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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Henry Belot

‘This is just a photo op’: anger greets Albanese as he tours Melbourne synagogue destroyed by arson

Prime minister Anthony Albanese tours the Adass Israel synagogue in Melbourne that was attacked by arson.
Prime minister Anthony Albanese tours the Adass Israel synagogue in Melbourne that was attacked by arson. Photograph: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

In the moments before Anthony Albanese arrived at the Adass Israel synagogue in Melbourne’s south-east, community leaders sensed there could be trouble.

“We don’t want any heckling of the prime minister, not today,” said one leader to a community member outside the synagogue, who had voiced his frustration with the government.

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