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antisemitism in Australia

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
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
Gunman Naveed Akram in the course of a deadly terror attack on a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025. (Screengrab used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
May 7, 2026, 8:45 am
Bondi Beach terrorist to face 19 extra charges over Hanukkah massacre
Officials say Naveed Akram faces extra charges over intent to murder and resisting arrest; hearing held over gag order on some names of victims and survivors of attack
By Agencies
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
Anti-Israel protesters gather in front of a police station in Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia, on February 10, 2026. (Saeed KHAN / AFP)
May 4, 2026, 5:10 pm
Fearing it would cause hostility, Sydney cancels controversial ‘Globalize the intifada’ forum
Event organized by anti-Israel group Stop the War on Palestine, condemned by political and Jewish leaders, cancelled by mayor; was set to challenge legal efforts to ban public use of the phrase
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
Security officers sweep an area at Bondi Beach in Sydney, December 21, 2025, ahead of a ceremony to mark the National Day of Reflection for victims and survivors from the terror attack targering a Hanukkah event on December 14. (AP/Mark Baker)
April 30, 2026, 6:44 am
Inquiry finds that days before Bondi massacre, Jewish group warned Aussie cops attack was ‘likely’
Despite warning, royal commission investigating the terror shooting says Australian police didn’t send officers to protect Hanukkah celebration, instead having mobile patrols ‘check in’
By Agencies
Screen capture from video of the Australian Hellenic Choir during a concert in Sydney, 2025. (YouTube)
April 28, 2026, 2:15 pm
Sydney concert to benefit Bondi terror victims canceled after choir opposes singing with Jewish group
Over half of Australian Hellenic Choir votes against joining Sydney Jewish Choral Society on stage; choir head: ‘Didn’t realize the extent of antisemitism in the local Greek community’
By Stuart Winer
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
Gunman Naveed Akram in the course of a deadly terror attack on a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025. (Screengrab used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
April 2, 2026, 12:35 pm
Bondi massacre terrorist loses bid to prevent media from reporting on his family
Lawyer for Naveed Akram, who with his father killed 15 at Hanukkah event, says relatives fear for their safety; court hears his mother gave interview to press
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Sheina Gutnick with her father, Reuven Morrison, who was murdered in the Bondi Beach terror attack on December 15, 2025, in an undated photo. (Courtesy of Gutnick)
March 31, 2026, 4:57 pm
Reviewing massacre footage, Bondi hero’s daughter discovers more of her dad’s bravery
Reuven Morrison was killed fighting the terrorists who murdered 15 at a Hanukkah party in Sydney. As his family marks his favorite holiday without him for the first time, they find a small comfort
By Nomi Kaltmann
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
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