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  The Australian parliament enacted landmark legislation Thursday mandating prison terms ranging from one to six years for hate crimes and terrorism offenses. The law, which government officials characterize as the "toughest laws Australia has ever had against hate crimes," requires a minimum 12-month incarceration for "lesser" hate crimes such as performing a Nazi salute. […]

"There is no place in Australia for antisemitism, hatred or violence," Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.

A spate of attacks in recent months have alarmed the country's Jews, placing pressure on the government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

"It is important that people understand where some of these attacks are coming from," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

The Australian prime minister appoints a Sydney lawyer and business executive to address the 700 percent rise in antisemitic incidents in Australia; A similar envoy will soon be appointed to tackle Islamophobia

  Archaeologists discovered 12,000-year-old artifacts, including two distinct wooden sticks rubbed with animal or human fat, along with well-preserved hearths and tools, in Cloggs Cave located on the ancestral lands of the Gunaikurnai Aboriginal people in Australia. The artifacts provide evidence of a ritual practice involving burning fat-smeared sticks, which may be one of the […]

Nimrod Palmach embarked on a mission to Australia to speak to members of the Jewish community, non-Jewish audiences, public officials, teens, and young leaders about Hamas’ crimes against humanity.