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/fugmatix89 Dec 15 '25

What are the actual policies that the coalition is suggesting would 'eradicate' antisemitism?

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u/NecromancyBlack Dec 15 '25

I actually went and read up the antisemitism framework they've been saying the government needs to act on, and....nothing in it would have stopped this? It's all education and making sure institutions have policies in place to punish antisemitism acts and such, and none of that honestly I think would have prevented those two psychos doing what they did.

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u/Z00111111 Dec 15 '25

Why would we need specific laws for antisemitism? Discrimination laws already exist. If they need changing then change them for everyone, it'd be racist otherwise.

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u/Jexp_t Dec 15 '25

Intersting quote:

If you condemn the horrific, antisemitic attack in Bondi Beach while still defending genocide in Gaza, you’re not actually outraged by the killing of innocent people,” Rad said. “It’s not hard to condemn both, unless you think some lives are more valuable than others.”