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Rabbi Ralph Genende, left, at an solidarity event following the Bondi Beach terror attack, in Melbourne, December 2025. (Courtesy)
'The Jewish-Muslim dynamic is not in a really good space'
Australian Jews and Muslims still hang hopes on fragile dialogue after Bondi attack
By Nomi Kaltmann
Leaders say relations between communities at all-time low as antisemitism spike since Oct. 7 raises concern hatred is being normalized. A tenacious few refuse to let interfaith talks die
Atefeh Ramezanisadeh, left, and Fatemeh Pasandideh, right, former members of the Iranian women’s soccer team, appear on 60 Minutes Australia, in a video uploaded to YouTube on September 6, 2026. (Screenshot)
September 7, 2026, 1:07 pm
Iranian soccer players who sought asylum in Australia say anthem silence was anti-regime protest
Team provided no explanation, and some took silence as mourning amid war; two players who stayed in Australia say it was solidarity with slain demonstrators after Iran’s crackdown
By Rod McGuirk
A sign seized by Israeli police after the protester was arrested, June 6, 2026 (Israel Police Spokesperson)
August 20, 2026, 10:41 am
Western allies rebuke Israel over West Bank plan, Gaza probes, ‘inhumane’ rhetoric
Britain summons envoy to protest E1 settlement project, as does Australia for IDF decision to end investigation of aid workers’ killing, while Europeans condemn Ben Gvir’s Gaza remarks
By ToI Staff
This handout photo taken and received from the NSW Premier's Department on December 15, 2025, shows Ahmed Al Ahmed, the man who tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach terrorists, at St George Hospital in Sydney. (Handout/ NSW Premier's Department/AFP)
August 12, 2026, 3:20 pm
Australian police drop charges against Bondi Beach attack hero Ahmed al Ahmed
Man filmed disarming gunman during Hannukah massacre was accused of stalking, assaulting father; prosecutors: over 800 witness statements examined in case against Bondi terrorist
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses the Australia-India Economic Roadmap Business Reception in Melbourne, Australia, July 9, 2026. (Hamish Blair/AP)
July 21, 2026, 2:25 am
Israel pans draft of Australia’s ruling Labor party’s platform ahead of debate
In unusual move, Canberra embassy issues lengthy statement about document before party’s national conference, says it risks blaming just one side of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Jayson Gillham, in an undated image. (Jayson Gillham website)
July 10, 2026, 4:27 pm
Pianist who said IDF targets reporters loses suit against Melbourne show cancelation
Judge rejects Jayson Gillham’s claim Melbourne Symphony Orchestra took ‘adverse actions’ by nixing 2024 performance, saying he contravened policy against all political statements
By Michael Horovitz
Displaced Palestinians carry food parcels as they raid trucks carrying humanitarian aid in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip on August 9, 2025. (AFP)
July 4, 2026, 2:39 am
Report alleges NGOs exploited Gaza suffering to raise funds, dismissed antisemitism claims
Survey of current and former staffers at humanitarian organizations by new advocacy group raises accusations of bias and efforts to shape an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian narrative around Gaza war
By Luke Tress
Arsen Ostrovsky, who was with his family at Bondi Beach in Sydney during the deadly December 14, 2025, terror shooting, describes the attack in an Australian TV interview. (Sky News Australia screenshot)
June 29, 2026, 11:08 am
Bondi survivor tells Australian commission he was accused of being AI ‘crisis actor’
Jewish community leader Arsen Ostrovsky, who was wounded in Hanukkah terror attack, says he is subject to ‘relentless tsunami of Jew hatred’ as internet tries to ‘erase’ his trauma
By AFP
People gather outside the Adass Israel Synagogue, December 9, 2024, after a firebombing in Melbourne, Australia. (Con Chronis/AAP Image via AP)
June 19, 2026, 8:36 pm
Police charge 3rd suspect in 2024 Melbourne synagogue arson allegedly directed by Iran
Australian police say they’re working with international partners in ongoing investigation, including to determine if three arsonists knew who ordered attack on house of worship
By Rod McGuirk
Britain's Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, center, walks with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong right, and Canadian Foreign Minister, Anita Anand, in Sevenoaks, England, ,June 11, 2026. (Carl Court, Pool Photo via AP)
June 11, 2026, 5:03 pm
UK, Australia, Canada announce ‘International Peace Fund’ for Israelis and Palestinians
Three countries will each contribute £1 million annually for next three years, hope others will join initiative to ‘strengthen civil society, and support dialogue and cooperation’
By Lazar Berman
Heshy Adelist cleans antisemitic graffiti in Melbourne, Australia, in this undated photo taken after October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)
May 30, 2026, 7:55 am
With Australia awash in antisemitism, a Jewish cleaner scrubs off Melbourne’s swastikas for free
Heshy Adelist says calls surged after Oct. 7, leading him to spend 1,000-plus hours removing hateful graffiti and send multiple submissions to Australia’s antisemitism commission
By Nomi Kaltmann
Virginia Bell (ECAJ via YouTube)
May 26, 2026, 10:47 am
Witnesses at Australian antisemitism inquiry targeted with online hatred
Head of royal commission says Jewish people who gave evidence to forum have been subjected to online ‘harassment and intimidation’; one case referred to police
By AP and ToI Staff
New South Wales police officers stand near members of the Australian Jewish community holding a memorial service for six Israeli hostages whose bodies were recovered from the Gaza Strip, at Sydney's Bondi Beach on September 2, 2024. (DAVID GRAY / AFP)
May 25, 2026, 11:15 am
Australia’s spy chief: Antisemitism was left unchecked after Oct. 7, became normalized
Testifying to inquiry into Bondi massacre, ASIO head says lack of response to hatred ‘gave more permission for violence,’ some celebrated the Hamas onslaught before Israel responded
By Agencies and ToI Staff
May 21, 2026, 1:30 pm
Daily Briefing May 21 – Royal Commission: Antisemitism soars across Australia
Melbourne-based writer Nomi Kaltmann weighs in from Melbourne on Australia’s emotional, ongoing Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion
By Gabriella Jacobs and Nomi Kaltmann
Members of the National Socialist Network perform Nazi salutes during a protest rally in Melbourne on June 4 2023. (Photo by Martin Keep/AFP)
May 15, 2026, 11:21 am
Australia bans neo-Nazi organization under new law criminalizing hate groups
National Socialist Network is second group to be banned under the law, after Islamist movement Hizb ut-Tahrir was outlawed in March
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY
Witness Stefanie Schwartz speaks to the media after the first hearing block of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in Sydney on May 4, 2026. (GEORGE CHAN / AFP)
May 8, 2026, 4:01 pm
Giving chilling testimony, Australian Jews unsure antisemitism inquiry can bring change
Royal commission launched after Bondi massacre hears accounts of harassment, threats and fear as Jewish community fears unprecedented post-Oct. 7 surge in hate could be here to stay
By Nomi Kaltmann
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