Australian nurses stood down over ‘vile’ antisemitic video

The footage appeared to show the pair threatening to kill and refuse to treat Israeli patients.

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The man and woman - both employees at a Sydney hospital - are now being investigated by police, officials in New South Wales (NSW) said.

State Health Minister Ryan Park said that a "thorough investigation" would be carried out to make sure there had been "no adverse [patient] outcomes", but that a "rapid" examination of hospital records had not turned up anything unusual.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the video as "sickening and shameful" after it began circulating online.

It comes less than a week after Australia passed tougher laws against hate crimes following a wave of high-profile antisemitic attacks.

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