Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Berowra for his question. I have seen this antisemitic video. It is driven by hate and it is disgusting. The comments are vile, the footage is sickening and it is shameful. These antisemitic comments have no place certainly in our health system but no place anywhere else in Australia either. Overwhelmingly, people in our health system—our nurses, our doctors, our orderlies—go into the health system because they care about their fellow Australians, their fellow humans. The idea that people would perpetrate the vile language and hate that is there in this video. I am not sure of the format. It is apparently some format where people can talk to each other in different countries. The person they're talking to is speaking about peace and is someone who is being very respectful back, in amongst this extraordinary provocation.

The New South Wales government has acted—the New South Wales health minister—regarding these individuals. They've been stood down by the New South Wales authorities. They've rightly been referred to the New South Wales police for criminal investigation. I've had a discussion with AFP Commissioner Kershaw about these matters, and the New South Wales police have offered whatever assistance is required at this stage that has not been requested. And I'll make this point. It is very clear to me that these people have committed what are crimes, and they should face the full force of the law.

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