‘Missing in action’: Prime Minister under fire as Jewish community ‘cries out for leadership’

Shadow Finance Minister Jane Hume claims the Jewish community in Victoria and New South Wales are “crying out for leadership” which hasn’t been shown by the Prime Minister. This comes after a synagogue in Melbourne was firebombed last week, and a prominent Jewish Sydney community was attacked for the second time in less than a month. This has prompted backlash at Anthony Albanese over the federal government’s response to the rise in antisemitism in Australia. “This is outrageous – antisemitism has no place in Australia, no place in a multicultural ... society, a tolerant society, and we’re looking to our leadership to stamp this out,” Ms Hume told Sky News Australia. “Unfortunately, Anthony Albanese has been missing in action.”