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Australia begins legal action against Telegram over alleged pro-terror material, extremist violence

The office of the eSafety Commissioner said it had begun action after Telegram failed to remove videos of terrorist executions and mass shootings.

In this photo illustration a smartphone screen displays the logo of social media app and instant messaging service Telegram, on February 19, 2026 in Bath, England; illustrative
A Qantas A350-1000ULR arrives at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport on July 24, 2026 after a 19 hour and 13 minutes delivery flight from the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France.

Airbus jet flies record-breaking 24-hour flight in preparation for Qantas Project Sunrise

PEOPLE ATTEND a vigil organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism and Chabad UK to honour victims of the Bondi attack in Sydney and mark the second night of Hanukkah, in London, Britain, December 15, 2025.

Sydney's synagogue leaders give evidence on antisemitism to Royal Commission following Bondi attack

A man walks past a graffiti reading "Oct 7, do it again”' on a retail store in Melbourne, Australia, October 7, 2025.

Elderly disabled Jewish woman subjected to antisemitic abuse inside Melbourne Vodafone store


'Genocide' graffiti found at Melbourne Jewish community center 

This vandalism incident occurred on the same day as the "Ride To Bring Them Home Now" cycling events, a global initiative commemorating the October 7 massacre events.

 The Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Centre in Melbourne Australia was vandalized with graffiti, including the word "Genocide."

Pro-Palestinian protesters storm Australian Christmas Eve event

One of the protesters can be seen in a video brandishing a flag over his head while a call of “free, free Palestine” can be heard.

 Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt Melbourne's Carols By Candlelight Christmas Eve event, 2023.

Anti-Israel protesters in Australia block hotel entrance of hostage families

In response, the delegation sought assistance at the local police station.

 Pro-Palestinian protestors block the hotel hosting families of Israeli hostages, Melbourne, Australia, November 29, 2023

Melbourne synagogue evacuated on Shabbat as tensions over Israel-Hamas war flare in Australia

On Sunday, separate rallies to free the 240 people Hamas is holding hostage and to call for a ceasefire drew thousands of people in Sydney.

 An Australian flag is seen hung in a tree burnt by bushfire on the property of farmer Jeff McCole in Buchan, Victoria, Australia

'Free Palestine' graffiti desecrates Melbourne wall with hostage photos

The Wall, which is located on the exterior of the Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Center in Melbourne, was only unveiled last Friday.

 The desecrated Wall of Hope, Melbourne, Australia

A Melbourne childhood: Recalling painful memories of youth - opinion

I did it for them, but if I let myself, even now, think of the humiliation I suffered at that clique of upper-class Jewish girls, tears come to my eyes.

 An illustrative photo of a young child holding someone's hand.

Jewish students threatened with a knife on a bus in Melbourne, Australia

The man, a self-proclaimed "Nazi", followed the students off the bus and continued to shout antisemitic obscenities at them.

 Illustrative image of a Melbourne bus.

Melbourne on high alert over neo-Nazi gym meet-up this weekend

Organizers have promoted the event on social media, inviting members of the wider national community to "celebrate the movement's exponential growth."

A Nazi armband with a swastika displayed in the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Australia to promote law banning Nazi salute in coming months

Transgender rights activists clashed with neo-Nazis in Melbourne after an anti-transgender activist sought to address supporters at the parliament building.

Men wearing black tops and shorts perform the Nazi salute on the steps of the Parliament House in Melbourne, Australia March 18, 2023 in this picture obtained from a social media video

'Kanye was right' graffitied alongside swastika in Melbourne, AU

Similar incidents have taken place across the Jewish diaspora since American rapper Kanye West began an infamous antisemitic tirade late this year.

 Person graffitiing on the side of a wall