Overview
- A small group at Lakemba Mosque interrupted a post-prayer address, shouting "genocide supporters" and "get out" at Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke.
- Security intervened as a guard tackled a heckler, and NSW Police issued a move‑on direction to a man who was later released without charge.
- Albanese and Burke departed shortly after the disruption; the prime minister later denied being rushed out and said the wider crowd, which he estimated at over 30,000, was welcoming.
- The Lebanese Muslim Association, which runs the mosque, affirmed the invitation and said engaging elected leaders is necessary despite high emotions over Gaza and Lebanon.
- Attendees and media linked the outburst to anger over Australia’s stance on Israel’s actions in Gaza and strikes in Lebanon, with tensions also tied to the recent ban of Hizb ut‑Tahrir under new extremism laws.