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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.
PM Confirms Visa Applicants Already Screened for Anti-Semitic Views
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
Naziya Alvi Rahman
Naziya Alvi Rahman
7/11/2025|Updated: 7/11/2025
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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?”

Naziya Alvi Rahman
Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].
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