Australian political leaders are addressing the rise of antisemitism following Hamas' attacks on Israel. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland supports new hate speech laws. Former PM John Howard blames Anthony Albanese for not denouncing antisemitism. Various officials, including Deputy PM Richard Marles and Anti-Defamation Commission chairman Dvir Abramovich, are calling for action against antisemitism in Australia.
A coordinated, concerted and sustained effort is needed if Australia is to succeed in the fight against antisemitism, which has moved from the ugly fringe to the public square, writes former Treasurer of Australia Josh Frydenberg. https://t.co/dyZRCpqTjW
Antisemitism on campus a 'significant problem,' several university leaders tell MPs https://t.co/eTorfVA5VM https://t.co/9vBrE4uUAG
University presidents appear before the Justice Committee and admit to @AHousefather that campus chants represent Jew-hate. So if they know it’s Jew-hate, why have they allowed it to continue — and worsen — over the past 8 months? Fire them all. https://t.co/Bc7w4eDViK
Shadow education minister Sarah Henderson has slammed Jason Clare's "weasel words" amid rising anti-Semitism, while Labor’s preference for winning Muslim voters was demonstrating "a complete failure of leadership". https://t.co/vxSjL3cDpg
Shadow Education Minister Sarah Henderson says the government “have to take action” on antisemitism in Australia. https://t.co/KKFLuIg34e
Anti-Defamation Commission Chairman Dr Dvir Abramovich says antisemitism is “spiralling out of control” in Australia. https://t.co/MmEOgJK74L
Australian Jewish Association CEO Robert Gregory says the Australian government should have taken “strong action” against the rise of antisemitism since October 7. https://t.co/XmvE9rEtef
Anti-Defamation Commission chairman Dvir Abramovich has called for all levels of government to "push back" against the rampant anti-Semitism perpetrated by "homegrown radicals." https://t.co/wQ7x5MLUZq
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says antisemitism in Australia is the worst he has seen, as Education Minister Jason Clare labelled University of Melbourne pro-Palestine protesters repugnant for saying Israel would cease to exist. https://t.co/HVS5HO4WBG
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has declared "action is being taken" to address the rise in antisemitism, with the government working to implement tougher hate speech laws "as quickly as we can". https://t.co/Spc7z1BsZ2
Michaelia Cash calls for focus on antisemitism in Labor’s new hate speech law https://t.co/oPAMVQLqAW
Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg discusses the danger antisemitism poses to social cohesion and how it undermines Australian values of tolerance and diversity. https://t.co/Aw0d9mys26
Former Liberal prime minister John Howard says Anthony Albanese bears much of the blame for rising levels of anti-Semitism, saying a failure to denounce in unequivocal terms the horror of the Hamas attack on October 7 had set the wrong tone. Read more: https://t.co/YmTrwYacYU https://t.co/6JrBp6O4Gh
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s response to antisemitism in Australia in the wake of Hamas’ October 7 attacks on Israel has been put under the microscope with political leaders slamming an “absence” of his leadership. https://t.co/E5WDuEuPAE
The government is "determined" to make social media safer and more accountable, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said, as she backed the introduction of new hate speech laws to target rising anti-Semitism. https://t.co/4Z4iuvfup3