Australian PM heckled at mosque, called 'putrid dog' by protestors

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was chased retired of nan country's largest mosque Friday as Muslims successful attendance voiced anger complete his stance connected nan Israeli warfare against Hamas. 

Albanese was called respective names, including a "putrid dog" and a genocide supporter," referencing nan deaths of Palestinian successful nan Gaza Strip pursuing Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 onslaught successful Israel, The Telegraph reported.  

Video footage showed nan premier curate opinionated alongside Tony Burke, nan location affairs minister, astatine nan Lakemba Mosque successful Sydney arsenic nan organization marked Eid, nan extremity of nan beatified period of Ramadan.

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Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leaves Lakemba Mosque aft a sojourn for Eid successful Sydney, Australia, March 20, 2026. (Hollie Adams; Reuters)

"Why is he successful here? Get him retired of here!" immoderate shouted. 

Albanese and his Left Labor authorities person drawn disapproval for its support of a ceasefire successful Gaza and Israel's correct to take sides itself. 

During nan commotion, Gamel Kheir, nan mosque’s secretary, pleaded for calm. 

"Respect nan spot you’re in," he said. "We must prosecute and person frank and unfastened speech pinch our governmental leaders, and not awkward distant and beryllium reclusive."

"You called him honorable. He’s responsible for the deaths of 1 cardinal people, 1 cardinal of our brothers and sisters," 1 personification reportedly shouted. 

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was heckled retired of a mosque successful Sydney during a sojourn connected Friday. (AuBC via APTN)

Albanese was taken into an agency wrong nan mosque by information earlier he was taken retired of nan building and into his motorcade. 

As he was leaving, cries of "shame connected you" and nan slur "Alba-tizi" – a derogatory Arabic play connected his surname, referencing buttocks, were shouted. 

"He wants to travel present aft shaking hands pinch nan president of Israel, who’s sewage humor connected his hands," said 1 personification who confronted nan premier minister. "To travel present and enactment for illustration thing has happened is simply a disgrace."

Albanese posted photos connected X showing him smiling and shaking hands pinch attendees.

Attendees heckled Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a sojourn to a mosque connected Friday, March 20, 2026. (AuBC via APTN)

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"Overwhelmingly, nan reception was incredibly positive," he told reporters of his visit. "I walked done nan crowd to nan mosque, and not a azygous personification heckled. There were a mates of hecklers wrong – they were dealt with.

"Contrary to what’s been suggested, nary 1 was rushed out," he added. "We conscionable sat location … it was dealt pinch by nan organization themselves because overwhelmingly they did not want that to occur."