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Girl accused of antisemitic crime spree has 109 charges withdrawn

AAP — Thu, 14 May 2026 08:54:20 +0000

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has defended her government’s youth crime laws after 109 charges against a 14-year-old girl accused of targeting Melbourne’s Jewish community were withdrawn. The girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was facing charges including reckless conduct endangering serious injury, theft, motor vehicle theft and burglary. Victoria Police confirmed the charges […]

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Counter-terrorism raids net four in Victoria over violent extremist material

J-Wire News Service — Fri, 08 May 2026 04:51:10 +0000

Four Melbourne men have been charged after allegedly accessing, sharing and distributing ISIS propaganda online during a counter-terrorism investigation that spanned more than 18 months. The arrests follow intensified efforts by Australian authorities to combat online radicalisation after the December 2025 ISIS-inspired terror attack at Bondi Beach’s “Chanukah by the Sea” event, which killed 15 […]

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13-year-old girl charged with antisemitic attacks in stolen cars

J-Wire News Service — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:56:22 +0000

A 13-year-old girl from Melbourne’s Bayside area faces 52 charges, including antisemitic offences. She is accused of a hate-fuelled crime spree in which she allegedly drove stolen cars while shouting antisemitic slurs and targeting members of the Jewish community in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs. Police allege the teenager was behind the wheel of a black Hyundai […]

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Melbourne synagogue arsonist motivated by mental illness, judge rules

JNS — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:53:30 +0000

A judge ruled on Monday that the man who set fire to a Melbourne synagogue while worshippers were inside was motivated by mental illness, not antisemitism. The ruling follows a wave of antisemitic attacks that have roiled Australia since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on southern Israel, including the firebombings of synagogues and a […]

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Antisemitic and abusive Uber ride

David Marlow — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:53:09 +0000

A Jewish nursing student in Melbourne was racially profiled, vilified and abused when she tried to take an Uber ride from Melbourne’s Box Hill Institute. Her mother said it sounded like antisemitic harassment and false imprisonment. The victim was wearing her nursing name tag, which showed her Hebrew name Chana. The driver interrogated the 28-year-old […]

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Charges laid amid restaurant’s distress over protest

AAP — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 06:19:52 +0000

A restaurant targeted by pro-Palestine protesters has revealed the “profound impact” the incident has had on its staff as police arrest and charge protesters. The owners of an Israeli restaurant that was targeted by protesters have broken their silence, detailing the “profound impact” of the incident as police charge more people over the incident. The […]

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Adass Israel synagogue firebombing – fresh lead

Rob Klein — Thu, 15 May 2025 07:25:40 +0000

A stolen blue car may hold the key to solving several high-profile alleged crimes, including an alleged “politically motivated” synagogue firebombing and other arsons and shootings. Almost six months on, authorities have released chilling CCTV footage and further information as part of a renewed push to identify the suspects and piece together the broader network […]

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Veteran cop questioned over ‘abhorrent’ Nazi salutes

AAP — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 11:22:55 +0000

A Victorian police instructor will likely be charged by summons after being questioned by detectives over allegedly performing banned Nazi gestures. A veteran police sergeant has been interviewed and released without charge for now as an investigation continues into allegations she twice performed the Nazi salute. Victoria Police said the 65-year-old was interviewed by Professional […]

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Protector of the faith

David Marlow — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 23:13:47 +0000

Nina Bassat, President of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria, has presented police Sergeant Timothy Lambourne with a certificate in appreciation of his work supporting multiculturalism and his services to the Jewish community in Victoria.

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