Antisemitism in Australia
76 media-documented antisemitic events in Australia (2019–present): interactive map, yearly trends, official statistics and cited sources.
← All countries on the mapLocations are approximate (city level).Incidents shown: 0
Official count vs media coverage
Official statistics measure incidents; this archive measures how many events reached media and open databases. The gap shows how much stays under-covered.
Official annual figures
Antisemitic attitudes
How widespread antisemitic beliefs are in the wider population, from ADL's Global 100 opinion survey. This is not a count of incidents and cannot be compared with one — a country can hold few recorded incidents and widespread prejudice, or the reverse.
- change since 2014
- +6 pts
- worldwide
- 46%
Share of adults agreeing with a majority of 11 tested antisemitic stereotypes. Survey waves are years apart and country panels change between them. ADL Global 100: An Index of Antisemitism ↗
Media coverage by year
By category
Most affected cities
- Sydney27
- Melbourne23
- Brisbane3
- Adelaide2
- Bondi1
- Perth1
- Townsville1
- Fremantle1
Media-documented events
- Sydney, AustraliaAuto-collected from news
Sydney's synagogue leaders give evidence on antisemitism to Royal Commission following Bondi attack
Source: The Jerusalem Post ↗ - AustraliaAuto-collected from news
Jewish Advocacy Group Blasts Australian Higher Education Establishment Over Antisemitism Revelations
Source: Algemeiner ↗ - Adelaide, AustraliaAuto-collected from news
Antisemitic attack on Adelaide home 'un-Australian', Jewish group says
Source: Antisemitic Incidents Tracker · Currents API ↗ - AustraliaAuto-collected from news
'Baby killers,' Nazi salutes: Jewish students describe antisemitism at Australian universities
Source: Ynetnews ↗ - AustraliaAuto-collected from news
Swastikas sprayed on Jewish family’s home in Australia, car tires slashed
Source: Antisemitic Incidents Tracker · Currents API ↗ - AustraliaAuto-collected from news
WA fortress defaced in shocking hate crime act
Source: Antisemitic Incidents Tracker · Currents API ↗ - AustraliaAuto-collected from news
Vandals target West Australian Anzac landmark with antisemitic graffiti
Source: Antisemitic Incidents Tracker · abc.net.au ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaAuto-collected from news
Woman charged after alleged antisemitic slur at children's netball game in Sydney
Source: Antisemitic Incidents Tracker · ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaAuto-collected from news
Woman charged after alleged antisemitic abuse at children’s netball game in Sydney - The Guardian
Source: Antisemitic Incidents Tracker · Google News (UK/EN) ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaAuto-collected from news
Swastika found scratched into window of Jewish bagel shop in Sydney
Source: Antisemitic Incidents Tracker · The Guardian ↗ - Brisbane, AustraliaAuto-collected from news
Sunnybank man Matthew De Campo has been charged with Brisbane synagogue ramming hate crime
Source: Antisemitic Incidents Tracker · PerthNow ↗ - Brisbane, AustraliaCurated entry
Truck deliberately rammed into Brisbane Synagogue gates
Source: CNN ↗ - Melbourne, AustraliaCurated entry
Jewish schoolboys chased by vehicle in St Kilda East
Source: SBS News ↗ - Melbourne, AustraliaCurated entry
Rabbi's car with Hanukkah sign torched in St Kilda East
Source: The Times of Israel ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaCurated entry
Mass shooting at Hanukkah gathering on Bondi Beach kills 15
Source: Wikipedia ↗ - Adelaide, AustraliaCurated entry
Swastikas carved into trees in Adelaide park
Source: Menzies Research Centre / ECAJ ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaCurated entry
Jewish man threatened with knife and assaulted on Sydney train
