Businesses, homes and synagogues have been defaced with graffiti and set alight, in a series of attacks escalating in frequency and severity.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday the country was investigating whether recent attacks in predominantly Jewish neighborhoods were carried out by 'paid actors.'

A Sydney, Australia childcare center was set on fire and vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti on Tuesday morning, in the second such incident in four days. The attack took place around 1:00am local time in the city's east, near a Jewish school and synagogue.

Commissioner Reece Kershaw revealed that investigators are examining whether overseas actors may be funding these attacks. Some payments might even involve cryptocurrency, complicating the investigation.

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