Dayenu withdraws from Sydney Mardi Gras parade after 25 years citing safety fears

Sydney’s Jewish LGBTQIA+ organisation Dayenu has withdrawn from the 2026 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, ending a continuous 25-year tradition of participation, citing fears for the safety of members, spectators, participants, volunteers, police, and the broader community amid rising antisemitism and recent violent incidents.

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Bondi recovery hub shifts to long-term support model

The Bondi Community Hub will change format at the end of this week as recovery efforts move into a longer-term phase, with services embedded directly within community organisations following the December 14 antisemitic terror attack.

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Cessnock man charged over Nazi symbol

A 44-year-old Cessnock man has been charged after a Nazi symbol was allegedly marked on a council-issued rubbish bin in a residential area of the Hunter Valley town.

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Police investigate Melbourne posters depicting accused Bondi gunman

Melbourne City Council and Victoria Police are investigating the appearance of unauthorised posters around the city depicting the accused Bondi Beach gunman, Naveed Akram.

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Airport worker charged over alleged Nazi salute at Jewish school group

A 23-year-old Melbourne Airport employee has been charged after allegedly performing a Nazi salute towards a group of Jewish schoolchildren inside an airport terminal.

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Whose Land?

Douglas Murray recommends it, Richard Kemp hosts it, Hugh Kitson directed it, and anyone who wants to defend Israel should watch it. Read more

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Photo Gallery

Did you attend the International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Sydney Jewish Museum? Read more

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

A message from Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. Read more

Jewish leaders welcome new antisemitism legislation passed by federal parliament

Australia’s federal parliament has passed the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026, with Jewish community leaders describing the legislation as an important and overdue response to rising antisemitism and extremist activity.

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Holocaust Remembrance Day to focus on generational responsibility

Australia’s annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemoration will be held next Tuesday, 27 January, hosted by the Sydney Jewish Museum in partnership with the Australian Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and Descendants.

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Richmond man arrested over arson attack on car with Chanukah sign

A 47-year-old man has been arrested after a car displaying a Chanukah sign with a menorah was allegedly set alight in the driveway of a St Kilda East home on Christmas Day.

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Eva Schloss (1929–2026): Sydney visit remembered

Anne Frank’s stepsister’s visit to Sydney Read more

Former ALP dignitaries join the call for a Royal Commission

A group of former federal and state parliamentary ALP dignitaries has called on the Albanese government to establish a Commonwealth Royal Commission into Antisemitism and the events that led to and enabled the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach on December 14. Read more

Bondi Pavilion show postponed amid terror recovery efforts

A planned Sydney Festival event at Bondi Pavilion has been postponed following the recent deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach, as organisers prioritise community healing over cultural programming.

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Bondi Beach massacre: still eight in hospital

There are currently eight patients receiving care in Sydney hospitals for their injuries. Read more

Stanley Roth remembered

Sydney’s Chevra Kahisha was packed, with members of the Sydney community gathered and a further 150 outside to pay respects to Stanley Roth AM at his funeral service. Read more

Scientists engineer bacteria to manufacture drugs inside human body

The team from Technion’s Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering has engineered harmless bacteria to produce therapeutic compounds directly inside patients, eliminating traditional manufacturing and distribution chains. Read more

Chabad Melbourne CBD Chanukah event at Parliament House

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How they are doing

There are currently twelve patients receiving care in Sydney hospitals for their injuries sustained during the Bondi attack. Read more

How are they doing

There are currently twelve patients receiving care in Sydney hospitals for their injuries sustained at Bondi Beach on December 14. Read more

What’s on your mind, Allegra?

Independent MP Allegra Spender has called on parliament to unite in the fight against antisemitism and hate by passing hate speech laws that impose criminal penalties for spreading the hate that leads to violence, even when it doesn’t directly call for violence. Read more

How they are doing

NSW Health extends its deepest sympathies to the families, friends and loved ones of those who died and were injured at Bondi Beach. Read more

‘Fear has killed our dream’: Avner’s Bakery prepares to close after two years of threats

Avner’s Bakery, the popular Jewish bagel shop in Sydney’s Surry Hills, is preparing to close its doors, citing sustained antisemitic harassment and escalating safety concerns following the recent violence in Bondi.

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Help from Waverley Council

An emergency meeting of Waverley Council has been convened to decide on immediate and longer-term supports for the Jewish community following Sunday’s devastating terrorist attack. Read more

How they are doing

Report from the NSW Ministry of Health on hospitalised victims of the Bondi shootings. Read more

Messages

CAM Calls Sydney Chanukah Lighting Shootings a Result of Unchecked Incitement Read more

President Isaac Herzog speaks with Sydney Jewish Community Leaders

President Isaac Herzog spoke this morning with David Ossip, President of the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, and Rabbi Levi Wolff, the Rabbi of the Central Synagogue in Sydney, following the horrific terror attack targeting a Chanukah event in Sydney. Read more

Top Israeli journo addresses AIJAC

Veteran journalist Maayan Hoffman, currently Executive Editor at ILTV Israel News, a correspondent for The Media Line and a regular columnist for All Israel News and Ynet, recently addressed an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) media luncheon in Sydney on the regional state of play and developments in Israel after two years of war. Read more

Hate in plain sight

CyberWell, working alongside a nonprofit trusted partner of Meta (Facebook, Instagram and Threads), TikTok and YouTube to combat online antisemitism, has identified a rapidly expanding trend of coded antisemitic hate speech that uses emojis and coded language to target Jews across social platforms. Read more

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