Sharri Markson blasts Labor MP for presiding over ‘culture of anti-Semitism’ in arts bodies

Sky News host Sharri Markson has blasted Arts Minister Tony Burke for allowing an artist sharing anti-Semitic content online to represent Australia at a prestigious art festival next year.

Artist Archie Moore was announced earlier this year as the solo artist chosen to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale in April next year.

Just two days after the October 7 terror attacks, Mr Moore shared a post that celebrated Hamas for slaughtering Israeli citizens at a dance festival and in their own homes.

It describes the terrorists invading Israel as Palestinians making an escape from Gaza.

Creative Australia, a government agency, is funding Mr Moore to represent Australia at the prestigious art festival.

The agency’s deputy chair, Wesley Enoch, was hand-picked by Mr Burke for the position and previously defended the Sydney Theatre Company actors who staged a protest in Canberra.

Ms Markson accused Creative Australia of supporting an artist guilty of “appalling anti-Semitism” and targeted the Labor MP for presiding over a “culture of anti-Semitism” in government arts bodies.

“What culture is Tony Burke fostering in his government agencies? Why is he presiding over an organisation where his own hand-picked leadership is anti-Israel and senior figures are openly sharing anti-Semitic content?” she said.

“If Tony Burke isn't strong enough to stop this blatant anti-Semitism, and he is clearly not, then he doesn't deserve to be in his position as a federal government minister.”