Australia's Grand Mufti has let down the country's Muslims by claiming racism and "Islamophobia" were among the causes of the deadly Paris attacks, senior federal government figures have said.
Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison and senior colleagues on Tuesday called for Ibrahim Abu Mohamed to clarify his response.
Dr Mohamed said "causative" factors such as racism and "Islamophobia" needed to be addressed following the deadly Islamic State attacks in the French capital which killed around 130 people.
In a media statement issued on Monday, the Mufti also said "duplicitous foreign policies" were to blame.
The treasurer said Muslims with whom he has a close relationship were disappointed.
"I really urge him to listen to his own community on this and to reflect their views," he said.
Muslim Australians were let down by the Mufti's comments, Mr Morrison later told 3AW Radio.
"I was very disappointed for Australian Muslims yesterday," he said.
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said the Mufti needed to join other Islamic leaders in condemning the attacks.
"These acts need to be condemned for what they are - they've been condemned by Muslim leaders around the world and they should be condemned here in Australia by the leadership ... as well," Mr Dutton told 2GB Radio.
Social Services Minister Christian Porter labelled the Grand Mufti's comments unhelpful.
"The idea that somehow a rational cause of this has been western foreign policy, either of Australia or America or France for that matter, to me seems to be outlandish," Mr Porter told ABC radio.
"I personally don't find that a very constructive or helpful view."
But Christopher Pyne said the attacks were far too serious to be reduced to a discussion about comments by a particular person in the Muslim community.
"I think the important thing about the response to the terrible events in Paris is for it not to become a domestic political issue about who said what to whom and when," he told reporters.
Dr Mohammed did not respond to AAP's calls.
Mr Pyne also responded to news a political party representing Australian Muslims has been launched, saying Australia is a "secular, pluralist society".
"People can launch whatever political parties they choose ... as long as they comply with the law," he said.
But he doubted a religious based party would be very successful.
The Australian Muslim Party, which is yet to officially register, will try to submit candidates in every state in the hope of winning a Senate seat at the next federal election.
Founder Diaa Mohamed said the aim of the party was to give Muslims a platform to express themselves.
Major parties are pushing their own agendas and toeing the party line, he said.
Mr Mohamed said it was a coincidence the party was launched days after Islamic State militants carried out the Paris attacks.
"We were going to call it off on the weekend but this is the day we had planned to do it for many weeks and we thought it would be insincere to move it," he told AAP.
