Anthony Albanese has called a national cabinet meeting on the growing anti-Semitism crisis in Australia following the latest attack on a childcare centre.

There have been at least nine major antisemitic incidents in Sydney since the one-year anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks.

Readers discuss Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s approach to governing and in particular his government’s handling of climate issues.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is confident Australia will not suffer any adverse trade tariffs from the United States when Donald Trump is sworn in for his second term as President of the United States of America.

Novak Djokovic had refused to give the post-match interview with the broadcasters after his Round of 16 victory over Jiri Lehecka in the Australian Open after accusing a presenter with the official broadcaster of making a “mockery of Serbian fans” and also for “insulting” him.

Tennis great refused an on-court interview following ‘insulting and offensive’ comments towards him and Serbian fans.

Displaying banned terrorist organisation symbols or performing a Nazi salute would result in at least a year behind bars under a coalition government.

The prime minister has welcomed the first hostages being released by Hamas under a ceasefire deal as he called for a cooling of community tensions in Australia.

The Coalition is pledging to introduce mandatory six year minimum sentences for terror offences in a bid “to stamp out anti-Semitism in our country” if it wins the upcoming federal election.

The long-awaited Israel-Hamas ceasefire has taken effect with both sides exchanging prisoners, and Peter Dutton has drawn level with Anthony Albanese as preferred PM.

The Coalition wants tougher punishments for antisemitic acts, as Home Affairs spokesman James Patterson says: “things have only gotten worse”.

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