Antisemitism in Australia is the manifestation of hostility, violence, prejudice or discrimination against the Jewish people or Judaism as a religious, ethnic or racial group.

3 days ago · Counterterrorism academic Michael Zekulin from the Australian National University said most Western democratic states have noticed an uptick in antisemitism following the October 7, 2023 attacks.

Jan 26, 2025 · Many among Australia’s 117,000-strong Jewish population are anxious after a spate of antisemitic attacks in its two biggest cities, Sydney and Melbourne – including arson attacks on synagogues ...

Jan 29, 2025 · MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Three more incidents of antisemitic graffiti were found across Sydney on Thursday morning, leading Australian political leaders to warn of an escalation in hatred and decry as terrorism explosives found earlier in a trailer on the city’s outskirts.. Law enforcement earlier this month found a list of Jewish targets together with a cache of Powergel — an ...

3 days ago · The fact remains, antisemitism has increased in Australia and interfaith relations have faltered. Social cohesion has been eroded due to many factors, but among them is division over conflicts in ...

Nov 23, 2023 · Antisemitic incidents have spiked in Australia since the October 7 attack by Hamas militants on Israeli communities outside Gaza and the subsequent Israeli war against Hamas inside the coastal...

Jan 21, 2025 · Australia's federal police have said they are investigating whether "overseas actors or individuals" are paying local criminals to carry out antisemitic crimes in the country. There has been a ...

Jan 13, 2025 · Using the same methodology and expending the same resources for sampling online data, we found 2,898 instances of antisemitism and 1,169 instances of Islamophobia that were visible from Australia.

Antisemitism is the demonstration of hostility, prejudice or discrimination against Jewish people or Judaism as a religious, ethnic or racial group. We've set up Special Operation Avalite to investigate threats, violence and hatred towards the Australian Jewish community and parliamentarians.

Dec 3, 2024 · One of the most notable increases showed up in physical assaults — 65 Australian Jews were assaulted, up from 11 people the year before. The report described a surge of high-profile incidents...