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

Four days after Adass Israel was attacked, the prime minister visited the site and called for unity, but among the surging crowd the mood was one of frustration and blame

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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.