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Outside the Royal Commission, they proved exactly why it is needed

I witnessed the protest outside the Royal Commission today because some things cannot just be left alone.It was small....

ABC concedes mistakes, rejects antisemitism critique

Australia's antisemitism envoy has accused the ABC of marking its own homework in a blistering critique of the national...

Antisemitism envoy slams ABC, SBS over Gaza coverage

Australia's public broadcasters have rejected accusations of biased reporting of Israel's war in Gaza and will defend themselves at...

Racism isn’t funny, says online hate watchdog

The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) has called on Victoria Police to consider charges against Lisa Jane Spencer, a...

Israeli ambassador says Australia’s antisemitism worse than in Muslim countries

Israel’s ambassador to Australia says he has never witnessed hatred of Jews at the level he has seen in...

Advocacy group asks Royal Commission to subpoena ‘NY Times’

The Minority Impact Coalition, an Australian advocacy group, asked the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion to subpoena...

Former commissioner questions decision not to name antisemitic abusers

Former Federal Court judge Ronald Sackville has questioned whether the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion risks leaving...

‘Really serious’: YouTube slammed over Bondi video

YouTube has been criticised at the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion after allowing a video questioning whether...

Big tech grilled over vile slurs unchecked on platforms

Social media giants have faced intense questioning today at the Royal Commission over whether they are doing enough to...

How online hate speech slips through the cracks at Meta

Meta has revealed it shifted its platforms to "reactive" moderation of posts containing hate speech, including antisemitism, to allow...

Coalition vows to block wider hate speech laws over free speech concerns

The Coalition has warned it will oppose any new federal hate speech laws that threaten free speech, despite renewed...

Jewish community security groups to face royal commission scrutiny

The role of Jewish community security groups in protecting schools, synagogues, events and community leaders will come under close...

Commission told online hate response remains too slow

Delays in online safety reform and gaps in the law came under renewed scrutiny at the Royal Commission on...

Bondi survivor warns UN: unchecked antisemitism leads to violence

Bondi terror attack survivor Arsen Ostrovsky has told the United Nations Human Rights Council that his own experience shows...

Antisemitism surged on X after Musk takeover, inquiry told

Elon Musk’s takeover of X weakened the platform’s response to antisemitism and allowed previously banned users to return, an...

Jewish music silenced as artists fight cancellation

Sydney musician Ben Adler has told the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion that Jewish artists are being...

Justice Bell hears first-hand accounts of antisemitism in Queensland

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

Jewish Australians threatened with gas chambers and firebombing

Jewish Australians have told the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion that their participation in the inquiry has...

‘We were lost’: Jewish MP recalls attack on electorate office

Federal Labor MP Josh Burns has detailed the antisemitic abuse directed at him and his partner, including the violent...

ABC and SBS called before Antisemitism Royal Commission over Middle East reporting

Senior representatives of the ABC and SBS are expected to appear before the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social...