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Melbourne synagogue arson

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (C) and members of the local Jewish community visiting the torched Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on December 10, 2024. (DEPARTMENT OF PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET / AFP)
June 25, 2026, 1:15 pm
IRGC agents lived in Australia before directing attacks on Jewish targets, spy chief says
ASIO director: Australian in Iran plotted Sydney arson, former resident led Melbourne attack; adds Tehran sees Australia as ‘legitimate target for covertly directed violence’
By Rod McGuirk
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
This handout photo taken and released by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet on December 10, 2024, shows Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (2nd R) and Rabbi Shlomo Kohn (R) visiting the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on December 10, 2024, after it was set ablaze on December 6. (Handout / DEPARTMENT OF PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET / AFP)
January 14, 2026, 9:40 am
Man wanted for Melbourne synagogue firebombing arrested in Iraq — Australian police
Commissioner says arrested man was national security threat and ‘number one priority’; Australian authorities previously traced attack’s funding to Iran’s IRGC
By Reuters and ToI Staff
This handout photo taken and released by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet on December 10, 2024 shows Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (C) and members of the local Jewish community visiting the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on December 10, 2024, after it was set ablaze on December 6. (Handout / DEPARTMENT OF PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET / AFP)
November 27, 2025, 11:52 am
Australia lists Iran’s IRGC as state sponsor of terrorism over antisemitic attacks
Foreign Ministry says Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps orchestrated arson incidents in Sydney and Melbourne in 2024 to ‘sow division’ by targeting Jewish Australians
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Rabbi Dovid Gutnick speaks to the media next to the burnt front entrance of the East Melbourne Synagogue in Melbourne on July 6, 2025. (William WEST / AFP)
November 24, 2025, 4:48 pm
Judge rules mental illness, not antisemitism, drove Melbourne synagogue arsonist
Australian magistrate sentences Angelo Loras to 4 months in jail, less than time he’s already served, for setting fire to East Melbourne Synagogue with congregants inside in July
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A member of the Jewish community reads messages attached to a fence where flowers have been left at the Adass Israel Synagogue in the Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea after an arson there, December 9, 2024. (Martin KEEP / AFP)
August 27, 2025, 9:46 am
Suspect appears in court in arson case that Australia blames on Iran
In hearing, Younes Ali Younes confirms he can understand proceedings, but doesn’t enter a plea; will return to court December 4
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Director-General of ASIO Mike Burgess speak to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, August 26, 2025. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch)
August 26, 2025, 9:32 am
Australia says Tehran behind two antisemitic arson attacks, expels Iranian ambassador
PM Albanese says Australian diplomats in Tehran moved to safety in third country; Canberra to designate Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organization
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (C) and members of the local Jewish community visiting the torched Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on December 10, 2024. (DEPARTMENT OF PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET / AFP)
August 24, 2025, 4:45 pm
Australian police arrest second suspect in Melbourne synagogue arson attack
20-year-old man charged for alleged involvement in December firebombing of Adass Synagogue that many saw as a turning point for country’s Jewish community
By Zev Stub
The fire-damaged Adass Israel Synagogue is cordoned off following an arson attack there, in Melbourne, Australia, December 6, 2024. (Tania Lee / AFP)
July 31, 2025, 4:03 pm
Suspect in Melbourne synagogue arson attack faces court
Police allege Giovanni Laulu, 21, was one of three masked men who set fire to Adass Israel Synagogue, injuring worshiper preparing for morning service
By AP and ToI Staff
Australia's Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Jillian Segal (left) and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speak to media during a press conference at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Sydney, July 10, 2025. (AAP Image / Dan Himbrechts / Reuters)
July 10, 2025, 10:18 am
Australian Jews feel ‘very unsafe’ amid surging attacks, warns antisemitism envoy
Jillian Segal says antisemitism at ‘tipping point,’ urges cutting funding for universities that fail to protect Jewish students, screening non-citizens for extremism, monitoring media for fairness
By AFP
A camera crew film the burnt front entrance of the East Melbourne Synagogue in Melbourne on July 6, 2025. (William WEST / AFP)
July 7, 2025, 8:50 am
Australia’s Victoria to launch anti-hate task force after Melbourne synagogue arson
State premier Jacinta Allan says group will include senior police officials, city’s mayor; representatives of Jewish community to be invited to first meeting later this week
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A man walks past the burnt front entrance of the East Melbourne Synagogue in Melbourne on July 6, 2025. (William WEST / AFP)
July 6, 2025, 4:46 pm
After brief hiatus, antisemitism in Australia rears head with Melbourne attacks
While government seems to be taking anti-Jewish threats more seriously, hate speech is becoming more normalized, community leaders say
By Zev Stub
Rabbi Dovid Gutnick speaks to the media next to the burnt front entrance of the East Melbourne Synagogue in Melbourne on July 6, 2025. (William WEST / AFP)
July 6, 2025, 8:50 am
Man charged with setting fire to Melbourne synagogue as police probe terror motive
Angelo Loras, 34, of Sydney, who describes himself as Iranian, suspected of starting blaze at entrance to East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation building while 20 people were inside
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Footage posted to social media shows a fire blazing in the Adass Israel Synagogue in the Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea, Australia, December 6, 2024. (Screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 18, 2025, 5:53 pm
Australian political rivals pledge to rebuild Melbourne’s firebombed synagogue
Both the ruling Labour Party and the opposition Liberals say they’ll spend more than $20 million, with combating antisemitism a hot-button issue in May elections
By Zev Stub
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan speaks to media during a press conference, in Melbourne, Australia, December 17, 2024. (Joel Carrett/AAP Image via AP)
December 17, 2024, 9:27 am
Australian state proposes ban on protests at places of worship amid antisemitism spike
Laws would establish safe access areas and prohibit disturbing religious gatherings, wearing of face masks by protesters, display of terror group banners
By AP and ToI Staff
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