Source: Menzies Research Centre / ECAJ ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaCurated entry
Pig leg thrown into kosher business in Waverley
Source: Menzies Research Centre / ECAJ ↗ - Melbourne, AustraliaAuto-collected from newsSource: liberation.fr ↗
- AustraliaAuto-collected from news
Australie . Soupçonné davoir incendié une synagogue , un homme de 34 ans arrêté
Source: lejsl.com ↗ - Melbourne, AustraliaAuto-collected from news
Incendie dune synagogue à Melbourne : arrestation et condamnation diplomatique
Source: lopinion.fr ↗ - AustraliaAuto-collected from news
Arrestation et mise en examen dun homme accusé davoir incendié une synagogue en Australie
Source: brignoles.maville.com ↗ - Melbourne, AustraliaAuto-collected from news
Un homme de 34 ans arrêté pour lincendie suspect dune synagogue à Melbourne
Source: lalibre.be ↗ - Melbourne, AustraliaAuto-collected from newsSource: leparisien.fr ↗
- Melbourne, AustraliaCurated entry
East Melbourne Synagogue door set alight during Shabbat meal
Source: CBS News ↗ - Melbourne, AustraliaCurated entry
Arson attack on East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation synagogue
Source: CNN ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaCurated entry
Swastika etched into Jewish-owned shop door in Bondi Junction
Source: Menzies Research Centre / ECAJ ↗ - AustraliaAuto-collected from news
Australia Jewish Community Faces an Election and an Unprecedented Threat
Source: algemeiner.com ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaCurated entry
Kosher cafe window smashed in Rose Bay
Source: Menzies Research Centre / ECAJ ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaCurated entry
Bankstown Hospital nurses filmed threatening Israeli patients
Source: Jerusalem Post ↗ - Perth, AustraliaCurated entry
Swastika and anti-Jewish slur painted on Perth wall
Source: The Times of Israel ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaAuto-collected from news
Behind the scenes of Operation Shelter , with NSW Police targeting antisemitic attacks across Sydney
Source: abc.net.au ↗ - AustraliaAuto-collected from news
Australia reputation shredded by antisemitic spate
Source: jwire.com.au ↗ - AustraliaAuto-collected from news
Australia Jews heighten security following antisemitic attacks
Source: jpost.com ↗ - AustraliaAuto-collected from news
Jews in Australia up security , conceal identity after spate of antisemitic attacks
Source: asiaone.com ↗ - AustraliaAuto-collected from newsSource: 9news.com.au ↗
- Sydney, AustraliaCurated entry
Childcare centre near synagogue torched in Maroubra
Source: The New Daily ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaCurated entry
Cars set ablaze and home defaced in Dover Heights
Source: Menzies Research Centre / ECAJ ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaCurated entry
Cars set alight and homes vandalized at former home of Jewish leader
Source: CNN ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaCurated entry
Newtown synagogue defaced with swastikas and targeted in arson attempt
Source: Times of Israel ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaCurated entry
Southern Sydney Synagogue in Allawah defaced with swastikas
Source: Wikipedia ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaCurated entry
Second antisemitic attack in Woollahra: car torched, homes defaced
Source: The New Daily ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaCurated entry
Car torched and antisemitic graffiti sprayed in Woollahra
Source: Times of Israel ↗ - Melbourne, AustraliaCurated entry
Arson attack destroys Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne
Source: Wikipedia ↗ - Melbourne, AustraliaCurated entry
Flaming projectile thrown at rabbi walking with children
Source: Menzies Research Centre / ECAJ ↗ - Townsville, AustraliaCurated entry
Israeli backpackers abused by shopkeeper in Townsville
