Australia's Jewish community gathered in their thousands across the country as political leaders joined to mark one year since the October 7 attacks. Video via AAP.
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00:00The anti-Semitism on display today and in recent days as people march with flags and
00:17black hearts to celebrate the first anniversary of 1200 people being slaughtered, raped, brutalized
00:24and held captive.
00:26It's why I describe this as the most shocking period of our country in my lifetime.
00:30And to every Australian, we are at our best when we stand up for our beliefs, even if
00:36it's easier to look the other way, or it's happening across the other side of the world
00:40far from us.
00:42This fight is about keeping our country safe.
00:45It's not right that Jewish schools have armed guards.
00:49It's not right that fellow Australians, including Holocaust survivors, feel unsafe in this country
00:54for the first time.