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Iraq arrests suspect wanted by Australia over Melbourne synagogue firebombing

"This arrest is a significant disruption to an alleged serious criminal and his alleged criminal enterprise in Australia," said the Australian Federal Police Commissioner.

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Members of the Synagogue recover items from the Adass Israel Synagogue on December 06, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia.
CFA firefighters conduct black-out operations at dusk as they mop up remaining hot spots following bushfire activity near Alexandra, Victoria, Australia, as extreme fire danger conditions persist across the state, January 10, 2026.

Victoria's bushfire crisis deepens: Human remains discovered as fires consume 860,000 acres

Authorities have said the fires are the worst to hit the southeast since the 2019-2020 Black Summer blazes that destroyed an area the size of Turkey and killed 33 people.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reacts during a briefing during a visit to the Australian Government National Situation Room in Canberra, Australia, January 9, 2026.

Three people missing as bushfires destroy homes in Australia's southeast

Three people are unaccounted for as bushfires continue to devastate Victoria, Australia, with 30 active blazes and catastrophic fire conditions. Firefighters battle intense heat and winds.

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John Argento

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.

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Australian officials express concern over shocking antisemitism in schools

A five-year-old boy was harassed for weeks by other children in his school’s bathrooms, laughed at for being circumcised and addressed with expressions such as “Jewish cockroach.”

OCTOBER 7, 2019ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
The new Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his deputy Josh Frydenberg hold a news conference in Canberra, Australia August 24, 2018.

‘Mummy, I’m a Jewish rodent:' 5-year-old Aussie after antisemitic attacks

Also in Australia, a 12-year-old was forced to kiss a Muslim classmate's feet in a public park.

OCTOBER 5, 2019ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
A child wearing a Kippah

Football players help covering antisemitic graffiti in Australia

“I cannot ignore this symbol. All my family were Holocaust survivors – my mother’s parents, my husband’s parents – and for me it’s hurting twice,” the owner of the defaced cafe said.

JULY 15, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view of the Melbourne Docklands and the city skyline from Waterfront City, looking across Victoria Harbour