Publications
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Gamer Gate Returns: Collective Shout edition
Collective Shout is an registered Australian charity that campaigns against the objectification of women and the sexualisation of girls. In July they launched an email campaign to the payment processors Mastercard and Visa to force game store Steam to remove games featuring rape or incest which are in breach of Australian classification laws. Steam removed…
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Conflation doesn’t help
There are real issues related to hate in Australia, but conflation doesn’t help. A July 31 2025 press statement from Islamophobia Register highlights real issues of Islamophobia and racism in Australian society, but also conflates these with things that may not be Islamophobia or racism.
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Fighting Talk: Online Hate-Speech in Mixed Martial Arts
In my spare time I do a martial art called Jiu Jitsu. Jiu Jitsu is a kind of grappling which was propelled into notoriety when Royce Gracie won the first ever Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 1993. The UFC was established to determine which martial art was most effective, and when Royce Gracie won UFC…
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Responses to the Melbourne Synagogue Attacks in 2024 & 2025
In November 2024, the Addas Synagogue in Melbourne was set alight. In July 2025 the entrance to the East Melbourne Synagogue was set alight. These attacks on places of worship are just part of the rise in antisemitism in Australia since October 7, 2023. This report examines some of the online responses to these attacks,…
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When AI goes full Nazi
The Grok AI chatbot on X.com recently created large amounts of antisemitic and neo-Nazi content in response to any related prompt. Multiple articles have been written over the last day about responses like this. “Noticing” is a commonly used deflection tactic by racist and other bigoted groups to deny responsibility for their words by claiming…
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Case Study: Far-left incitement
Following a weekend of antisemitic attacks in Melbourne, we examine the incitement of one far-left activist.
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The Right to Hate? How Online Abuse Silences Public Discourse
OHPI recently concluded an advanced training program for a cohort of volunteers who developed public briefings about various forms of online hate. These briefings were shared via OHPI’s Facebook and LinkedIn pages and received significant engagement. While many people responded positively through likes, shares, and affirming comments, others reacted with negativity, including laugh reactions and…
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Wertheim v Haddad [2025] FCA 720
Our CEO, Dr Oboler, served as an expert witness for the case Wertheim v Haddad heard in the Federal Court of Australia. Dr Oboler’s written testimony examined a number of antisemitic statements that had been made by Mr Haddad, an Islamic preacher, in speeches he delivered at the Al Madina Dawah Centre in Bankstown, NSW.…
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United Against Hate
To mark the UN designated International Day for Countering Hate Speech, respond to rising antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate since October 2023, and help address the breakdown in social cohesion, the Online Hate Prevention Institute, together with the Online Hate Task Force, have co-led a group of civil society organisations in creating the United Against Hate…
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Unpacking Hindu Nationalist Narratives on Social Media
What is Hindutva? Hindu nationalism, also known as Hindutva, is an increasingly popular ideological and political movement in India. Although India is a secular democracy with a Hindu majority, Hindutva is distinct from Hinduism. As the Guardian have explained: “Hindu nationalism is a political ideology that dates back to the 19th century. It encompassed a…