Albanese condemns antisemitism amid protests outside Lowy event

Jacob Greber and Emma Connors

Dec 19, 2023 – 7.54pm

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reiterated his firm opposition to antisemitism while pushing Israel to “respect international humanitarian law” in its fight against Hamas in Gaza.

In a major foreign policy speech to the Lowy Institute on Tuesday in Sydney, Mr Albanese also said he was “clear-eyed” about threats posed by Xi Jinping’s China as Australia’s biggest trading partner agitates to displace US dominance in the region and fashion a world order that sings to Beijing’s tune.

Jacob Greber was The Australian Financial Review’s senior political correspondent.

Emma Connors was South-east Asia correspondent from October 2019 until mid-2023, based in Jakarta and Singapore. She has previously edited Perspective and Opinion and has written extensively across the AFR and related titles.