Prime minister says recent incidents don’t appear to be motivated by ideology as Coalition demands more information

Anthony Albanese says it appears some of the perpetrators behind a spate of antisemitic attacks in New South Wales and Victoria were paid actors rather than ideologically motivated offenders, seemingly confirming the target of police investigations.

Hours later, Australian federal police commissioner Reece Kershaw said that authorities were probing whether potential “criminals for hire” were behind at least some of the recent incidents, warning it could be a long investigation.

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