Australian Jewry

We fear listing 'Jewish' on hospital forms after October 7, Australian Jews tell 'Post' - exclusive

Three Australian patients told the Post that they were too scared to write that they were Jewish on their hospital forms out of fear of any discrimination they could face.

A demonstrator takes part in a protest against President Isaac Herzog's state visit, in Melbourne, Australia, February 12, 2026
DIRECTOR-GENERAL of Security of ASIO Mike Burgess (R) and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) speak to the media at Parliament House on December 14, 2025 in Canberra, Australia.

Australian police did no threat assessment before Bondi attack, inquiry hears

SHEINA GUTNICK, whose father was killed in a mass shooting at Bondi Beach, speaks to the media after the first hearing block of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in Sydney on May 4, 2026.

First hearings for Australia commission end after Jews share stories of antisemitism

The Sydney Opera House is illuminated with candlelights in Sydney on December 21, 2025, as part of a national day of reflection honouring the victims of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack.

Australian mayors to convene in Bondi a year after massacre for a national antisemitism summit


Queensland to ban 'from river to sea' and 'globalize intifada' chants under new legislation

As part of the package, Crisafulli is making chanting or displaying the slogans “globalise the intifada” and “from the river to the sea” an offense.

A demonstrator displays a placard with the lettering 'From the river to the sea' during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians at Oranienplatz Square in Berlin's Kreuzberg district, Germany, on November 11, 2023.

Australian businessman Harry Triguboff urges government action on antisemitism

Jewish business leader responds to Bondi attack with call for stronger security and policy measures

THE SYDNEY Harbour Bridge is illuminated white during the 'Moment of Unity', a one minute pause to reflect on the deadly mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, during New Year's Eve celebrations, in Sydney, Australia, December 31, 2025.

Bankstown Nurses plead 'not guilty' after threatening to kill Israeli patients in viral 2025 video

Two Sydney nurses accused of threatening Israeli patients in a viral 2025 video pleaded not guilty in court, with their defense set to challenge the video’s admissibility.

Two Australian nurses who were suspended for saying they would, and have already killed Israeli pateints, February 12, 2025.

Herzog announces visit to Australia, will meet Australian Jews, political leaders during trip

President Isaac Herzog will be traveling to Australia from February 8 to February 12, where he will meet with Jewish leaders, victims of the Bondi Beach massacre, and Australian politicians.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends Israel Hayom conference in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025.

Three people shot dead in Australia's New South Wales, police say town in lockdown

Two women and one man have died, and another man has been taken to the hospital in a serious but stable condition, the New South Wales Police said.

(Illustrative) Australian police patrol in central Melbourne, Australia, December 22, 2017.

Mark Dreyfus honors victims of Bondi Beach massacre with Mourner's Kaddish in Australian Parliament

In a moving tribute, Mark Dreyfus recites the Mourner’s Kaddish for victims of the Bondi Beach attack, urging action on hate speech and gun reform.

Mark Dreyfus speaks in Parliament House on Jan. 19, 2026 in Canberra, Australia. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recalled parliament early, with a number of key pieces of legislation on the agenda, including the tightening of gun control laws.

'Give us back our Australia': Post-Bondi massacre, Jews send a message to the world - opinion

What happened at Bondi was an assault on the idea that free societies can remain free if they abandon the values that sustain them.

People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

Suspect arrested in Melbourne arson of vehicle with Hanukkah billboard

Suspect John Argento was arrested on a Richmond street without incident following the identification of the 47-year-old as a person of interest a day after the December 25 fire.

John Argento

The last witnesses: Holocaust survivors confront rising antisemitism

They survived the Holocaust and spent decades warning the world. Now, from Jerusalem and Sydney, two women watch antisemitism return 

As survivors of the Holocaust begin to dwindle, two survivors confront rising antisemitism.

Raised with survivors: A journalist's journey to uncover her family's past

‘The Jerusalem Post’s’ Greer Fay Cashman recalls growing up surrounded by Holocaust survivors and her visits to Poland with Israeli leaders.

Placards with hand written messages on them line train tracks during The International March Of The Living at Auschwitz- Birkenau.