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Senior curator Shannon Biederman and Melbourne artist Nina Sanadze have been commissioned to transform the flower tributes from the Bondi shooting into a permanent exhibit/artwork.

Despite our pain, the Jewish community refuses to wallow in anger

Six months on from the Bondi massacre, Australia’s Jews are in the second stage of their mourning. Next, we will seek light to dispel the darkness.

  • Alex Ryvchin

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Mount Scopus Memorial College Rabbi Shamir Caplan.

‘Genuinely frightened’: Jewish students targeted with slurs during interschool sport

Independent schools will meet later this month to discuss how to tackle antisemitism, including changes to the curriculum, amid a wave of alarming incidents among students.

  • Nicole Precel
The Israeli restaurant in Hardware Lane was targeted on July 4.

Israeli restaurant Miznon closes in Collingwood after two years

The venue quietly shut its doors for the last time two weeks ago, with owners saying: “We gave it our best, and it did not work out.”

  • Cara Waters
ASIO boss Mike Burgess and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a press conference at Parliament House on Tuesday.

Government confirms bid to hide counter-terror details from royal commission

The opposition has accused the government of using confidentiality protections “as a shield from political embarrassment” over counter-terrorism funding.

  • Matthew Knott
Jillian Segal, Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, during a Senate estimates hearing on Thursday.

Antisemitism guidelines flagged for arts organisations and funding

Discussions are under way around stronger guidelines, policies and codes of conduct governing antisemitism and racial vilification in the arts sector.

  • Linda Morris
Bondi Beach terrorists Sajid and Naveed Akram.

Intelligence gaps in firearms registry posed major risk to safety

The royal commission on antisemitism turned its focus to gun ownership on Wednesday, with evidence about concerns over the NSW Firearms Registry.

  • Alexandra Smith and Amber Schultz
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Tahli Blicblau after giving evidence to the commission on Monday.

‘Evil dog, pig’: Jews targeted with vile abuse after appearing at royal commission

Witnesses appearing before the royal commission have faced calls to be sent to concentration camps, been labelled demonic and told to burn in hell.

  • Matthew Knott
Jeremy Stowe-Lindner after appearing before the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in Sydney.

The royal commission heard my testimony, then came the abuse

My school and I copped an avalanche of abuse since I gave evidence to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. Many of my abusers were happy to put their names to their insults.

  • Jeremy Stowe-Lindner
Nikki Goldstein.

Nikki was days from death when Rabbi Eli blew an ancient horn by her bedside

Writer Nikki Goldstein is convinced Eli Schlanger saved her life. But in a cruel twist, the beloved rabbi lost his life at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025. 

  • Alexandra Smith
Commissioner Virginia Bell delivered her interim report on Thursday.

Antisemitism royal commission: NSW police chiefs to give evidence as details around Bondi Beach shooting examined

The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion continues its second set of hearings on Tuesday, examining issues in the lead up to the mass shooting at Bondi Beach.

  • Perry Duffin