An arson attack on a synagogue in Melbourne, the city with the highest proportion of Holocaust survivors outside Israel, has left the local Jewish community reeling.
University responses to anti-Semitism 'woefully inadequate', but Labor-led committee rejects judicial inquiry
Anti-Semitism is a "sad indictment" on the Australian university sector, a Senate inquiry has found, but holding a royal commission-like investigation into the issue would be "too slow".
Photo shows A woman with an umbrella walks in the University of Sydney quadrangle.As the world's attention focuses on a regional war, Iran's women are fighting a 'quiet revolution'
While the world is focused on other parts of the Middle East, the Iranian people are fighting their own battles against a harsh government crackdown on women who unveil, and a ramp up in arrests and use of the death penalty.
Photo shows Picture of Jina Amini during protest'Reinforcing harmful stereotypes': Religious vilification complaint lodged against Peter Dutton
The federal opposition leader said it would be a "disaster" if the government were returned in a minority due, in part, to "Muslim candidates from Western Sydney".
Photo shows Australian Opposition Leader Peter DuttonStudy of online hate finds Islamophobic and anti-Semitic comments are growing. Researchers say this has to change
The study's authors say more could be done by the federal government-funded eSafety Commissioner to make the internet a safer space.
Photo shows A woman in Muslim headdress sitting opposite a man. Both are at a desk using laptops.'Very frustrated': Sikh community accuses Victoria's ambulance service of discrimination due to religious beard ban
Victorian men with religious beards are banned from working as paramedics due to a rigid face mask policy, despite alternative mask fit techniques being used in other states and countries.
Photo shows A photo of an unidentifiable man stroking his beard.Iran has elected its first reformist president in two decades. Can he deliver change?
Rather than move to give young Iranians more freedom, the Islamic Republic has become more hardline. Can Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, change that? And if not, the why did the regime allow him to run?
Photo shows Man clenches his fistsElon Musk's X loses key fight in hate speech battle with Australian Muslim group
Social media company X, formerly Twitter, has lost a precedent-setting fight over whether it's legally responsible for its activities in Australia.
Photo shows A person scrolling social media platform X on their mobile.Rapper Toomaj Salehi's courage to speak out has won him fans all over the world. Now he's facing the death penalty
Rapper Toomaj Salehi is facing the death penalty for using his music to draw attention to the actions of the Iranian government. Now artists and activists from around the world are trying to save him.
Photo shows Head shot of Iranian man looking at the camera but body facing to the right with a desert background.Queensland's anti-discrimination laws will inflame educational 'culture wars', Christian and Muslim leaders warn
An interfaith coalition of Brisbane religious leaders say proposed workplace anti-discrimination laws will stifle religious freedoms and prevent schools from operating in accordance with their beliefs.
Photo shows A white man and a brown-skinned man stand in an archwayHow does an ideologically motivated lie travel from alt-right internet backwaters to a national newsroom?
In the information vacuum immediately following the mass stabbing at Bondi Junction over the weekend, the alt-right exploited the opportunity to spread disinformation and hatred on a favourite, lawless social media platform.
Photo shows two people face building with police tapeA long shadow looms for Albanese, as he waits for a deal with Dutton
An unhappy experience with the Voice referendum explains the Albanese government’s reticence to push ahead on religious freedoms. Debates that risk inflaming community tensions are best avoided for now, even if that means failing to deliver on an election promise, writes David Speers.
Photo shows Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese cross paths in the House of Representatives.Nearly 80 per cent of Australian Jews are Zionist. What does that mean?
When does anti-Zionism amount to anti-Semitism? Some say the emphasis on broadening definitions detracts from the "real threat" facing Australian Jews.
Photo shows Woman holding sign that reads 'Together against anti-Semitism'Attackers try to rip headscarfs from Hobart mother and daughter
Hazara women Zahra Anvari and Gol Nazari settled in Tasmania as refugees seven years ago after decades of persecution. But after a violent incident, the day-to-day fear of discrimination continues.
Photo shows Two women wear traditional Hazara headscarves and clothing.'People were nasty and they didn't bathe': Why do the Middle Ages have such a bad reputation?
The Middle Ages have a very bad reputation. Here's what this period of history was really like.
Photo shows A group of men and women dressed in medieval outfits holding large bows and arrowsSimon Birmingham to lead cross-party delegation to Israel
The shadow minister for foreign affairs will lead a cross-party delegation to Israel, meeting with Palestinian and Israeli officials.
Photo shows Simon Birmingham close up.Actress Nazanin Boniadi on how Iran is responsible for regional aggression and global terrorism
Iranian born British-American actress and human rights activist Nazanin Boniadi wants to see peace in the Middle East, but she worries about China seeking the role of mediator.
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