The Australian Government is considering tougher migration laws to prevent people with antisemitic views from visiting or settling in Australia, Assistant Immigration Minister Matt Thistlethwaite has shared.
“We’ll certainly look at the migration settings to make sure that no one who has antisemitic views comes to Australia, and migrates to Australia. The challenge is: how you identify that?” Thistlethwaite told Sky News this morning.
Thistlethwaite said the government was moving to implement the remaining recommendations from Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal’s report, which was delivered in July.
“The strengthening legal aspects of [those] recommendations have been adopted. The educational changes are being adopted, and we’re working through the remaining recommendations,” he said.
“In the coming days and weeks, we will provide an update, and we’ll get on to working through the parliament to adopt as many of those key points in that document as possible.”
In a press conference following the shooting, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared the attack “an attack on Jewish Australia” as well as “an attack on every Australian”.
He addressed the Jewish community directly, stating they have “the right to worship and study and live and work in peace and safety”.
“You enrich us as a nation. You should never have to endure the loss that you have suffered today. You should never know the fear that you know tonight,” Albanese added.
NSW Premier Chris Minns echoed Albanese’s statement, telling the media: “Our heart bleeds for Australia’s Jewish community tonight. I can only imagine the pain that they’re feeling right now to see their loved ones killed as they celebrate this ancient holiday.
“It’s a responsibility of all Australians to wrap their arms around Australia’s Jewish community and help them get through this incredibly difficult period.”
Minns has also promised a full investigation into the Bondi terror attack, while Albanese has committed to tougher gun laws in the wake of the attack.
“The government is prepared to take whatever action is necessary,” he told the media.
“Over a period of time, people’s circumstances change. People can be radicalised over a period of time. Licenses should not be in perpetuity.”
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