She stated she would head to Bondi “at the appropriate time” and had not been present at any of the victims’ funerals, noting that funerals are “deeply personal occasions, typically led by families.”

Describing Ley’s criticism as “quite appalling,” Energy Minister Chris Bowen asserted that it was more a reflection on Ley’s character than on Wong’s actions.

Wong strongly denounced the firebombing of a rabbi’s car in Melbourne on Christmas Day, calling it an “unthinkable attack,” especially as it occurred while “the Australian Jewish community mourns in the aftermath of the tragic events at Bondi.”

The firebombing of a rabbi’s car in Melbourne on Christmas Day was an “unspeakable attack” and Wong said she condemned it, “particularly when the Australian Jewish community is mourning after the horrific events of Bondi”.