Claire Chandler (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

In a letter to the government, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry raised concerns that Leila Khaled's appearance would aggravate current social divisions and thus cause damage to social cohesion. This comes after the Department of Home Affairs revealed at Senate estimates that, while the government has allocated funding to combat Islamophobia, there is no equivalent program to address antisemitism. Will the government commit to taking urgent action to address the crisis of antisemitism in Australia and support our Jewish communities at their time of greatest need?