OHPI in the Press
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‘Victorian antisemitism hits record high for second year running’ — J-Wire cites OHPI
An article in J-Wire highlights new data showing record levels of antisemitism in Victoria and references OHPI’s work on online hate. The article notes that OHPI has documented how antisemitic incidents offline are rapidly echoed and amplified online, with spikes in abusive content, conspiracy narratives, and hostility toward Jews following real-world attacks. OHPI’s Bondi Report…
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‘Think tank warns social media outrage fuelling distrust and division’ – Article in J-Wire
An article in J-Wire discusses OHPI’s work documenting and analysing antisemitic online content. The article discusses a new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute that examines the role that online content can have in compromising social cohesion. They talk to our CEO Andre Oboler, who argues that the online environment has played a significant…
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‘Bondi Beach massacre sparks online hate storm, report warns of normalised antisemitism’- Article in J-Wire
An article from J-Wire discusses how recently published report on the Bondi Massacre, highlighting how the deadly shooting at triggered a surge in online antisemitism and Islamophobia. They spoke to our CEO Dr Andre Oboler, who emphasised patterns of “Bondi denial” (denying the attack occurred or blaming others), minimisation, glorification, and conspiracy theories that mirror…
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Bondi Report in the Australian Jewish News
A two page spread in the Australian Jewish News examined our in-depth report into the Bondi terrorist attack. It also includes content from an interview with our CEO. The article notes that our study found an unprecedented surge in antisemitic content in the wake of the attack, with 515 distinct items in under a month.…
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‘Labor hate speech laws debate underway’ – Interview on The World Today
The World Today interviewed our CEO Dr Andre Oboler about the recently proposed legislation on hate groups. The segment discusses the purpose of the bill and the potential ramifications for free speech. Dr Oboler argues that racial vilification should be made a legal offense under the new legislation, and outlined the impact that such vilification…
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‘Prime Minister recalls parliament to introduce hate speech and gun laws’ – Interview on 7.30
7.30 interviewed our CEO Dr Andre Oboler as part of a segment on the proposed introduction of new hate speech laws in response to the Bondi Beech massacre. Oboler discusses the likely consequences of these laws, and the effect they could have had on mitigating the likelihood of the Bondi terror attack if they had…
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‘Hate speech laws criticised by Coalition’ – Interview on ABC’s PM
ABC’s PM radio show interviewed our CEO Dr Andre Oboler as part of a segment discussion the government’s newly proposed hate speech laws. The segment discusses a caveat in the proposed laws involving those who are “solely quoting religious text for teaching or discussion”. Oboler describes the carve out as reasonable but warns that the…
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“Beyond lone wolves: collective antisemitism enabled the Bondi massacre” – Article in The Jewish Independent
A new article in The Jewish Independent by Jeremie Bracka draws on the Online Hate Prevention Institute’s work monitoring antisemitism on social media. The article frames the Bondi attack not simply as the act of isolated “lone wolves” but within a broader context of rising antisemitism in Australia. Bracka highlights the contribution of OHPI in…
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‘Conspiracies flooded social media within minutes of Bondi massacre’ – Article at J-Wire
Within minutes of the Bondi Beach massacre, antisemitic and other conspiratorial content surged across social media, with posts falsely claiming that Jews or Israel staged the attack to advance political aims, blaming victims for their deaths, and spreading Islamophobic or anti-immigration rhetoric. A new article from J-Wire discusses The Online Hate Prevention Institute’s new report…
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‘Australian Jews call gun laws a deflection after Sydney massacre’ – Article from jns
A new article from jns discusses Australian Jewish leaders who have criticized the federal government’s emphasis on tightening gun laws in response to the deadly Bondi Beach massacre. They have argued that Australia’s existing gun regulations are already strict and the focus on guns amounts to a political deflection from failures in immigration policy and…