution Debate” on 2026-10-13,
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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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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.
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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."
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Mr. Albanese told national broadcaster ABC he had a "social responsibility" to stop it being shown.
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"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.
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Australia's internet regulator has said it does not have the power to prevent the execution from being shown online.
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Mr. Albanese said it was "not as simple as turning off a light switch".
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But he said his government would make clear to social media companies that "this has no place in our country".
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"If there is anything we can do, we will do, I assure you of that."
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Mr. Albanese's Environment Minister Murray Watt also said he found the plans "absolutely disgusting".
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Plans for Hasan's execution to be shown online have drawn broad revulsion both in the United States and internationally.
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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".
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In Australia, the issue has prompted rare consensus across the political spectrum in opposition.
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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.
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