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Melbourne, Australia
MAJLIS IN honor of Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei at Taha Association Center Melbourne.

Australian mosques hold memorial services for 'pious and pure' Khamenei following his assassination

President Isaac Herzog meets with Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, February 11, 2026.

Herzog’s visit brought warmth to Australia's Jews - opinion

ISRAEL'S PRESIDENT Isaac Herzog speaks during his state visit to Australia following a deadly mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025, in Melbourne, Australia, February 12, 2026.

In Australia, President Isaac Herzog tells anti-Israel demonstrators to protest Iran instead


Riding the tiger: Iran's dangerous dance with antisemitism - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: A letter to the Iranian people: What your leaders' actions mean for you, the world, and the future.

A PRO-PALESTINIAN protester raises a portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei across Sydney Harbour Bridge during a demonstration on August 3.

Exposing a global strategy of antisemitism as political warfare - opinion

Australia expelled Iran’s top diplomat and severed formal ties after its intelligence services verified Tehran’s role in two antisemitic attacks.

 Member of Parliament Josh Burns walks past the damaged Adass Israel Synagogue on December 10, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia.

Now Australia has ousted Iran's envoy - will the country actually tackle antisemitism? - editorial

The attacks organized by Iran were before June's 12-day war, so reflect the export of Tehran's strategy of targeting Jews abroad, a playbook it has used for decades.

 AUSTRALIAN PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese inspects the damage at the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, guided by Rabbi Moshe Khan, president of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria.

Australia's expulsion of Iran's envoy: Overdue, but a promising step to protect Australian Jews

For Australian Jews who have endured a year of threats, vandalism, and the awful fear that comes with sending a child to a visibly Jewish school, this decision allows a brief exhale.

A boy on a cycle looks on next to floral tributes and an Australian flag at the Adass Israel Synagogue after an attack in Melbourne, Australia, December 10, 2024.

'Ghostface' masked man charged for vandalizing Melbourne synagogue six different times this year

Riding a motorized scooter and wearing face coverings that sometimes included a Ghostface Killer mask, the vandal graffitied the synagogue with offensive phrases.

Police officers are seen collecting evidence at the synagogue which was the scene of an arson attack, July 4, 2025.

WATCH: Second man charged for Melbourne Adass Israel synagogue arson attack

The 20-year-old is alleged to be one of three men who deliberately set fire to the Ripponlea synagogue in December, wounding two people.

  Members of the Synagogue recover items from the Adass Israel Synagogue on December 06, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia.

Former haredi school principal Malka Leifer allegedly abused 'much younger' prison inmate - report

Malka Leifer was principal of Melbourne's Addas Israel, and was jailed for 15 years for repeated sexual abuse of children in her care.

Malka Leifer, a former Australian school principal who is wanted in Australia on suspicion of sexually abusing students, walks in the corridor of the Jerusalem District Court accompanied by Israel Prison Service guards, in Jerusalem

Australian police arrest suspect in December arson attack on Melbourne synagogue

Giovanni Laulu, 21, of Melbourne, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion that he had set fire to the Adass Israel Synagogue.

Congregants recover items from the Adass Israel Synagogue on December 06, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia.

Melbourne’s night of shame - opinion

The explosion of antisemitism in Australia is a serious problem, shattering its image as a tolerant, welcoming country.

 ‘FREE PALESTINE’ is scrawled on a Melbourne synagogue last month. Over the past 21 months, Australia’s image as a tolerant, diverse, welcoming country has been shattered, the writer charges.

Three charged with assault, criminal damage following attack on Israeli restaurant in Melbourne

The protesters claimed that Miznon was targeted because it is owned by Shahar Segal, a spokesperson for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

 Miznon restaurant in Australian after pro-Palestinian protesters hurled chairs and chanted "Death to the IDF"