Source: Menzies Research Centre / ECAJ ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaCurated entry
Car set alight and antisemitic graffiti in Woollahra
Source: Menzies Research Centre / ECAJ ↗ - Fremantle, AustraliaCurated entry
Window smashed at Israeli-Jewish owned cafe in Fremantle
Source: Menzies Research Centre / ECAJ ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaCurated entry
Kosher deli Lewis' Continental Kitchen firebombed in Bondi
Source: J-Wire ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaCurated entry
Suspicious bag claimed to contain explosives left at synagogue
Source: Menzies Research Centre / ECAJ ↗ - Melbourne, AustraliaCurated entry
Jewish schoolboys abused and given Nazi salutes in St Kilda
Source: Menzies Research Centre / ECAJ ↗ - Melbourne, AustraliaCurated entry
Jewish MP Josh Burns's electorate office vandalized and set alight
Source: Jerusalem Post ↗ - Melbourne, AustraliaCurated entry
Jews accosted en route to anti-antisemitism rally
Source: ECAJ Antisemitism Report 2024 ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaCurated entry
Mass doxxing of hundreds of Jewish creatives and academics
Source: Wikipedia ↗ - Melbourne, AustraliaCurated entry
Mob confronts worshippers outside Caulfield synagogue
Source: ECAJ Antisemitism Report 2024 ↗ - Melbourne, AustraliaCurated entry
Caulfield synagogue evacuated during Shabbat as protests clash nearby
Source: JTA ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaCurated entry
Man threatens to kill Jewish teenagers in Bellevue Hill
Source: Wikipedia ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaCurated entry
Anti-Jewish chants at Sydney Opera House rally
Source: Times of Israel ↗ - Sydney, AustraliaAuto-collected from newsSource: outinperth.com ↗
- Melbourne, AustraliaAuto-collected from news
Jewish students threatened with a knife and vilified on Melbourne bus - The Age
Source: Antisemitic Incidents Tracker · Google News (UK/EN) ↗ - Melbourne, AustraliaCurated entry
Neo-Nazis perform Nazi salutes on steps of Victorian parliament
Source: SBS News ↗ - Maitland, AustraliaCurated entry
Nazi symbols sprayed on headstones at historic Jewish cemetery
Source: NBN News ↗ - Melbourne, AustraliaCurated entry
Public Hanukkah menorah torn down and thrown into the sea at Elwood
Source: ECAJ ↗ - Melbourne, AustraliaCurated entry
Two identifiably Jewish men verbally abused and repeatedly punched
Source: ECAJ ↗ - Melbourne, AustraliaCurated entry
'Stop the Jews' sprayed on Chabad billboard in Balaclava
Source: J-Wire ↗ - Brisbane, AustraliaCurated entry
Nazi flag displayed overlooking Brisbane Synagogue during Shabbat
Source: The Jerusalem Post ↗ - Melbourne, AustraliaCurated entry
Wave of antisemitic abuse after lockdown-breach engagement party
Source: Times of Israel ↗
Antisemitism by country
- United States7061
- United Kingdom922
- Italy761
- Spain257
- Poland250
- Netherlands242
- France239
- Ukraine140
- Germany137
- Canada127
- Switzerland103
- Austria82
- Australia76
- Russia60
- Belgium57
- Argentina55
- Czechia52
- Hungary49
- Greece45
- Lithuania33
- Brazil33
- Turkey32
- Bulgaria27
- Serbia22
- Sweden21
- Iran17
- Romania17
- New Zealand16
- Chile15
- South Africa12
- Ireland11
- Mexico10
- Denmark10
- Portugal8
- Norway7
- Belarus7
- Georgia6
- Croatia6
- North Macedonia5
- Moldova5
- Malaysia5
- Armenia5
- Colombia5
- Slovakia5
- Algeria4
- Tunisia4
- Finland4
- Pakistan4
- Estonia3
- Azerbaijan3
- Uruguay3
- United Arab Emirates3
- China3
- Kuwait3
- India3
- Latvia3
- Kazakhstan2
- Japan2
- Egypt2
- Saudi Arabia2
- Cyprus1
- Morocco1
- Peru1
- Lebanon1
- Slovenia1
- Sri Lanka1
- Qatar1
- Venezuela1
- Vietnam1
- Nicaragua1
- Luxembourg1
- Syria1
- Indonesia1
- Singapore1
- Paraguay1
- Jordan1
- Ethiopia1
- Bosnia and Herzegovina1
- Mauritania1
- Iceland1