Briefing paper
Responses to antisemitism and Islamophobia
Publisher
Best practice
Federal government
State and territory governments
Legislation
Policy analysis
Prevention
Hate speech
Racial vilification
Antisemitism
Islamophobia
Australia
Description
The report provides a summary of civil laws, criminal laws, reviews or reforms currently in progress, and best practice initiatives in response to antisemitism and Islamophobia – presenting anti-vilification measures for each state and territory government and the Commonwealth.
A summary for each jurisdiction includes the following:
- civil laws which specifically protect against vilification/hate speech/conduct
- criminal laws which specifically protect against vilification/hate speech/conduct
- reviews or reforms currently in progress
- other current or recent best practice initiatives relating to preventing/addressing vilification, including commissioned research.
Publication Details
Copyright:
Commonwealth of Australia 2026
License type:
CC BY
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
3 Mar 2026
