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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
Screen capture from video of retired judge Virginia Bell, February 2026. (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
Illustrative: Police officers at Prince Alfred Park in Sydney on December 21, 2025. (GEORGE CHAN / AFP)
May 5, 2026, 10:25 pm
Despite mayor’s cancellation, ‘Globalize the intifada’ event proceeds in Sydney
The event, barred from state-council house due to fears it would cause violence, held in a park instead, attracts small crowd
By Zev Stub
Sheina Gutnick, whose father was killed in an antisemitic terror shooting at Bondi Beach, 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 4, 2026, 6:52 am
Australian Jews recount harrowing stories at Bondi massacre inquiry’s 1st public hearing
Royal commission head laments surge in antisemitic attacks since Hamas onslaught sparked Gaza war; daughter of Sydney victim says shooting shattered happy childhood memories from beach where her parents first met
By AFP
Rabbi Yossi Friedman speaks to people gathering at a flower memorial by the Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach, December 16, 2025, following Sunday's antisemitic terror attack in Sydney, Australia. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
April 29, 2026, 7:41 pm
Bondi Beach Hanukkah terror attack teaches valuable lessons to volunteer medics
Clinical lead of volunteer Jewish first responder charity urges communities to prepare themselves for disasters based on findings from attack, as it improved ability to respond
By Aidan Baron
In this photo supplied by Australia's Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke's office, the Minister Tony Burke, center, poses in an undisclosed location with five Iranian soccer players who were granted asylum in Australia on March 10, 2026. (Australia Ministry of Home Affairs via AP)
April 17, 2026, 8:23 am
‘Safe haven’: Iranian soccer players who sought asylum in Australia thank supporters
Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh, the only two members of the team who ultimately remained behind, say they hope to continue their sporting careers in new home
By Agencies
Josh Lees (R), from the Palestine Action Group, speaking in front of representatives of nine civil society organisations as he announces a constitutional challenge regarding protesting laws at the Supreme Court of NSW in central Sydney on March 17, 2025. (David Gray/AFP)
April 16, 2026, 2:16 pm
Australian court overturns law clamping down on protests in wake of Bondi massacre protest law
Judge rules measure unconstitutional; pro-Palestinian plaintiff claimed NSW government sought to ‘rip up our democratic rights to protest’; State Premier Chris Minns stands by decision to limit demos
By AFP and ToI Staff
Weaver ants in the northern Australian rainforests link their bodies to pull leaves together. (Feinerman lab)
April 1, 2026, 7:39 pm
Israeli lab decodes the building talents of a tropical ant
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute use time-lapse tech and geometry to probe the collective cognitive unit of weaver ants
By Sue Surkes
Prime Minister Anthony ​Albanese meets community leaders as he is heckled by some in the crowd at Lakemba Mosque in western Sydney on March 20, 2026 (Screen grab/Sydney Morning Herald)
March 20, 2026, 12:43 pm
At Australia’s biggest mosque, Albanese heckled as ‘putrid dog, genocide supporter’ for Israel stance
PM hails event as ‘incredibly positive,’ says some of the anger from worshipers stemmed from designation of Hizb ut-Tahrir as a terror group
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Iranian players salute during the national anthem before the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 soccer match between Iran and Philippines in Queensland's Gold Coast, March 8, 2026. (AFP)
March 15, 2026, 4:44 am
Three more members of Iran’s national soccer team leave asylum in Australia
Seven members of visiting women’s team sought asylum after state media called them ‘wartime traitors’ for failing to sing anthem during Asian Cup match; three remain in Australia
By AFP
An undated photo released by Australia's Department of Home Affairs on March 11, 2026 shows two more members of the Iranian women's football team to claim asylum in Australia, player Mohaddeseh Zolfi (L) and support member Zahra Soltan Meshkeh Kar (3rd L), posing with their five other teammates who had earlier claimed asylum Fatemeh Pasandideh (2nd L), Atefeh Ramezanizadeh (4th L), Mona Hamoudi (C), Zahra Ghanbari (4th R), and Zahra Sarbali (R), along with two other local officials (2nd and 3rd R) in Sydney. (AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS / AFP)
March 11, 2026, 8:23 pm
Iran women soccer players evacuate safe house in Australia after location revealed
One out of seven members who sought asylum changes her mind, informs the Iranian embassy of where they are staying; Video shows chaos as guards try stop defections
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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