The Australian prime minister was booed by protesters during a visit to the country's largest mosque.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has asked Australia's Treasury to model options for a tax on the windfall profits of gas companies, the Australian ​Broadcasting Corporation reported on Friday, as well as to suggest reforms to ‌the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax ahead of the annual budget in May.

Demonstrators interrupted proceedings 15 minutes after Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke joined worshippers at Lakemba Mosque in Sydney to mark end of Ramadan.

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