Anthony Albanese: “It is driven by hate, and it is disgusting. The comments are vile, the footage is sickening and it is shameful.”

I don't want to see a political system in which you can't have conversations with people at the supermarket, in the street, at street meetings, public forums — that's an important part of our democracy.

There's no place for political violence in a democracy.

The temperature has undoubtedly been increased. Not just here in Australia, of course. We've seen incidents internationally as well.

It is too early in this investigation for me to provide you with details of what the motivation is behind this attack.