Overview
- Antisemitic incidents in Australia have increased more than 300% since late 2023, including arson at a Melbourne synagogue and the firebombing of a Sydney childcare centre.
- The report recommends withholding taxpayer funding from universities, cultural institutions and broadcasters that facilitate or fail to remedy antisemitism.
- It calls for tougher visa screening to identify antisemitic views, with powers to cancel visas and remove non-citizens involved in antisemitic conduct.
- Special envoy Jillian Segal urges a nationally consistent curriculum on the history, harms and modern forms of antisemitism in schools and universities.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said parts of the plan can be fast-tracked while others require longer-term work, drawing praise from Jewish community bodies and warnings from legal and free-speech advocates.