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Threats of rape, murder and deepfake porn used against women who challenged abusive video games
ABC News covers the launch of a report written by OHPI in conjunction with women’s rights group Collective Shout detailing the threats of violence received after a campaign to remove games depicting violence against women from online sale platforms. “The women detailed the abuse they received in a report released on Wednesday, while the Online…
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OHPI Collaboration With AFP
OHPI CEO Andre Oboler recently met with the Australian Federal Police to strengthen our collaboration on online hate and related threats. We discussed reporting pathways and referral processes for serious community-identified cases, and the AFP expressed strong interest in receiving regular updates on our findings — affirming what has become an important and ongoing relationship.…
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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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‘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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OHPI Welcomes Royal Commission
8 January 2026, Melbourne: The Online Hate Prevention Institute welcomes today’s announcement by the Prime Minister of the establishment of a Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in response to the Bondi terrorist attack. Dr Andre Oboler, CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute, said: “Our social cohesion has been frayed, and Australia’s Jewish…
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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…