Religious extremism has ‘no place in Australia’: PM Albanese

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said at a press conference in New Delhi that there is no place for such action against Hindu temples and that Australia won’t tolerate any extreme action and assaults that took place in religious buildings.

Responding to a media query about the assurances that the Australian PM gave to his Indian counterpart, Albanese said, “I gave him the assurance that Australia is a country that respects people’s faith. That we don’t tolerate the sort of extreme actions and attacks that we’ve seen on religious buildings, be they Hindu temples, mosques, synagogues, or churches. This has no place in Australia.” “And we will take every action through our police and also our security agencies to make sure that anyone responsible for this faces the full force of the law. We’re a tolerant multicultural nation, and there is no place in Australia for this activity,” the statement quoted him as saying.