NEW DELHI: Australia would not tolerate any extreme actions and attacks that took place in religious buildings, and there is no place for such action against Hindu temples,Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said while addressing a press meet in New Delhi, an official statement said today.

 Albanese responded to a media enquiry regarding the assurances the Australian PM provided to his Indian counterpart by saying, "I assured him that Australia was a nation that valued religious freedom. that the harsh activities and assaults against places of worship, whether they are mosques, synagogues, churches, or Hindu temples, are not tolerated. Australia is not the place for this." "And we'll do all in our power through the police and our security services—to ensure that anyone is to blame for this faces the full weight of the law. Australia is a tolerant, multicultural country, hence this action has no place there "The statement quoted him saying.

Earlier, with India-Australia  Exchange of Agreements and Press Releases on March 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Australian PM had informed him that the safety and well-being of the Indian population in Australia is a top priority in light of recent attacks on Australian temples.

"News of attacks on temples in Australia has been making the rounds over the past few weeks. It makes sense that such news would worry Indians. I have expressed these worries to Prime Minister Albanese, who has informed me that he places a high focus on the protection of the Indian community "said PM Modi.

Shree Laxmi Narayan Temple in Brisbane, Australia was recently vandalised by pro-Khalistan sympathisers during the first week of March. In an interview with The Australia Today, temple president Satinder Shukla stated, "Temple Priest and devotees contacted this morning and told me about the vandalism on the outer wall of our temple."

Director of Hindu Human Rights Sarah Gates stated: "This most recent hate crime fits into Sikhs For Justice's (SFJ) global pattern of targeting Australian Hindus with obvious terrorism. The group wants to spread widespread threats, terror, and intimidation along with a torrent of propaganda, unlawful signs, and cyberbullying "thanks The Australia Today.

Anti-Hindu graffiti was written on the Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum Downs, Australia, in January. The deed was discovered on January 16 when temple visitors arrived for "darshan" during the three-day "Thai Pongal" holiday observed by the Tamil Hindu minority in Australia, according to The Australia Today.

Supporters of Khalistan attempted to mobilise motorists for their referendum on the evening of January 15, 2023 in Melbourne. According to The Australia Today, they failed horribly as fewer than 200 individuals showed up from the almost 60,000-person Melbourne town.

The temple was vandalised by anti-India elements with anti-India slogans written on the temple's walls, located in the suburb of Mill Park, as per Australia Today reports.

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