PM Responds to Allegations He Failed to Suppress Anti-Semitism

Prime Minister Albanese accused the Opposition of weaponising the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Feb. 14, 2023. Martin Ollman/Getty Images

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has responded to criticisms from the Opposition that he has failed to appropriately condemn anti-Semitism following terrorist group Hamas’ Oct. 7 incursion on Israel.

In a parliamentary speech on Nov. 15, the prime minister accused Coalition leader Peter Dutton of weaponising anti-Semitism for political points.