Former PM Responds After Albanese Says Coalition Did Little on Anti-Semitism

The prime minister was responding to questions on his government’s record on anti-Semitism amid the fallout of the Bondi massacre.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) and former Prime Minister Scott Morrison attend the first leaders' debate of the 2022 federal election campaign in Brisbane, Australia, on April 20, 2022. Jason Edwards-Pool/Getty Images

The issue of anti-Semitism has become a source of contention between Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his predecessor Scott Morrison as the government rushed its new hate speech legislation through parliament earlier this week.

The debate started with Albanese pointing the finger at the former Morrison government during a heated parliament Question Time on Jan. 20.