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

When the Lindt Cafe siege happened, not a single dollar went to any of those victims from the Commonwealth government. We provided, though, every support to what was the then Abbott government at that time. When the Bali bombings occurred, people didn't see that as an opportunity for politics; people saw that as the need for the national interest to be put first.

I am devastated, as all Australians are, at what has occurred. The fact that I was Prime Minister while it occurred I have acknowledged repeatedly. That is a source of sadness, and I'm sad that every government has not done better on antisemitism—including mine. What I won't say, though, is that antisemitism began when my government was elected, because that is just absurd.

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What I won't do—

October 7 did happen and there hasn't yet been an independent review of those events of October 7 in Israel, because they have been getting on with the response. We responded: when October 7 happened, we came together in this parliament and passed a resolution, unanimously, at that time.

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