Leader defiant after police power warning left unheeded
A premier has accepted the buck stops with him after passing over internal advice that warned about excessive policing before he gave his state’s top officer extra power to restrict protests. Read more
Iran’s shadow in Australia’s antisemitism debate
March 4, 2026 by Adam Kreuzer
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As Australia’s Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion begins its work, a series of public mourning notices issued by numerous Shi’a Islamic centres in Australia following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has added a sharp new edge to an already tense national conversation.
MP’s populism threat warning as cops crack down on hate
A Labor MP has warned Australia’s social cohesion is under threat from extreme right and left-wing ideologies, arguing for so-called progressive patriotism. Read more
Friends host Dan’s Legacy Cup to remember Bondi terror victim
A memorial football tournament took place at Barracluff Park in Bondi on Saturday to celebrate the life and passion for the game of Dan Elkayam, one of the Jewish victims of the Bondi terror attack. Read more
Israeli president trip defended ahead of Canberra visit
Security has been tightened in the nation’s capital ahead of Isaac Herzog’s visit to Canberra on the third day of his contentious Australian trip. Read more
NSW mayors urged to turn grief into action for Bondi community
February 3, 2026 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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NSW councils that lined up to mourn December’s Bondi terror attack are now being asked to put their money where their sympathies lie.
We Will Prevail: voices, fury and faith after Bondi
January 29, 2026 by Rob Klein
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“We Will Prevail” is not a book written in hindsight. It was produced in the immediate wake of terror; while blood was still on the grass near Bondi Beach, many victims were still in hospital, and the shock of what had happened had barely begun to settle.
ECAJ calls for compromise on hate speech laws
January 15, 2026 by J-Wire Staff
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Australia’s peak Jewish body has warned against a wholesale rejection of the federal government’s proposed hate speech legislation, as both the Coalition and the Greens signal they will not support the bill in its current form.
PM opens door to federal royal commission after Bondi killings
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has indicated he is prepared to consider further steps, including a potential Commonwealth royal commission, in response to antisemitism and the Bondi terror attack.
‘Justice’: pressure ramped up for antisemitism probe
The coalition is ramping up pressure for a royal commission into anti-Semitism and its contribution to the Bondi massacre. Read more
Courageous couple who defied Bondi gunmen are ‘martyrs’
The first victims of the Bondi shooting have been remembered for their courage and fighting to be Jewish after confronting the gunmen before the shooting began. Read more
PM ‘ready for the fight’ on antisemitism and gun laws
As governments contemplate landmark reforms to the nation’s gun laws in the wake of the Bondi stabbing, Jewish groups say cultural change is also needed. Read more
Father and son behind Bondi terror attack
December 15, 2025 by AAP J-Wire
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Two men who killed 15 people, including a child, and injured dozens more in a terrorist attack at one of the world’s most famous beaches were father and son.
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Bondi’s Palestinian flag horseback ride sparks beach ban
A man who galloped his horse across Bondi Beach waving a Palestinian flag has prompted Waverley Council to rewrite the rules.
Safer beaches for Tel Aviv
October 20, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
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With Magen David Adom announcing that 134 people have got in difficulties swimming in the Mediterranean Sea on Israel’s coastline, news that a new nippers program on Tel Aviv’s beach will be signalled by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm when he visits Israel later this month. Read more
