The attacker has been identified as 40-year-old Queensland man Joel Cauchi. Police are speaking to his family.
The Seven Network apologised for broadcasting the misinformation after the 20-year-old hit out at those who “mindlessly” propagated the claims.
Liberal senator Dave Sharma says Australia risks lasting damage to society from a rise in threats to Jewish Australians and other minorities.
The apology followed a week of dispute over comments which independent MPs said accused them of betraying their electorates.
The Jewish community feels deep despair at the terrible loss of life in Gaza. Yet we also recognise that when faced with a diabolical enemy seeking to destroy you,you are in an impossible situation.
The former prime minister spoke at a rally against antisemitism in Sydney,where he questioned the viability of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Victorian senator Ralph Babet says he does not know a neo-Nazi who posted a photo in which the man appeared to give the Nazi salute while posing with the politician.
A planned inner-city laneway has been scrapped amid fears of antisemitic attacks on Brisbane’s oldest synagogue and its congregation.
The disturbing rise in antisemitism in Australia is testing our multicultural cohesion like never before.
People who publish identifying information with malicious intent could face jail under proposed changes to the federal Criminal Code.
For Joshua and Maggie May Moshe,the outing of Jewish people involved in an online chat group has had devastating,real world consequences.