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Reverberations from overseas conflicts drive extremism

Conflicts in the Middle East are fuelling an increase in extremist material being accessed in Australia and the need for more widespread deradicalisation.

Blurred extremist ideologies challenging intervention

Blurred extremist ideologies challenging intervention

Violent extremism is increasingly driven by mixed and unstable belief systems rather than clear-cut ideologies, a royal commission has heard.

Former neo-Nazi labels brotherhood 'a load of lies'

Former neo-Nazi labels brotherhood 'a load of lies'

An ex-neo-Nazi has revealed what saved him from extremism, as experts warn online grievance movements can radicalise young Australians.

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Neo-Nazi rally abhorrent but legally grey, top cop says

Police could not lawfully stop a neo-Nazi rally outside NSW parliament despite its explicit aims, a royal commission probing anti-Semitism has been told.

Conflation of Jewish identity with Israel driving antisemitism, Jewish Council says in submission to royal commission

Progressive Jewish group calls for more focus on the threat from the far right and the recognition of a diversity of views within the community

The Guardian - AU

FED:Anti-Semitism inquiry gets full counter-terrorism data

The anti-Semitism royal commission has once again knocked back a government bid keep documents about counter-terrorism funding secret.

Anti-Semitism inquiry gets full counter-terrorism data

The anti-Semitism royal commission has once again knocked back a government bid keep documents about counter-terrorism funding secret.

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Difficult question still facing anti-Semitism inquiry

The royal commission on anti-Semitism stands to do more harm than good for social cohesion unless it gets a key, highly divisive, definition right.

Royal commission rejects bid to keep documents secret

Royal commission rejects bid to keep documents secret

A bid to bar access to cabinet documents about the funding of agencies such as ASIO has been knocked back by the royal commission

Inquiry into antisemitism in Australia condemns online hatred and bigotry targeting witnesses

Inquiry into antisemitism in Australia condemns online hatred and bigotry targeting witnesses

The head of an inquiry into antisemitism in Australia has condemned online hatred and bigotry targeting Jewish witnesses

The Independent UK

Jewish Australians report harassment and intimidation after giving evidence at antisemitism royal commission

Jewish Australians report harassment and intimidation after giving evidence at antisemitism royal commission

Commissioner says multiple witnesses reported ‘a dramatic increase in online hate messages’

The Guardian - AU

'Different environment' for police since Bondi attack

'Different environment' for police since Bondi attack

The deadly Bondi terror attack has changed the face of policing, with the NSW force now carrying long arm rifles in public in response to terrorism threats.

Jewish man feared for life during Mardi Gras parade

Jewish man feared for life during Mardi Gras parade

A Jewish convert has told a royal commission he felt a "profound" level of hatred while taking part in Australia's biggest gay pride parade.

‘We feel like history is repeating’: Jewish Australians speak of increased sense of danger on first day of antisemitism royal commission

‘We feel like history is repeating’: Jewish Australians speak of increased sense of danger on first day of antisemitism royal commission

Sheina Gutnick, whose father, Reuven Morrison, was killed fighting alleged gunmen, tells inquiry Bondi beach now holds a ‘really heavy weight’ for community

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Holocaust survivor now fears being Jewish in Australia

A holocaust survivor and businessman has told an anti-Semitism inquiry he was not prepared for the way Australia changed after the October 7 attacks on Israel.

The Guardian - AU

Demand for guns has surged in the wake of Bondi – what will it take to make Australia safer?

Premiers are rejecting Anthony Albanese’s buyback scheme amid a surge in the number of applications for gun licences

The Guardian - AU

Queensland rejects key Bondi report recommendation as Albanese’s gun buyback flounders

State’s police minister says buyback ‘doesn’t focus on keeping guns out of the hands of terrorists and criminals’, leaving NSW only clear supporter of plan

The Guardian - AU

The Bondi terror report raises more questions than answers about the massacre - and illuminated its horror

The 155-page interim report released on Thursday shows how little is known – and can be shared – about the 14 December shooting

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Royal commission report doesn’t help us start making sense of Bondi terror attack

Justice Virginia Bell has handed the governor-general her interim findings from the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese responded immediately by promising to implement all its recommendations.

The Guardian - AU

Mother says she ‘misses and loves’ daughter after NT girl’s body found – as it happened

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Bondi royal commission: report calls for better policing of Jewish festivals after ‘high’ terror risk flagged for Hanukah event

Interim report contains 14 recommendations, after inquiry examined agencies’ actions before the attack in which 15 people were killed

Anti-Semitism probe to hear Jewish 'lived experiences'

An anti-Semitism royal commission will focus on defining terms and the lived experiences of Jewish Australians across two weeks of initial hearings in May.

The Guardian - AU

‘Cannot wait until December’: Dennis Richardson calls for urgency over Bondi attack failures after quitting inquiry

Former spy chief says recommendations regarding intelligence agencies shouldn’t wait for royal commission’s final report

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Dennis Richardson’s exit puts antisemitism royal commissioner under more pressure

By personality and at his stage in life, Dennis Richardson is a man who, on occasion, stands on his dignity.

'Surplus to requirements': ex-top spy quits Bondi probe

Former ASIO boss Dennis Richardson has revealed the trigger for his sudden resignation from the anti-Semitism royal commission, weeks before a report is due.

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