Surprised (or maybe not) that this attack on Ballarat’s Muslim community wasn’t reported in other media. I suspect if a Jewish or Christian religious event was targeted by a far-right extremist in this way we would’ve heard more about it.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-10/muslim-community-left-traumatised-after-attack-on-dinner/106431706?utm_source%3Dabc_news_app%26utm_medium%3Dcontent_shared%26utm_campaign%3Dabc_news_app%26utm_content%3Dother
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> Usman said the man, who declared himself as “far right”, threatened the children outside the community hall before barging in and throwing punches and abuse at people.
Some real courageous bloke, abusing kids.
This is terrible! Can’t believe this guy wasn’t arrested. Surely this is a hate crime?
“Victoria Police said police did not arrest the alleged attacker at the scene, instead asking him “to move on”.”
Geeeeez VicPol really? Couldn’t charge him with anything?
Definitely should be treated with the same severity as any hate crime against a group. It doesn’t matter if it’s Islam, Jewish, LGBT or Christian.
Vicpol not bothering to charge literal Nazis, pretty on brand.
What is wrong with people
Given a direction to move on? Extremists must face justice for their actions.
With all extremists, far left or far right, if they are violent or their behaviour involves threats or intimidation, then we bring them to justice.
There is a petition to have this investigated:
https://www.change.org/p/request-for-investigation-racist-threats-and-intimidation-at-ballarat-community-centre
So the guy commits a hate crime and is just ‘moved on’? I thought we had new laws in place for just this type of thing… Oh we do:
>(1) A person commits an offence if
(a) the person engages in conduct that is likely to incite hatred against, serious contempt for, revulsion towards or severe ridicule of, another person or a group of persons; and
(b) the person engages in the conduct on the ground of a protected attribute of the other person or the group; and (c) the person either
(i) intends that conduct to incite hatred against, serious contempt for, revulsion towards or severe ridicule of, the other person or the group; or
(ii) believes that conduct will probably incite hatred against, serious contempt for, revulsion towards or severe ridicule of, the other person or the group.
Sure sounds like the things he was saying would constitute most of this which means
>(2) A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable to 3 years imprisonment.
So why was he moved along? Sounds like this person should have been charged for what is clearly an attack against a group of Australians because of their protected attributes (race and religion). If the same thing happened at a church or synagogue, I wonder if the police would have moved the perpetrator along.
You’re right, Muslims are often underrepresented in their victimhood in society and we hear too often about Christian persecution around the world
Arrest the scumbag at least.