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‘Victorian antisemitism hits record high for second year running’ โ J-Wire cites OHPI
An article in J-Wire highlights new data showing record levels of antisemitism in Victoria and references OHPIโs 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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Contribution to โThe Palgrave Handbook of Australia and the Holocaustโ
On 15 March, Dr Oboler attended the launch of โThe Palgrave Handbook of Australia and the Holocaustโ, edited by Avril Alba and Jan Lรกnรญฤek. The volume includes a chapter by Dr Oboler and Dr William Allington titled โHistorical and Contemporary Expressions of Holocaust Disinformation in Australia.โ Written prior to 7 October, the chapter examines key…
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National Dialogue on Addressing Antisemitism in Australian Schools
On Tuesday 17 March, Dr Dave Rich MBE of the UKโs Community Security Trust (CST) addressed Australiaโs Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism and UNESCOโs Dialogue About the National Approach to Address Antisemitism in Australian Schools. Dr Richโs keynote speech to the joint initiative offered international perspective and expertise. David Gonski AC, Chair of the Antisemitism…
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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 โBondi denialโ (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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OHPI Welcomes New Laws
Melbourne, 21 January 2026 โ The Online Hate Prevention Institute welcomes the passage of the โCombatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026โ late last night. The key hate speech provisions were unfortunately removed by the government prior to the bill being debated by the parliament. Without these provisions, while the new…
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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…