Australia, hate crime and antisemitism

Australia introduces tough anti-hate crime laws amid rise in antisemitism
Australia enacts stringent anti-hate crime laws in response to sharp uptick in incidents of antisemitism in the country.
Australia introduces mandatory jail time for hate crimes following surge in antisemitism
Australia has introduced strict laws to combat hate crimes, introducing mandatory minimum sentences for a range of terrorism offences and the display of hate symbols, following a spate of antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne.
Australia Passes Tough Hate Crime Laws With Mandatory Jail Time for Nazi Salutes
Australia passed tough anti-hate crime laws on Thursday, including mandatory minimum sentences for terror offences and displaying hate symbols, in a bid to tackle a recent surge in antisemitism. The laws will impose minimum jail sentences between 12 months for less serious hate crimes,
Australia introduces tough new laws to combat antisemitism
In a bid to tackle a recent surge in antisemitism, Australia passed a series of tough anti-hate crime laws, including mandatory minimum sentences displaying hate symbols. The laws will impose minimum jail sentences of 12 months for hate crimes,
Mandatory jail for Nazi salutes under new Australia laws
Hate symbols and terror offences will be punishable with mandatory jail terms ranging from one to six years in Australia, after lawmakers passed a series of amendments to hate crime laws on Thursday.
Nazi salute to be punished with jail time under Australian hate-crime laws
Australia has passed tough anti-hate-crime laws, including mandatory jail time for giving a Nazi salute in public, in a bid to tackle a recent surge in anti-Semitism.
Federal Parliament passes Australia's toughest hate speech and hate crime laws with mandatory sentencing
Federal Parliament has passed what the government calls Australia’s toughest laws against hate speech and hate crimes. Labor conceded to Coalition demands for mandatory sentencing to secure support for the bill.
Fresh anti-Semitic attacks in Sydney’s east prompt calls for tougher penalties
Saturday night’s incident comes as similar slurs were spray-painted on a school property and a nearby home in Maroubra on ...
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Australia ramps up response to antisemitism with minimum sentences
Australia significantly toughened its laws against hate crimes on Thursday, adopting amendments that make prison sentences ...
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Australia antisemitism: Sydney school hit in latest attack
A Jewish school and two other properties in Sydney were sprayed with antisemitic slurs, authorities said on Thursday (January ...
Police rule out anti-Semitism after women egged in Sydney’s east
Police have ruled out anti-Semitism after eggs were thrown at a group of women while walking in Sydney’s east.
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Pair allegedly named in police warrant over discovery of Sydney caravan with explosives revealed — as it happened
Tammie Farrugia and Scott Marshall are the pair allegedly named in a search warrant used by police investigating the discovery of an explosives laden caravan at Dural in Sydney’s north-west.
Sydney mayors unite in efforts to build stronger social cohesion
Mayors from 20 local governments across Sydney have gathered to discuss building stronger social cohesion in the city, ...
City of Sydney mayor boycotts meeting calling for extra security and CCTV at synagogues and schools
Clover Moore defiantly boycotted a Sydney mayor round table convened to boost social cohesion in the face of rising racism ...
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Intended targets of anti-semitic terror plot are revealed after a caravan packed with mining explosives capable of a 40m blast radius was uncovered in Sydney
New Israel Fund Chair, Ric Benjamin, told Daily Mail Australia on Thursday night that the caravan's discovery was a 'disturbing escalation' of recent anti-Semitic attacks across Sydney.
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Sydney finds bombs, anti-Semitic graffiti
Three more incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti were found across Sydney yesterday morning, leading Australian political ...
Antisemitism envoy says Australia 'on everyone's lips … for the wrong reasons' at Auschwitz anniversary
Australia was "on everyone's lips … for all the wrong reasons" at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day event in Auschwitz last week, the nation's antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal says.Ms Segal ...
How a spate of antisemitic attacks shook Australia and ignited a national debate
How a spate of antisemitic attacks shook Australia and ignited a national debate - Amid a wave of vandalism, Jewish people ...