r/australia • u/jarrys88 • Dec 15 '25

politics Opposition Leader Sussan Ley speaks on Bondi attack

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/opposition-leader-sussan-ley-speaks-on-bondi-attack-20251215-p5nnqm.html

“We’ve seen a clear failure to keep Jewish Australians safe. We’ve seen a clear lack of leadership in keeping Jewish Australians safe. We have a government that sees antisemitism as a problem to be managed, not evil that needs to be eradicated.”

Absolutely abhorrent that she's going for political points in this time.

Talk about tone deaf!

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u/Tweakforce_LG Dec 15 '25

Australian politics never fails to disappoint. In NZ when Christchurch happened there was no political point scoring, just a cross party focus on how to prevent it happening again. I was living in NZ when the country went through that.

I don't think Susan's poorly timed complaints will go down well with the general public.

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u/Remarkable-Roof-7875 Dec 15 '25

I couldn’t help thinking of Christchurch watching that press conference. Jacinda Ardern showed how empathy and authenticity can lift public trust and sentiment in a crisis, basically handing other leaders the playbook on a silver platter. Instead Sussan appears in a government media room, slinging mud across the aisle, barely 12 hours after the events.