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Jewish children targeted in antisemitic attack at Questacon

Rob Klein — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:07:10 +0000

Two Jewish primary school students on a Canberra excursion were subjected to a Nazi salute slogan by a fellow student. This episode is just the latest in a string of attacks targeting visibly Jewish children in public spaces. Two Year 6 students from Mount Scopus Memorial College, a Jewish independent school in Melbourne, visited Questacon […]

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Second teen arrested following antisemitic ute attack on Jewish boys in East St Kilda

Rob Klein — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 09:55:02 +0000

On Friday, Victoria Police arrested a second teenage boy in connection with an antisemitic incident in which Jewish schoolboys were chased by a white ute in St Kilda East. Police said detectives from the Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit arrested a 16-year-old boy in Melton overnight. He was interviewed over the alleged incident on Glen Eira […]

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Jewish leaders welcome new antisemitism legislation passed by federal parliament

J-Wire News Service — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:59:06 +0000

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. The bill was approved late last night following debate in both houses, alongside a condolence motion for the victims of the Bondi Beach […]

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Jewish community welcomes announcement of royal commission into antisemitism

Rob Klein — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 07:29:16 +0000

Australia’s peak Jewish organisations have welcomed the federal government’s decision to establish a Commonwealth Royal Commission into antisemitism and the circumstances leading to the Bondi Beach terrorist attack. They described the move as a necessary national response to unprecedented levels of hatred directed at Jewish Australians. The president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, […]

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Jewish community leadership calls for a Royal Commission

J-Wire Newsdesk — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 06:36:01 +0000

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, together with the Jewish roof organisations in each State and Territory, call for a Federal Royal Commission into antisemitism. The data that the ECAJ collates shows that antisemitic incidents in this country have increased exponentially from pre-7 October 2023 levels. Those incidents […]

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ECAJ report finds extreme antisemitism has become part of the mainstream

Rob Klein — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 06:17:14 +0000

The newly released ECAJ Report on Anti-Jewish Incidents in Australia 2025 reveals that Australian Jews have endured a second frightening year of unprecedented antisemitism. The report confirms that for the second year in a row, assaults, abuse, vandalism and hate messages are occurring at almost five times the level recorded before the October 7, 2023 […]

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

Rob Klein — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 02:39:18 +0000

The Queensland Jewish community is celebrating 160 years of Jewish life in Queensland, marking the milestone with events highlighting resilience, contribution and unity with the theme “less oy, more joy”. While Jewish settlement in Queensland dates back to the colony’s separation from New South Wales in 1859, it was in 1865 that several Jewish families […]

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Gaza report reignites debate over UN Commission’s credibility

Pesach Benson — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:49:55 +0000

Israel sharply rejected a new United Nations report accusing it of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, calling the findings “distorted and false” and dismissing the authors as “Hamas proxies” on Tuesday. The 72-page report, released by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, claimed that Israel is carrying out […]

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‘Forever tarnished’: Netanyahu spews more vitriol on PM

AAP — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 07:47:45 +0000

Israel’s prime minister has launched another verbal salvo against Anthony Albanese over his handling of the situation in the Middle East as calls grow for calm. Benjamin Netanyahu has doubled down on criticism of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, despite calls from Jewish leaders to ease up on the verbal attacks. The Israeli prime minister said […]

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Jewish leaders condemn Australia’s recognition of Palestine as ‘dangerous and premature’

Rob Klein — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:19:49 +0000

Jewish community organisations have sharply criticised the Albanese government’s decision to recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September, warning it risks rewarding violence and undermining the prospects for peace. Jeremy Leibler, President of the Zionist Federation of Australia, told J-Wire: “Following reports the Australian Government is set to recognise […]

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