On 15 March, Dr Oboler attended the launch of “The Palgrave Handbook of Australia and the Holocaust”, edited by Avril Alba and Jan Láníček. The volume includes a chapter by Dr Oboler and Dr William Allington titled “Historical and Contemporary Expressions of Holocaust Disinformation in Australia.”

Written prior to 7 October, the chapter examines key forms of Holocaust disinformation, including denial, distortion, trivialisation, relativism, inversion, promotion, silencing and abuse.

The chapter has only grown in relevance. The misinformation tactics used in relation to the Holocaust have since been applied to the 2023 October 7 terrorist attack in Israel, and more recently to the 2025 Bondi attack in Australia.

The research in this chapter therefore underpins the Online Hate Prevention Institute’s recent report into the Bondi attack and its aftermath, accessible here.

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