Such instances have been common in recent months; the most recent one involved anti-Jewish graffiti and a Sydney childcare center that was set on fire. Nobody was hurt.
In response, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held an emergency cabinet meeting, and members decided to create a national database to monitor antisemitic acts.
More than 166 allegations of antisemitic crimes have been sent to the federal police unit, which was established in December to look into such instances.
Commissioner Reece Kershaw of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) stated, “We are investigating whether foreign actors or individuals have paid local criminals in Australia to carry out some of these crimes in our suburbs,” and he added that cryptocurrencies might have played a role.
