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PM follows on antisemitism when he should be leading

Anthony Albanese’s calling of a national cabinet to discuss antisemitism had an air of inevitability to it, even if the prime minister hadn’t noticed.

Andrew Tillett
Andrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondent

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Fifteen months since antisemitism exploded in Australia, and Anthony Albanese finally shows up on day one at ground zero.

Albanese’s early Tuesday morning visit to a childcare centre a Maroubra in eastern Sydney that was spray-painted with “F--k the Jews” before being torched was the first time the prime minister had visited the site of an antisemitic attack in the hours afterwards.

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Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.com

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