Islamophobia
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San Diego Mosque Attack 2026
This report examines the various narratives of hate found online in the immediate wake of the deadly attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego, California on 18 May 2026.
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OHPI analysis provided to Royal Commission on Experience of Jewish Australians Online
The Australian Government established the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion following the 2025 Bondi terrorist attack, in which the Jewish community were targeted in what was the most deadly terrorist attack on Australian soil. As Australia’s highest form of public inquiry, the Commission is examining the causes and impact of antisemitism on Australian…
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Bondi Report
This report is dedicated to the memory of those who died in the Bondi Beach Chanukah Massacre. May their memory be a blessing. Video extracts Press Release New report warns extremist language and public erasure are reshaping Australia’s civic space A new research report by the Online Harm Prevention Institute (OHPI) examining the aftermath of…
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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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Bondi Beach Chanukah Massacre
This preliminary report looks at the online response to the Bondi Beach Chanukah Massacre. We examine the hate and extremism posted in response to the deadly attack.
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Two Reports, Unequal Standards: Australia’s Fight Against Hate Risks Stalling – The Times of Israel
The Times of Israel have recently cited our work monitoring the volume of Antisemitism and Islamophobia content on social media. The article discusses the two recent reports from the Special Envoys to Combat Antisemitism and Islamophobia respectively, and compares the prevalence of each problem in Australia. They cite our work, which shows a greater volume…
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Addressing Hate and Disinformation
On August 11th 2025 our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, presented on a panel at the G20 Interfaith Forum in Cape Town, South Africa, on the topics of “Positives and Negatives of Modern Communications: Addressing Disinformation and Related Social Tensions”. Panel Description: Social media is revolutionizing community relations, including within and among religious communities. This session…
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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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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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Israel accuses Australia of being too slow to investigate anti-Semitic attacks
RNZ reports on Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel accusing Australia of being too slow when investigating recent anti-Semitic attacks. The article talks about the recent rise in antisemitism hate crimes in Australia, and cites OHPI’s work tracking the rise in online antisemitism since the October 7 attacks. They quote our CEO Andre Oboler, who explains…