A 67-year-old woman was charged with offensive language after allegedly making antisemitic comments to Jewish leaders and Sydney Swans players at Archer Park, the Bondi Beach terror attack site. She is due to face Waverley Court in September.
Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant told the antisemitism royal commission that mainstream platforms, including X, are actively fighting to distribute and monetise 'gore' and 'fringe' content, challenging regulatory efforts and spending less on safety teams.
Witnesses to Australia's antisemitism royal commission are facing severe online abuse, including misogynistic attacks on the partner of a Labor MP. Research shows factual reports quickly morph into conspiracy theories, with spikes in both anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim hate following major events.
Witnesses to Australia's antisemitism royal commission are facing severe online abuse, including threats and misogynistic attacks, according to Labor MP Josh Burns. Research presented also shows factual reports quickly morph into conspiracy theories online, with spikes in both anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim hate following major events.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong supports allegations of assault against Israeli forces by Australian women detained during a Gaza aid flotilla. Nauru denies mistreatment claims, while a Sydney man faces assault charges. Hezbollah rejects a US-brokered ceasefire, and Germany fails to secure a UN Security Council seat.
Ahmed al-Ahmed, the man who disarmed a Bondi attacker, has been charged with common assault and "stalk or intimidate" after allegedly headlocking his father. He was hailed as a hero for his actions during the attack, which left 15 people dead.
Neo-Nazi group White Australia's bid for temporary immunity from anti-hate laws, passed after the Bondi terror attack, has been dismissed by the High Court. The organization, seeking to register as a political party, argued the laws would lead to its extinction.
Australia's High Court will hear a neo-Nazi group's challenge to its listing as a hate group, which could impact its bid to register as a political party. The White Australia party seeks to overturn the government's power to designate it as a hate group.
