The Australian, 25 July 2026

How the ABC and top universities turned a blind eye to antisemitism

By Gerard Henderson

The ABC and the Group of Eight universities (Adelaide University, Australian National University, University of Melbourne, Monash University, University of Queensland, University of Sydney, University of NSW and University of Western Australia) like to present themselves as the leading intellectual and cultural institutions in Australia.

SBS News, 24 July 2026

Police confirm abusive phone call to synagogue not logged, at antisemitism royal commission

By SBS

The relationship between police and Jewish community security groups came under scrutiny as the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion wrapped up its fifth hearing block in Melbourne.

The Guardian, 24 July 2026

University courses covering Israel-Palestine should be audited, Julian Leeser tells royal commission

By Caitlin Cassidy

The shadow education minister, Julian Leeser, has called for universities to undertake an audit of any classes that teach about the Jewish community, Israel or Palestine.

The Australian, 24 July 2026

‘Dad, are we going to be safe?’: MP details son’s fear to antisemitism inquiry

By Marcus De Blonk Smith

Liberal MP Julian Leeser says his eight-year-old son no longer feels safe at Jewish events following the Bondi massacre and recalled “frightening” incidents where his electorate office was graffitied with swastikas, the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has heard.

The Australian, 24 July 2026

Anti-Semitism royal commission hears of Victoria Police’s 24/7 social media scanning

By Blair Jackson

Victoria Police are scanning social media 24/7 in the hunt for ideological threats and violence, the anti-Semitism royal commission has been told.

The state’s Crime and Counter Terrorism Investigation Services boss, Assistant Commissioner Martin O’Brien, fronted the royal commission on Friday.

In December Victoria Police launched an around-the-clock centralised command centre, he said.

ABC, 24 July 2026

Radical groups have shared hatred of Jewish people, royal commission hears

By Jesse Thompson

The leader of a Jewish foundation researching antisemitism says disparate extremist groups from across the political spectrum are being linked by their hatred of Jews.

Dor Foundation chief executive Tahli Blicblau called for stronger links between law enforcement authorities and the Jewish community in the face of serious security threats.

The Age, 24 July 2026

‘Are we going to be safe?’: Julian Leeser tells of his son’s fears

By Michael Bachelard and Henrietta Cook

Jewish Liberal MP Julian Leeser has fought back tears as he described to the antisemitism royal commission the impact of the Bondi terror attack on his own child.

Sydney Morning Herald, 24 July 2026

‘Are we going to be safe?’: Julian Leeser tells of his son’s fears

By Michael Bachelard and Henrietta Cook

Jewish Liberal MP Julian Leeser has fought back tears as he described to the antisemitism royal commission the impact of the Bondi terror attack on his own child.

The Australian, 22 July 2026

Jewish children told to hide identity amid safety fears, royal commission hears

By Kate Stephenson and Jackson Robb

Jewish children are being told to turn off phone location services and remove religious symbols before travelling to youth camps, a royal commission has heard.

A Jewish youth camp leader in her early twenties, who can only be identified as Witness ACV, spoke to the Royal Commission into anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion from Melbourne on Wednesday, and told of her experience working with Jewish children from ages eight to 18.

Sydney Morning Herald, 22 July 2026

‘Head to your cars quickly, don’t loiter’: How the fear of antisemitism has changed Jewish community life

By Michael Bachelard

A few years ago, the young Jewish children attending an annual youth camp in NSW cried at night because they were homesick.

But after the Bondi terror attack, the children were crying for a different reason, a Jewish youth group leader said in her evidence to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion on Wednesday.

The Age, 22 July 2026

‘Head to your cars quickly, don’t loiter’: How the fear of antisemitism has changed Jewish community life

By Michael Bachelard

A few years ago, the young Jewish children attending an annual youth camp in NSW cried at night because they were homesick.

But after the Bondi terror attack, the children were crying for a different reason, a Jewish youth group leader said in her evidence to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion on Wednesday.

ABC, 22 July 2026

Security arrangements for the Jewish community in focus

By AJN Staff

Hearing Block 5 of the Royal Commission continues today, examining security arrangements, government funding and police coordination for the Jewish community.

ABC, 22 July 2026

Jewish community group details 'unprecedented' security needs at royal commission

By Jesse Thompson

Security needs at Jewish sites across Australia have soared as antisemitic incidents increased amid Israel's military campaign in Gaza, the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has heard.

Naomi Levin from the Jewish Community Council of Victoria was one of several witnesses to give evidence on Wednesday.

Earlier, a volunteer from a Jewish youth camp in Sydney said the outfit had overhauled its activity program to limit the public exposure of its participants due to fear of antisemitism.

ABC, 18 July 2026

Protests scrutinised as antisemitism royal commission focuses on university activism

By Conor Duffy and James Oaten

Australian universities have long histories of passionate, provocative activism that uses protest to turn attention to injustice.

ABC, 16 July 2026

Chancellor says universities hide behind freedom of speech to avoid taking action on hate speech

By Conor Duffy

The chancellor of Western Sydney University has made a personal submission to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

Jennifer Westacott accuses the university sector of hiding behind free speech protections while allowing hate speech to flourish on campus.

The Australian, 16 July 2026

Vice-chancellors in the dock: universities caught napping when hate came to campus

By James Dowling and Elizabeth Pike

University bosses have admitted they were unprepared for anti-­Israel encampments and failed to recognise their impact, in shocking testimony exposing how institutions did not protect Jewish students and staff from vile antisemitic abuse on campus.

Financial Review, 16 July 2026

My father was an antisemite, and I refuse to stay silent

By Jennifer Westacott

Drawing on a painful childhood memory, a university chancellor calls out Australia’s collective failure of moral clarity and leadership after October 7.

The Age, 16 July 2026

‘My father was an antisemite’: Professor issues plea to royal commission

By Jennifer Westacott

Below is an excerpt of Professor Jennifer Westacott’s submission to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

Sydney Morning Herald, 16 July 2026

‘My father was an antisemite’: Professor issues plea to royal commission

By Jennifer Westacott

Below is an excerpt of Professor Jennifer Westacott’s submission to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

Herald Sun, 16 July 2026

‘It is racism’: Ex-head of peak business council says antisemites, like her dad, must be confronted

By Carly Douglas

Former Business Council of Australia chief Jennifer Westacott has blamed a “failure of collective leadership”, including across governments and universities, for the virulent spread of Jewish hatred, while blasting feminist groups for their “selective outrage”.