THE IRANIAN REGIME’S FOREIGN INTERFERENCE IN AUSTRALIA

With the Iranian regime responsible for orchestrating at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia – the arson of the Lewis’ Continental Kitchen in Sydney on 20 October 2024, and the firebombing of the Adass Israel Synagogue on 6 December 2024 – it’s only fitting that Iran’s Ambassador has been expelled from our country and that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has finally been listed by the Albanese Government as a terrorist organisation. Indeed, the former Leader of the Opposition, Peter Dutton, called on the Government to list the IRGC as a terrorist organisation in October last year.

Foreign interference in Australia is a crime – it cannot be tolerated in any form. The Iranian regime’s interference in our nation was intended to strike fear into- and harm- a segment of our population: Australians of Jewish faith.

The hard-working personnel in our intelligence and law enforcement agencies are to be applauded for their investigative work that has led to the discovery of the Iranian regime’s appalling acts of foreign interference.

Iran is a totalitarian state run by the odious, revolutionary and antisemitic Iranian regime. The regime oppresses its own people. The regime funds terrorists to commit the most barbaric acts – and has funded Hamas with hundreds of millions of dollars. The regime is committed to the destruction of Israel. Put simply, the Iranian regime is the embodiment of evil and an abomination.

While the Government’s decisions today are welcome, let’s not forget that the crisis of antisemitism afflicting our nation started with the Albanese Government’s supine response to the sordid scenes on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on 9 October 2023.

As recently as 3 August, some pro-Palestinian protesters gleefully carried a photo of Iran’s oppressive dictator during the rally across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in what the Prime Minister described as a “peaceful demonstration”.

The crisis of antisemitism in Australia – one where terrorists and despots have been celebrated – is a crisis fuelled by the Albanese Government’s inaction and moral confusion. Australians deserve a government that stands much firmer against antisemitism, foreign interference and terrorism in all its forms.

26 August 2025