An Australian minister calls an alleged arson case at a Melbourne synagogue an 'attack on Australia':: July 6, 2025:: Melbourne, Australia:: Tony Burke, Australian Home Affairs Minister"What we see in the door that's behind me is an attack on Australia.

A man has been charged over an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue in an apparent escalation in antisemitic violence in Australia’s second-most populous city.

A man set the door of a synagogue alight and a group of protesters stormed an Israeli restaurant in Melbourne on Friday night, the latest in a wave of antisemitic attacks in Australian cities.