violent extremism
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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…
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“Once a haven, Australia has Jews ‘questioning their future’” – Article at jns
A recent article from jns features our CEO Dr Andre Oboler. The article reports on the shock and horror in Australia’s Jewish community following yesterday’s deadly terrorist attack at a Chanukah event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. The piece describes the broader context of rising antisemitism in the country since October 2023 and includes personal accounts…
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The Many Faces of the March for Australia: From Concern to Far-Right Extremism
The 19th of October 2025 saw the most recent iteration of the “March for Australia” rallies conducted around the country. The original marches, on the 31st of August 2025, were attended by over 50,000 people in various cities across Australia. The most recent marches saw significantly lower numbers. The next march is planned for Australia…
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Manchester Synagogue Attack: Yom Kippur 2025
A deadly terrorist attack at Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester on the morning of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calender, has left two people dead and three more with serious injuries. The attacker was also killed, shot by armed police multiple times after he refused to stay down and was reaching for…
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How the terminally online are radicalised
The Age today carries an article by David Swan, “Radicalisation rise of the ‘terminaly online’ generation“. The article discusses the online radicalisation and how it ensnares young people. For many of these people the online world has become so dominant in their lives it has pushes real world connections, engagement and norms to second place.…
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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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“Online hate report exposes ‘overt effort to normalise antisemitism’” – Article at The Age
A new article in The Age discusses our new report on the Online Responses to the Melbourne Synagogue Attacks in 2024 and 2025. In November 2024, the Addas Synagogue in Melbourne was set alight whilst people were worshipping inside. In July 2025 the entrance to the East Melbourne Synagogue was set alight as members of…
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“Antisemitism Plan Welcomed” – Interview on ABC Radio National
Our CEO Dr Andre Oboler was interviewed recently on the ABC Radio National program PM. Dr Oboler spoke to Samantha Donovan about the Special Envoy’s Plan to Combat Antisemitism. They discuss the report’s recommendation that Australia broadly adopts the IHRA’s working definition on antisemitism, and the false narrative that the definition categorises all criticism of…