Australian authorities are investigating potential foreign interference in a rise of antisemitic attacks. The AFP commissioner revealed intelligence suggesting Australians have been paid using cryptocurrencies by overseas actors to carry out hate crimes. The revelation prompted calls for transparency from the opposition and criticism from the Israeli government.
The prime minister is being urged to divulge more information about the potential of foreign actors paying local criminals to carry out antisemitic attacks in Australia. The Australian Federal Police commissioner Reece Kershaw briefed state and territory leaders virtually at a meeting of the National Cabinet on Tuesday over efforts to stamp out a rise in antisemitism.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rejected claims his government had been slow to act as he remained tight-lipped about details of the AFP's "ongoing" investigations. "I'm reluctant to say anything that compromises those investigations, but it is important that people understand where some of these attacks are coming from," he told reporters on Wednesday.
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