Statement - Sydney
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Last night's arson attack on the synagogue in East Melbourne is cowardly, is an act of violence and antisemitism, and has no place in Australian society.
It is to be hoped that the perpetrator is brought to justice urgently, and that he faces the full force of the law, and anyone involved in this attack faces the full force of the law.
I have spoken just today with Rabbi Dovid Gutnick. Dovid is someone who is very proud of the community that he leads.