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world5 days agoUpdated
Royal Commission Shifts Focus to Online Hate and Media Coverage
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion resumed public hearings this week to examine online hate and media reporting. Closed-door evidence covered intelligence and policing conduct before the December 2025 Bondi Beach attack. A final report is due by the one-year…
The Sydney Morning Heraldworld6 days ago
Former Attorney-General Calls for Expanded Hate Speech Laws in Submission
A former federal attorney-general submitted a personal account to a royal commission urging broader criminal offences for hate speech and tighter limits on civilian gun ownership. The submission cites recent attacks on Jewish Australians and details abuse directed at the MP.
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Jewish Council of Australia submits that far-right extremism and Israel conflation drive antisemitism
The group’s submission to the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion calls for greater focus on far-right extremism and warns that punitive laws and conflation of Jews with Israel can worsen the problem.
michaelwest.com.autechnology20 days ago
Meta, X, ABC and SBS to Face Royal Commission on Media Role in Amplifying Hate
The royal commission will examine how Facebook, X, ABC and SBS handled content after the October 7 attacks and the December Bondi massacre that killed 15 people.
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Australia Royal Commission on Antisemitism Holds First Hearings
The first block of hearings for Australia's Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion concluded after participants shared accounts of antisemitism. The hearings began on May 4, 2026, following the October 7, 2023 attacks.
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uctoday.compolitics54 days ago
Jewish Musicians Testify at Australian Inquiry That Zionist Views Led to Career and Business Boycotts
Deborah Conway and Joshua Moshe told a royal commission how they faced online abuse, boycotts and professional ostracism after their membership in a WhatsApp group for Jewish creatives was leaked. The commission opened its second week of hearings examining definitions of antisemi…
The Sydney Morning Heraldpolitics54 days ago
Royal Commission Hears Testimony on Rise in Antisemitism in Australia
A royal commission examining antisemitism in Australia heard testimony on its sixth day of public hearings about a steady increase in incidents over the past decade. Witnesses described personal experiences including harassment at public events, online abuse directed at a teenage…
themandarin.com.aupolitics54 days ago
Royal Commission on Antisemitism Hears From Nine Witnesses on Day Six
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion is holding its sixth day of hearings focused on defining antisemitism, its impact on Jewish Australians and how to assess its prevalence in institutions. Nine witnesses including Jewish community leaders, rabbis, musicians…
The Sydney Morning Heraldpolitics57 days ago
Witnesses Describe Antisemitism Experiences at Australian Royal Commission Hearings
Students, teachers and a crisis hotline volunteer gave evidence on the fifth day of public hearings for the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. Testimony included a university student who was asked to leave her share house over views on Zionism and a gay Jewish…
The Guardianworld60 days ago
Jewish Woman Testifies on Family Impacts of Antisemitism at Australian Royal Commission
A Jewish woman from Sydney testified before Australia's antisemitism royal commission about the daily fears and changes her family faces. She detailed her children's encounters with antisemitic stickers, graffiti and knowledge of a Bondi incident. The testimony highlighted a perc…
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Australian Inquiry Examines Antisemitism After Bondi Hanukkah Shooting
An Australian royal commission on antisemitism held its first public hearings in Sydney, where Jewish witnesses described experiences of hostility. The inquiry follows a December shooting at a Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach that killed 15 people. The commission will review antisem…
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Australia Royal Commission Releases Interim Report on Antisemitism
Australia's Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion issued its interim findings on April 30, 2026, addressing the Bondi Hanukkah massacre and rising antisemitism. The report, titled 'Reckoning Without Consequence Is Performance,' includes 14 recommendations for cou…
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politics65 days ago
Australian Government Accepts All 14 Recommendations from Royal Commission into Bondi Beach Attack
The Australian government has agreed to implement all 14 recommendations from the interim report of the Royal Commission into Antisemitism, released on April 30, 2026, following the December 2025 Bondi Beach terror attack. The report includes nine public recommendations and five…
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