Thousands of police officers have been deployed to patrol Melbourne suburbs to tackle what Chief Commissioner Shane Patton describes as a “huge rise” in antisemitism across Victoria.

A meeting of the National Cabinet has provided fresh information on police efforts to combat antisemitism. The issue is shaping up to be a major election issue.

After rejecting calls for months, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese finally summoned a Tuesday national cabinet meeting to discuss Australia’s rising wave of antisemitic attacks and other incidents. This followed the torching of a childcare centre in Maroubra in Sydney overnight, which saw anti-Jewish graffiti sprayed on the building.

Both the AJC and the Anti-Defamation League endorsed the legislation. “In the aftermath of Hamas’s barbaric attack on October 7th, we have witnessed a tsunami of antisemitism on college and university campuses,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday condemned what he called "the poison of antisemitism rising around the world" after a visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau, the former German Nazi concentration camp.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited the Auschwitz death camp, marking the 80th anniversary of its liberation. He was profoundly impacted by the history of the site and pledged to combat antisemitism.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has visited the site of the Nazi German extermination camp Auschwitz ahead of talks with Poland's leaders on security and tightening Britain's ties with the European Union.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria Starmer visit the Memorial And Museum ... horror” at what he saw and vowing that he would fight the growing antisemitism which is causing fears to rise among Jews including in Britain.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced new measures to address antisemitism in Australia following a meeting of National Cabinet on Tuesday night.

Anthony Albanese can’t escape the impression of seeming perennially on the back foot and often lacking adequate empathy and sensitivity in dealing with the issue.

Under Corbyn’s leadership, he and the party faced repeated allegations of antisemitism, and lost Jewish supporters in droves. Starmer, whose wife, Victoria, is Jewish, worked to pull the party ...

The Prime Minister visited the former Nazi concentration camp as he travelled to Poland to meet with the country’s political leaders.