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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Benita Kolovos and Daisy Dumas

Jeers for Albanese and cheers for Dutton as leaders join Jewish communities to mark 7 October atrocities

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese walks with members of the Melbourne Jewish community
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, attended a formal commemoration in Melbourne, organised by Zionism Victoria, for the Israeli victims of 7 October. Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images

There were jeers for Anthony Albanese in Melbourne and cheers for Peter Dutton in Sydney at events held by the Jewish community to mark the first anniversary of the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel.

Some 6,000 gathered in Moorabbin in Melbourne’s south-east on Monday evening for the Illuminate October event, which began with a procession of hand-painted lanterns, each dedicated to 1,200 Israelis killed and 250 hostages captured by Palestinian militants in the past 12 months.

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