The former prime minister,in high demand since Trump’s election win,is headlining a space conference in Sydney in May.
Peter Dutton claims the attorney-general apologised after accusing the opposition of politicising antisemitism. It didn’t happen,Dreyfus says.
Dreyfus,the son and grandson of Holocaust survivors,said:“I do not need the leader of the opposition or any of those opposite to tell me what antisemitism is,or how seriously I should take it.”
The changes pleased Jewish groups,which for months have called for a more muscular approach to deal with rising antisemitism in Australia.
Independent MP Allegra Spender is pushing to restore bans on vilification to hate speech legislation to be discussed in parliament this week.
The attorney-general says attempts to politicise antisemitism are grotesque;opposition frontbencher Jane Hume says if the left had cracked down sooner,it would not be such an issue.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus confirmed the AFP was investigating whether overseas criminal groups had paid Australians to commit antisemitic attacks.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said fringe elements,whether in the Muslim community or white supremacists,would face the full force of the law.
Izzat Abdulhadi has praised Labor for daring to repeatedly anger Israel and break with the United States in its stance on the Middle East.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus’ mission to resuscitate the Australian government’s relationship with Israel follows months of deterioration.