Box Hill electorate
Paul HAMER (Box Hill) (14:52): (1217) My question is to the Premier. Late last week primary school students from Mount Scopus Memorial College in my electorate of Box Hill were targeted with vile antisemitic abuse during a visit to the Melbourne Museum. This follows a spate of similar incidents in recent months targeting Jewish businesses and places of worship and individual members of the Jewish community here in Melbourne. There is no place for this behaviour in our community, and this shameful antisemitic behaviour has got nothing to do with the conflict in the Middle East. Hate and division in Melbourne will not bring about a peaceful resolution to the war in Gaza nor ease the suffering of Palestinians. My question is: what actions are the government taking to curb antisemitism in Victoria?