{"id":882807,"date":"2026-01-03T03:15:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T09:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/this-is-not-the-australia-we-want-canberra-religious-leaders-call-for-unity\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T03:15:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T09:15:35","slug":"this-is-not-the-australia-we-want-canberra-religious-leaders-call-for-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/this-is-not-the-australia-we-want-canberra-religious-leaders-call-for-unity\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;This is not the Australia we want&#8217;: Canberra religious leaders call for unity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"story-body\">\n<div>\n<p>A Canberra rabbi has told an interfaith gathering that he was &#8220;not surprised&#8221; by the Bondi Beach terrorism attack as both ACT Opposition Leader Mark Parton and independent ACT senator David Pocock said more should be done to stamp out anti-Semitism in Australia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"paywall\">\n<p><h2>Subscribe now for unlimited access.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p> or signup to continue reading<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Holiday Offer<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>All articles from our website<\/p>\n<p> &#038; app<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The digital version of<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p> Paper<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"authors-bio\" id=\"story-footer\">\n<div>\n<div><picture><source  type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Megan Doherty\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canberratimes.com.au\/images\/transform\/v1\/resize\/frm\/32suSVsqH3pdw6NJyh92X9D\/fab0812a-a2f1-4095-8119-4795dec8187b.jpg\/w64_h64_fcrop.jpg\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>I like telling local stories and celebrating Canberra. 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