Before , many Jewish Australians were active and visible participants in Australian public life. It was also the realisation that, in Australia, Jewish safety could become a matter of public debate, not a given. Sometimes it looks like a community-minded Australian, someone who once gave deeply to public life, quietly stepping back. For many Jewish Australians, the message received was devastating: their safety mattered, but not enough to disturb the politics around it. The right of Jewish Australians to live openly, safely and confidently in this country is not conditional.