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Jewish leader details growing sense of community unease

News AAP - 21/07/2026

A wave of antisemitic attacks has left Jewish Australians shaken, a community leader said on Monday, as a royal...

Justice Bell hears first-hand accounts of antisemitism in Queensland

News Rob Klein - 30/06/2026

Royal Commissioner Virginia Bell has met members of Queensland’s Jewish community in Brisbane to hear first-hand accounts of antisemitism...

Activist pleads insanity in latest test of Queensland hate speech laws

News J-Wire News Service - 14/04/2026

A 70-year-old activist has mounted an unusual legal challenge to Queensland’s new hate speech laws today, telling a Brisbane...

Attack on city synagogue concerning, says premier

News AAP J-Wire - 21/02/2026

A synagogue has been damaged after a car rammed into its front gates, prompting a police investigation. Police have charged...

Brisbane Lord Mayor visits Bondi terror attack site

News Rob Klein - 04/02/2026

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner visited the site of the Bondi terror attack today, paying a personal tribute to...

Man facing Nazi symbol charges asks to leave country

News AAP - 07/01/2026

A man accused of displaying Nazi symbols has been caught in a tug of war between prosecutors and immigration...

Queensland counter terror police charge three over attacks on defence firms linked to Israel

News Rob Klein - 12/11/2025

Three pro-Palestine activists have been charged by Queensland counter-terrorism police over alleged break-ins and vandalism at two defence-related companies...

Queensland Jewish community celebrates 160 years with “less oy, more joy”

Community Rob Klein - 11/11/2025

The Queensland Jewish community is celebrating 160 years of Jewish life in Queensland, marking the milestone with events highlighting...

Political wannabe ‘not Nazi saluting, just waving’

News AAP - 17/10/2025

A failed political candidate has denied performing a Nazi salute at an AFL game, instead saying he was just...

Lifetime sports ban after Nazi salute charge

News AAP - 15/09/2025

A lifetime ban has been slapped on a man after he allegedly performed a Nazi salute before an AFL...

Police seek court order to quash Palestine bridge march

News AAP - 18/08/2025

Legal action has been launched to stop pro-Palestine demonstrators from marching across a major bridge in Brisbane as part...

Protesters clash with police at pro-Palestinian rally

News AAP - 09/06/2024

Tensions have flared at a pro-Palestine rally where police have used pepper spray in an attempt to control protesters. Thousands...

From Australia’s Jewish Past: Philip Louis Frankel

Featured Articles Features Desk - 02/04/2024

Businessman, mason, chazan, sportsman, and loyal Jew Philip was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, on 12 March 1863. His father,...

MPs clash with pro-Palestinian protesters over Gaza war

News AAP - 07/03/2024

Queensland MPs have clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters outside parliament during a rally against the Gaza conflict. State MPs have clashed...

Brisbane’s Story Bridge to be lit blue and white

News J-Wire Newsdesk - 08/10/2023

Brisbane's Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has announced the city's iconic Story Bridge will be awash with blue and white...

Celebrating Israel’s 75th at UIA QLD Campaign opening event

News J-Wire News Service - 09/03/2023

UIA QLD is counting down until its 2023 Campaign Opening Event with guest speaker Ayelet Shaked – Israel’s Former...

Qld to open first Holocaust museum in 2023

News AAP - 27/10/2022

Queensland's first Holocaust museum will open early next year in Brisbane's central business district, the premier says. During the 2020...

Second antisemitic attack on Brisbane Israeli restaurant

News J-Wire Newsdesk - 16/10/2022

An online antisemitic post targeting Brisbane restaurant Yababi has seen the owners getting a flood of support on its...

Qld to join Vic with Nazi, hate symbol ban

News J-Wire Newsdesk - 26/05/2022

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszcuk will make her state the second to ban Nazi and other hate symbols to ensure...

Brisbane man flew Nazi flag as ‘a joke’

News AAP - 30/11/2021

A man accused of flying the Nazi flag above the Brisbane Synagogue, sparking statewide calls to ban hate symbols,...

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