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

Let me be very clear: all governments should have done better. That is my point. The idea that antisemitism began two years ago with the change of government is false, and it's declared to be false by the comments of those opposite in senior positions. Despite the surge in antisemitism on their watch, did the Morrison government appoint a special envoy to combat antisemitism? No. Did they establish a joint operation, bringing together the AFP and ASIO to combat acts of antisemitism? No. Did they introduce Australia's first ever hate speech laws? No. Did they legislate a crackdown on preachers and leaders that promoted violence? No.

We also enacted a landmark ban on the Nazi salute and hate symbols; we criminalised doxxing, something that those opposite voted against; we've appointed Australia's first National Student Ombudsman; we've created and launched a national hate crimes and incidents database; we've imposed counterterrorism financing sanctions on the white supremacist terrorist network Terrorgram; we expelled the Iranian ambassador for their interference in Australia; we directed the eSafety Commissioner to tackle the proliferation of hateful online content; and we have now established a Royal Commission—

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