Is the war in Gaza hurting social cohesion in Australia?

A big crowd of people walking across a large road.
Australia’s social cohesion is said to have been strained in recent months. Source: AAP / Kelly Barnes
Australia’s social cohesion has come under strain in recent months. The buzzword has been increasingly used amid a surge in violence, riots, Islamophobia and antisemitism in Australian communities. The downturn in collective connectedness even prompted the federal cabinet to appoint Australia’s first special envoy for social cohesion, Peter Khalil, in last week’s cabinet reshuffle.

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