Australian police have charged a man in connection with an alleged arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue with worshippers in the building, the latest in a series of incidents targeting the nation's Jewish community.

Victoria state in Australia is establishing a task force to create laws empowering police against violent protests following an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue. The aim is to curtail antisemitism and bolster community safety,

A man has been charged over an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue in an apparent escalation in antisemitic violence in Australia’s second-most populous city.