Senate debates
Tuesday, 20 January 2026
Questions without Notice
Bondi Beach: Attack
2:11 pm
Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source
This government has acted to confront antisemitism. This government has acted to crack down on extremism and hatred, and this government has acted always in the spirit of national unity. We have introduced new powers for the Minister for Home Affairs to reject visas or cancel visas for those who spread hate and division. The eSafety Commissioner, the special envoy and the Minister for Communications are working to address antisemitism online, and we are building on the envoy's plan to combat antisemitism—an aspect of which included racial vilification, something that I note that those opposite have walked away from, despite calling—
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