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Australia wakes to more antisemitic graffiti after a discovery of explosives was revealed by police

Jan. 29, 2025 20:57 PM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Three more incidents of antisemitic graffiti were found across Sydney on Thursday morning, leading Australian political leaders to warn of an escalation in hatred and decry as terrorism explosives found earlier in a trailer on the city’s outskirts. ...

Police investigate whether foreign actors are paying for antisemitic crimes in Australia

Jan. 22, 2025 01:24 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the country, police said on Wednesday. Australia Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw was meeting on Wednesday with state police...

Australian state commits more police to investigate antisemitic crime

Jan. 21, 2025 00:43 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian state committed more police to investigate a spate of antisemitic crimes, officials said on Tuesday after a childcare center was torched near a Sydney synagogue. The childcare center a block from a synagogue in a suburb of Maroubra was also...