Australia news live: PM condemns Melbourne synagogue attack as ‘shocking crime’ and act of antisemitism
Albanese says antisemitism ‘on the rise’ as he condemns ‘attack on Australian values’. Follow today’s news headlines live
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Plea for overhaul of mental healthcare
Australia’s mental healthcare system has critical workforce shortages and is increasingly difficult to navigate, the Australian Medical Association say in its position statement on mental health and wellbeing, released today.
Mental healthcare is already chronically underfunded, but severe workforce shortages and inadequate staffing, the complexity of presentations, and increasing patient loads are further contributing to a system reaching breaking point.
It is vital the key areas of the mental health workforce, including psychiatry and general practice, are adequately resourced and structured to be able to provide the best possible care for people who desperately need help.
I unequivocally condemn the attack on a Melbourne synagogue early this morning.
I have zero tolerance for anti-semitism. It has absolutely no place in Australia. This violence and intimidation and destruction at a place of worship is an outrage.
This deliberate, unlawful attack goes against everything we are as Australians and everything we have worked so hard to build as a nation.
