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Glen Eira adopts Victoria’s first dedicated local-government antisemitism strategy
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (581+ words) Glen Eira City Council has become the first local government in Victoria to adopt a dedicated Antisemitism Strategy and Action Plan, covering 2026 to 2028. The two-year plan was developed in response to data showing that Glen Eira accounted for 43 per cent…...
ASIO chief says leaders underestimated warnings before Bondi
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (591+ words) ASIO director-general Mike Burgess says leaders underestimated repeated warnings about rising antisemitism and the growing risk of politically motivated violence before the Bondi Beach terror attack. In his first extensive interview since the 14 December 2025 attack, Burgess said ASIO had repeatedly…...
Behind closed doors: Arts leaders take antisemitism concerns to Royal Commission
1+ week, 3+ day ago (504+ words) Senior figures from Australia’s arts and creative industries have met privately with the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion to discuss the exclusion of Jewish artists, the politicisation of cultural events and ways to improve the sector’s response to…...
Royal Commission granted extension to December 18 for final report
1+ week, 3+ day ago (204+ words) The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has been granted a short extension by the Australian Government, pushing delivery of its final report from December 14 to Friday, December 18, 2026. Commissioner Virginia Bell AC SC requested the extension to ensure the…...
Jewish support built into new Bondi mental health centre
2+ week, 3+ day ago (830+ words) A permanent mental health centre has opened in Bondi Junction with dedicated support for Jewish Australians still dealing with the impact of the December 14 terrorist attack. The Bondi Medicare Mental Health Centre provides free walk-in support for adults aged 18 and…...
Holding hands against hate at Bondi Beach
2+ week, 4+ day ago (764+ words) A new mural on the Bondi Beach Sea Wall has transformed the memory of the 14 December terror attack into a message of unity, remembrance and hope. After being commissioned by Waverley Council, Sydney artists Jenna Caspary and Mia Lazarus spent…...
Rabbi Ulman closes Royal Commission hearings: "Security is not safety"
2+ week, 4+ day ago (910+ words) Rabbi Yehoram Ulman has closed the public hearings of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion with a deeply personal appeal for Australia to confront hatred and create a country in which Jewish people are genuinely safe. The Chabad…...
Jewish leaders thank thousands who gave evidence as Royal Commission hearings conclude
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1075+ words) Australia’s leading Jewish communal organisations have thanked the thousands of people who made submissions and the hundreds who gave evidence, as the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion held its final day of public hearings. The ninth and final…...
Waverley mayor tells Royal Commission councils must confront antisemitism
2+ week, 6+ day ago (639+ words) Waverley Mayor Will Nemesh has told the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion that councils have an important role in confronting antisemitism at the community level, pointing to Waverley’s own strategy as a model for local government across Australia....
Mayors tell Royal Commission Jewish children fear for their safety
2+ week, 6+ day ago (790+ words) Jewish residents are concealing visible signs of their identity, while children express concern for their safety, as antisemitism takes an increasingly personal toll across Melbourne, the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has heard from local mayors. Port Phillip…...