Picture: Supplied'Outrageous' police act after October 7Police told Jewish Australians to "avoid their own Sydney CBD" during the "despicable" October 9 Sydney Opera House protest, the royal commission was told. The Opera House protest is being looked at during the inquiry. Mr Lancaster acknowledged the Sydney Opera House protest and a neo-Nazi protest in front of parliament on November 8, 2025 had both been "critical event(s)" for the rise of Jewish hate in Australia. Acting Deputy Commissioner Peter McKenna said the backdrop of the Opera house created a dramatic scene. The Opera House protest has been called 'unfathomable'.