An arson attack on a synagogue in Melbourne last week is being investigated as terrorist incident, Australian officials said Monday, as the government announced it was establishing a new taskforce to combat antisemitism.

A fire which ripped through Melbourne's Adass Israel synagogue is being treated as a likely terror attack, Australian police say. Three suspects are being hunted over Friday's early-morning blaze, which left one man with a minor burn to his hand and caused extensive damage.