The interim report examines the circumstances surrounding the antisemitic Bondi terrorist attack on 14 December 2025 in Sydney, Australia, and considers any other issues requiring urgent or immediate action. It outlines the threat environment, security arrangements, emergency response, the Commonwealth and national counter-terrorism architecture, and legislative frameworks. The report contains 14 recommendations.

This handbook supports national efforts to understand, recognise and counter antisemitism across all sectors of Australian society, reflecting the lived experience of Jewish Australians. The resource is practical, evidence-based and sector-specific. It is aimed for schools, universities, workplaces, government agencies, community organisations and anyone seeking to understand and combat antisemitism in Australia today.

Amid ongoing debate about media coverage of antisemitism, this paper examines how a shift from reporting to advocacy has led, in many cases, to a negative portrayal of Jews, Israel and related issues. It argues that a decline of trust in much mainstream journalism, as well as job losses, forms an important part of the...

This analysis paper proposes that the growing push for stronger hate speech laws in Australia is based on a ‘legislative fantasy’ that risks distracting from deeper cultural and institutional failures allowing antisemitism to flourish. Rather than expanding hate speech laws, the paper calls for a renewed focus on rebuilding the institutions of civil society.

On December 14, 2025, two Islamic State supporters carried out the first mass casualty terrorist attack on Australian soil, targeting the Jewish community in the Sydney suburb of Bondi, Australia. This article analyses the Bondi massacre, what the attack involved, and how it differs from earlier jihadi attacks in Australia.