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Watt says news of foreign interference in antisemitic attacks is ‘worrying’

The workplace relations minister, Murray Watt, says it is a “worrying development” that “overseas actors” have potentially funded antisemitic attacks in Australia using cryptocurrency.

I [will] leave it to the AFP to confirm some of the details about this, but I think this demonstrates exactly how far our police authorities are going to try to crack down on the shocking behaviour …

[The number of arrests made] sends a really clear message from the whole community that there is no tolerance that this kind of hate, and you will be caught if you do these kind of disgusting attacks.

It is a gravely serious claim to suggest foreign actors may be behind the spate of terror attacks targeting the Jewish community. The PM must urgently clarify what he knows about it and what action he will take to address it.

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