Julie Nathan
Mourners gather by floral tributes at the Bondi Pavilion in memory of the victims of a terror attack targeting the Jewish community at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 15, 2025. (Saeed KHAN / AFP)
April 14, 2026, 1:04 pm
TAU releases annual global annual report on antisemitism
TAU report warns other nations to heed Australia’s ‘alarming’ rise in antisemitism, with 1750 incidents in 2025.
By Gareth Narunsky
‘Warning beware Zionist venom’, photo taken at a demonstration in Sydney, 15 Sep. 2024
December 1, 2024, 9:38 am
Surge in antisemitic incidents
Latest ECAJ report details upsurge in hate documents detailing 2,062 incidents between October 2023 and September 2024 – a dramatic rise from 495 incidents in the previous year.
By Bruce Hill
February 2, 2023, 9:45 am
Major spike in anti-Jewish behaviour
There has been a 41.9 per cent rise in reported antisemitic incidents over the past two years.
By Peter Kohn
Vandalism outside IKEA in Richmond, Victoria.
December 2, 2021, 9:00 am
Gaza, COVID fuel hate spike
ECAJ says the Israel-Hamas conflict and media coverage of COVID lockdown breaches by members of the Melbourne Jewish community largely contributed to a spike in antisemitism.
By Peter Kohn
A still from the offensive segment in the PEGS video, before it was blurred.
July 6, 2021, 9:30 am
Anger at Jewish corruption jibe
ECAJ: The segment “not only invoked the insidious stereotype of Jews and money, but went further and presented an image of ‘the Jew’ as being the corrupter of politics and society”
By Peter Kohn
Antisemitic graffiti in the Melbourne suburb of Ashburton.
December 3, 2020, 12:00 am
Figures down, but worst categories flare
'We need not only strong anti-incitement laws, but also systematic education programs in schools and universities and responsible messaging from community and political leaders'.
By AJN STAFF
A placard reading ‘The real plague’, depicting a Jew as a rat, brandished at an anti-lockdown protest in Ohio. Photo: Twitter
April 30, 2020, 7:00 am
COVID-19 antisemitism reaches Australia
Australians have been posting comments and sharing various images online, portraying the coronavirus as a ‘Jew’, as well as accusing Jews of creating and spreading the virus.
By Gareth Narunsky
Antisemitic graffiti in the Melbourne suburb of Chadstone.
November 28, 2019, 10:33 am
Marked increase in serious incidents
ECAJ: 'Especially concerning was the 30 per cent spike in the number of reported incidents involving direct verbal abuse, harassment and intimidation'.
By AJN STAFF
An Antipodean Resistance poster.
November 29, 2018, 12:01 am
Right on the rise
NEO-fascist organisation Antipodean Resistance (AR) has taken a prominent and concerning role among antisemitic forces threatening Jewish Australians, according to the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ).
By Peter Kohn
The poster stuck on Mike Kelly's office.
March 2, 2018, 12:01 am
Neo-Nazi group’s assault
A BARRAGE of anti-Semitic attacks has ravaged NSW and Victoria, with community leaders and MPs voicing concern over an upsurge in hatred and bigotry.
By Peter Kohn
Defaced vehicles in St Ives.
January 26, 2018, 12:01 am
Anti-Semitism strikes again
POLICE are appealing for information after a swarm of swastikas were spray-painted onto several vehicles in St Ives earlier this month.
A photo from the Antipodean Resistance showing members at a camp in Victoria.
November 30, 2017, 3:00 pm
Anti-Semitism on the rise in Australia
The 2017 Report on Anti-Semitism in Australia released by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry reveals a 10 per cent rise in anti-Semitic incidents reported nationally.
By Rebecca Davis
Yousef Alreemawi.
June 22, 2017, 12:01 am
Presenter’s post offends
A PRESENTER on community radio station 3CR has come under fire from ECAJ after posting a message on Facebook that appeared to justify the murder of Israeli border police officer Hadas Malka.
Departing ECAJ president Robert Goot addresses the 2016 ECAJ conference in Sydney on November 27. Photo: Shane Desiatnik
December 1, 2016, 12:00 am
18C dominates ECAJ AGM
Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act dominated debate at the Executive Council of Australian Jewry’s 2016 conference on November 27.
By Shane Desiatnik
Rabbi Dr Ben Elton, keynote speaker at the 2016 Abraham Conference. Photo: Samet Erkut.
August 26, 2016, 12:00 am
Three faiths unite against hate
Rabbi Elton said he felt heartened by feedback from the Abraham Conference and what was said by panel members from three faiths.
By Shane Desiatnik
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