This week, in the wake of a frightening antisemitic arson attack at a childcare centre in Sydney, Australia’s chief of federal police, Reece Kershaw, made a surprising statement. The commissioner said detectives were looking into the possibility that foreign actors had paid criminals for hire to carry out a number of similar attacks in Australia. This sparked a political stoush - with the opposition demanding an explanation from the government, in the latest rift on this hotbed issue as we approach a federal election. Today, federal political correspondent Paul Sakkal on how this unfolded and what police are now focusing on.  For more, read 'Police investigating "criminals for hire" links to antisemitic attacks' on The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.