Federal Police are investigating whether overseas actors are paying local criminals to carry out antisemitic attacks in Australia.
Anti-semitic behaviour across Australia is said to be documented in a national database after a snap national cabinet meeting overnight.
A crisis meeting is set to be held with state commissioners today.
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New South Wales Police Commissioner Karen Webb has told ABC 7:30 the rise of hateful attacks won’t be tolerated.
“We’re doing everything we can to get to identify these people and put them before the court,” Webb said.
The AFP is also taking an interest in the age of those offending, not ruling out the possibility of online radicalisation.
The snap cabinet meeting followed an attack on a childcare centre in Sydney’s east that was set alight and targeted with antisemitic graffiti.
In the virtual meeting, State and Territory leaders agreed to set up the new national database, the Prime Minister saying it will better inform and coordinate responses.
An AFP operation probing antisemitism has so far received 166 reports, with 15 currently under investigation.
Since increased scrutiny of the racist attacks in Australia over 100 people have been charged with antisemitic offences. With 36 of them from NSW and 70 arrests made in Victoria.
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