Australia, hate crimes and antisemitism

Australia introduces mandatory jail time for hate crimes following surge in antisemitism
Australia has introduced strict laws to combat hate crimes, introducing mandatory minimum sentences for a range of terrorism offences and the display of hate symbols, following a spate of antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne.
Australia introduces tough anti-hate crime laws amid rise in antisemitism
Australia enacts stringent anti-hate crime laws in response to sharp uptick in incidents of antisemitism in the country.
Australia passes tough hate crime laws with mandatory jail time for Nazi salutes
Australia passed tough anti-hate crime laws on Thursday, including mandatory minimum sentences for terror offences and displaying hate symbols, in a bid to tackle a recent surge in antisemitism.
Mandatory minimum sentencing is proven to be bad policy. It won't stop hate crimes
Weeks after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton announced his support for mandatory minimum jail terms for antisemitic offenses, the government has legislated such laws. Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke stated the federal parliament would now be "putting in place the toughest laws against hate speech that Australia has ever had.
Australia's hate crime law gives Nazi salutes mandatory jail
Australia passed anti-hate crime laws that include minimum sentences for displaying hate symbols like the Nazi salute. It comes as acts of antisemitism are on the rise in Australia.
Australia's new hate speech laws pass House, mandatory minimum sentences
New hate speech laws have passed the House of Representatives after the government agreed to introduce mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences. Political reporter Olivia Caisley has more.
3 arrested, including 2 juveniles, in Tuolumne County assault investigated as potential hate crime
Detectives are urging the community to have patience while they investigate a potential hate crime assault in a Tuolumne ...
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Manhattan Suspect Indicted on Hate Crime Charges for Series of Alleged Gender-Based Attacks
Manhattan DA indicts Daquan Armstead for attacking women in hate crime spree across Manhattan in spring 2024. Charges include ...
Man who fired gun outside synagogue while shouting ‘Free Palestine’ pleads guilty to hate crime
Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 29, pleaded guilty to obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs by threat of force as well as ...
NYPD: Individual sought for allegedly making anti-Asian remarks and punching woman, 54
It was reported to police that on Thursday, Jan. 16, at approximately 8 p.m., while aboard a 1 train approaching the 59th ...
Teen Drove Home for Cookies, Then Vanished Before Being Found Dead in House Fire. Police Believe It Was Hate Crime
State and federal authorities are offering up to a $75,000 for information leading to the arrest of a suspect or suspects in ...
2 El Paso synagogues vandalized with Nazi symbols, investigated as potential hate crime
Law enforcement in El Paso is investigating a possible hate crime as a synagogue was vandalized with Nazi symbols.
Quincy man convicted of violent hate crime seeks compassionate release. A 60-second read
A 79-year-old Quincy man imprisoned for a violent anti-Asian hate crime has asked for compassionate release from federal ...
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Hate crimes detectives search for vandals behind swastika graffiti at St. John’s University
Hate crimes detectives are looking for three suspects who scrawled swastikas in Queens and Manhattan last month in two ...
Bill seeks to strengthen state hate crime laws
A bill to consolidate and strengthen the state’s existing hate crime statutes will be included as part of the legislative proposals Governor Ned Lamont will ask the Connecticut General Assembly to ...
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Woman punched in head in Upper West Side hate crime attack: NYPD
The NYPD is searching for a suspect accused of making anti-Asian statements and punching a woman aboard a subway train on the ...