"Why does one group of Australians need a special envoy to advise (more akin to ‘dictate’ to, rather than to advise…) the government on how to reduce this rise, while other groups are ignored? Hypocrisy?"

The Feds appointed a special envoy to report on how to combat Islamophobia. He reported on his findings back in 2024 and many of the recommendations were or are being implemented.

There are all sort of hypocrisy. One of which is researching an issue with an eye to attack just one side. Special envoy for antisemitism... oh why do the Jews get privileges? Special envoy for islamophobia.... never heard of it!!

"Special Envoy". What highfalutin horseshit. After picking an extremely unimpressive mouse to speak for Jews - then ignoring her completely - Albanese countered her with a Muslim model. Albanese cannot say or think antisemitism without tossing in Islamophobia, almost non-existent in Australia; and there have not been any reports of Jews - or anyone else - murdering, harassing, burning, vandalising and preaching hatred against Muslims.

Now, someone has come up with the idea of Irian people who have escaped to Australia being given special access to government.

How about a "special envoy" for each of the hundreds of different races and ethnicities lucky enough to be living here!

I'll bet true-blue Australians who made the country what it is for these Johnny-come-latelys wouldn't get a special look in.

How about a special envoy for everyday Australians ? The ones that keep everything going on basic wages & without fanfare or Hero status !
Australians all ! as ttbn so succinctly stated, no more hyphenated ones !

Hi Fester,

"For me, the tragedy of the holocaust was not the murder of six million Jews. It was the murder of six million people like you and me because someone thought that being Jewish made them different."

I'd agree with that, I don't think we should take side with the innocent dead, I don't disagree with the fact Hitler opposed the Jews and horrible things were done to them, but I'm not entirely sure it was that many, or whether the NAZI's were trying to treat typhus, (whatever that is) or if the poor state of the camps when liberated was due to supply lines cut and starvation, nor do I think it justifies the creation of Israel afterwards.

Another ethno-state for people who have a 'god's chosen people' belief, which is little different to a 'master race' mentality, in my opinion.

"if we'd treat others as we'd like them to treat us?"
Certainly, but sometimes criticism is due, if I'm doing things that are wrong I'd deserve the criticism too.

"Perhaps the hypocrisy is the hatred you hang on to because of the hatred you perceive in others?"
Maybe, but that's true for both sides.

Hi Indy,
"Australians all ! as ttbn so succinctly stated, no more hyphenated ones !"
- If you support blind loyalty to Israel over loyalty to Australia, you just might be one of those hyphenated ones that is causing division, whether you believe it to be true or not.

We have one side of politics more loyal to immigrants and the other side more loyal to a foreign nation.
Did you think between the two things were going to work out well for Aussies, if so, you'd have to be mad.

Let me tell the hyphenated ones something.
If you stand with loyalty to Israel, you are creating the division.
You are removing any possibility of unity, or winning fairly.

I will stand with the other team, pro-immigrant, pro-LGBT pro transgender dunnies and champion Albo down at the Mardi Gras, if you insist on giving unconditional support and loyalty to Israel.

But truthfully I'm now 'none of the above'

And my reasons for opposing he IHRC working definition of anti-semitism are valid.
It criminalises my speech and makes us an occupied Zionist colony.
It turns my criticisms into animosity and completely fails in what it sets out to achieve.
You essentially create irreconcilable division, to benefit a foreign nation.

Some of this Hebrew influence is sounding suspiciously like a Hebrew Voice (remember the recent Voice referendum). It seems that Hebrew's may be the new Aboriginals. Maybe the government is going to use all sorts of special voices to hide their bias, and attacks on their enemies. ALP seem to be big fans of Karl Schmidt and his political friends and enemies concept. Aboriginal principles can be dominant on Aboriginal reservations, Hebrew thought can dominate in Israel, Sharia law can dominate in selected Muslim countries. Anglo principles should dominate in other parts of Australia- unless you believe in pointing the bone and getting a pointy stick in your eye.