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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tory Shepherd

Josh Burns says partner Georgie Purcell faces antisemitic abuse because he is Jewish, commission hears

Vile, threatening abuse is being levelled at witnesses to the antisemitism royal commission, the inquiry has heard, while a Labor MP has said attacks on his partner were heightened because they were stacked with misogyny.

Meanwhile, data analysis has shown how quickly factual reports are transformed into conspiracy theories online, and that while there was a spike in antisemitism after the Bondi terror attack, there was a “huge spike” in anti-Muslim hate.

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