Herzog to arrive in Australia on Sunday week

Israeli President Isaac Herzog is scheduled to arrive in Australia on Sunday February 8 for an official visit focused on supporting the country’s Jewish community in the wake of the deadly attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Read more

Top Israeli diplomat to headline 2026 UIA galas

UIA Australia has secured Ron Dermer—widely considered one of Israel’s most influential diplomats of the past decade—as headline speaker for its 2026 Gala Events in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Read more

Hamas-linked symbols sprayed on smashed Melbourne monuments on Day of Mourning

Damaged historic monuments in central Melbourne were defaced with symbols associated with Hamas on Australia’s National Day of Mourning, Thursday 22 January, sparking condemnation from political leaders and the Jewish community and prompting a police investigation.

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Jewish teenagers targeted in St Kilda East ute attack

Just three days before the National Day of Mourning for the victims of last month’s antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach, a group of Jewish teenage boys were targeted with an antisemitic attack by the occupants of a white ute.

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Police name man of interest after Chanukah car arson attack in St Kilda

Victorian Police have publicly identified 47-year-old John Argento as a person they believe may be able to assist with their investigation into a targeted arson attack on a vehicle displaying a Chanukah message in Melbourne’s inner south-east.

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‘Happy Chanukah’ car targeted on Christmas morning

A car decorated with a ‘Happy Chanukah’ sign has been fire-bombed in Melbourne. Read more

Anti-immigration rallies ‘sow division’ after massacre

Police warnings could not stop a couple of hundred anti-immigration and anti-government protesters, including recent One Nation convert Barnaby Joyce. Read more

Premier denies ‘overreach’ as states mull Bondi changes

States are mulling NSW’s crackdown on hateful symbols and slogans as anti-immigration rallies draw criticism on Australia’s national day of reflection. Read more

What’s on this Chanukah?

Chanukah runs from Sunday evening, 14 December to Monday night, 22 December. Read more

Bialik College staff member dismissed after students view inappropriate images on laptop 

Melbourne school, Bialik College has dismissed a staff member after students in Years 6 and 7 briefly saw adult images on the employee’s laptop during a class session last week.

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Stonnington Council defers Chanukiah decision

A motion to display the traditional Chanukiah at Melbourne’s Malvern Town Hall in support of the Jewish community in Stonnington was deferred at a Council meeting, to the dismay of Jewish attendees. Some angry attendees at the meeting called out ‘shame’ in response. Read more

Between two blades: Global squeeze on world Jewry

In recent years, it has become increasingly clear that the global Jewish Diaspora is facing an unsettling squeeze, one that is closing in from both ideological extremes. Read more

Why is US justice for its victims of terror still thwarted?

This week, my family should be joyously marking a child’s birthday. Malki—vibrant, sweet-natured, empathetic, musically talented, everyone’s friend and lovingly devoted to caring for her youngest, very disabled sister—was our first daughter. She would now be 40. Read more

Melbourne synagogue arsonist motivated by mental illness, judge rules

A judge ruled on Monday that the man who set fire to a Melbourne synagogue while worshippers were inside was motivated by mental illness, not antisemitism. Read more

Two years of impact marking a lifelong commitment

UIA communities in both Victoria and New South Wales gathered for their AGMs and Report Back events, marking a clear post-ceasefire shift from emergency response to the long-term rebuilding of Israel both physically and emotionally. Read more

Commemoration for forgotten Jews from Muslim countries

The Jewish Community Council of Victoria (JCCV) will host Victoria’s first community-wide commemoration of the Day to Mark the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from the Arab Countries and Iran on Sunday, 30 November. Read more

Neo-Nazi accused of threatening politician denied bail

A neo-Nazi accused of calling on supporters to “rhetorically rape” a federal politician will remain behind bars, amid a rise in threats against officials. Read more

For the Rabbi’s a jolly good Fellow

Melbourne community leader Rabbi Yaakov Glasman has been awarded a prestigious Fellowship by Monash University. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past

Georges Mora – entrepreneur, art dealer, patron, connoisseur, and restaurateur Read more

Melbourne synagogue arsonist released after 134 days in solitary confinement

A homeless man who spent 134 days in solitary confinement after setting fire to a Melbourne synagogue has been released on bail by a magistrate who labelled his detention conditions “disgraceful”.

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C Care launches $500,000 campaign to double its capacity to help people in need

C Care has launched a major community fundraising campaign to raise $500,000 to help complete the fit-out of its new home in Pakington Street, St Kilda. Read more

Deborah Conway awarded Civic Choice Award after two turbulent years

Deborah Conway has won the Civic Choice Award on Thursday evening at the Melbourne Prize for Music, securing the public vote in a year where support from audiences carries extra meaning.

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Antisemitic and abusive Uber ride

A Jewish nursing student in Melbourne was racially profiled, vilified and abused when she tried to take an Uber ride from Melbourne’s Box Hill Institute. Read more

Jewish group calls for arson accused to be refused bail

A man charged over a synagogue arson that caused more than $20 million in damage has made a bid for freedom, almost a year after the blaze. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past

Miriam Doris Hampson OAM – theatre administrator extraordinaire and political activist Read more

Former Neighbours star found guilty over Nazi gesture

A man who once starred on the television soap Neighbours has been found guilty of making a gesture that resembled a Nazi salute. Read more

Omer Shem Tov tells his story of faith, survival and unbreakable hope

UIA Australia will welcome Omer Shem Tov and his mother Shelly for a special visit to Sydney and Melbourne in November, where they will share their remarkable story of courage, faith and love that captured the hearts of the Jewish world. Read more

Police release CCTV after Melbourne antisemitic graffiti attacks

Victorian Police have released CCTV images of two men following a string of antisemitic vandalism incidents in Elsternwick and Abbotsford in July.

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Job applicant targeted with antisemitic hate

A young Israeli woman was surprised to be the target of a nasty antisemitic message after being rejected for a job by The Garden of Eden nursery in Albert Park. Read more

100 Australian doctors prepare to immigrate to Israel

Over one hundred Australian doctors were gathering this week in both Melbourne and Sydney as part of a major immigration fair for medical professionals planning on moving to Israel following the war against Hamas in Gaza. Read more

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