Albanese Rejects Call for National Cabinet After Latest Synagogue Arson

The prime minister calls for decisive action, not meetings.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reacts during a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Japan Shigeru Ishibaat the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, on June 17, 2025. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected calls for a national cabinet meeting in the wake of a suspected arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue, insisting that the focus should be on action, not bureaucracy.

“What people want is not a meeting. They want action,” Albanese told reporters in Hobart on July 8.