Australian police have said foreign actors could be funding a recent wave of antisemitic attacks, as authorities struggle to respond to violent incidents targeting synagogues and neighbourhoods with Jewish communities in Sydney and Melbourne.

Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the country.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday the country was investigating whether recent attacks in predominantly Jewish neighborhoods were carried out by 'paid actors.'

Australia's federal police have said they are investigating whether "overseas actors or individuals" are paying criminals to carry out antisemitic crimes in the country. There has been a spate of such incidents in recent months,

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has held a meeting of state and territory leaders to tackle a wave of antisemitic attacks across the country, the latest involving the suspected firebombing of a childcare center in Sydney.

The Australian Federal Police are investigating whether overseas actors are behind a series of antisemitic attacks in recent months.