PM Confirms Visa Applicants Already Screened for Anti-Semitic Views

A new plan to combat anti-Semitism has also received criticism for potentially impacting personal freedoms.

Members of the Australian Jewish community hold Israeli and Australian flags during a memorial service in Sydney, Australia on Oct. 7, 2024. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed that visa applicants are being screened for anti-Semitic views, after Special Envoy Jillian Segal recommended more stringent processes to deal with the issue.

Albanese was asked during a press conference whether he agreed with Segal that if a person “suggests that the state of Israel should be eliminated“ that they ”should be deported?”