Jillian Shirley Segal AO is an Australian lawyer and business executive and Australia's Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism.
[11] On 11 October 2023 in a rally for Israel vigil after 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, Segal, then President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, said "Our world has changed, the barbarians have breached the gates,"[12] On 9 July 2024, Segal was appointed for a term of three years Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in Australia to the Australian Government by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Following an increase in attacks on synagogues and Jewish homes in the prior months, Segal called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and state premiers to convene a national cabinet meeting.
She argued that urgent action is required to implement tougher sentencing guidelines and ensure more consistent prosecution of antisemitic hate crimes.
[22][23] In response, Anthony Albanese rejected both of Segal's requests, and stated that sentencing should be left to judges and that he would not need to convene a national cabinet as he discussed the matter with the premiers of Victoria and New South Wales.