Hate and menace again found its way into Melbourne’s CBD last night. A small group of neo-Nazis hid behind masks and darkness, ashamed to show their faces.

They are a tiny fringe, rejected by the overwhelming majority of Victorians, who proudly embrace our multicultural communities. They will not intimidate us. They will not divide us.

Parliament is sitting this week. Eight months after promising anti-masking and anti-hate symbol laws, the Government must act now.

To our Jewish community: stay resolute. These are difficult times, but together we will emerge stronger, better, and wiser.