She mentioned that she would visit Bondi “when the time is right” and had not participated in any funerals for the victims, explaining that “funerals are deeply personal and typically led by families.”

Energy Minister Chris Bowen labeled Ley’s remarks as “quite appalling,” suggesting that they said more about Ley’s character than about Wong.

The Christmas Day firebombing of a rabbi’s car in Melbourne was described as an “unthinkable assault,” and Wong expressed her condemnation of the act, “especially as the Australian Jewish community grieves following the tragic events in 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”.