Australia's wave of antisemitic attacks and its finding that Iran directed some

Gone quiet · last story Aug 26, 2025

What this arc covers

The antisemitic crimes in Australia from late 2024: the arson at a Melbourne synagogue investigated as terrorism, the string of attacks police probed, the trailer packed with explosives found in January 2025, the arson at a synagogue door in July, and Australia's expulsion of Iran's ambassador in August 2025 after its spy agency found Iran directed antisemitic attacks.

Earliest story we hold Dec 6, 2024 · 6 stories · 27 independent sources (counted once each) · 263 days

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Part of Antisemitic attacks

  1. Australia's wave of antisemitic attacks and its finding that Iran directed someThis arcDec 6, 2024 – Aug 26, 2025
  2. The killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington and the case against the suspectMay 22, 2025 – May 15, 2026
  3. The firebomb attack on a pro-Israel gathering in Boulder, ColoradoJun 1 – Jun 2, 2025
  4. The Yom Kippur attack on a Manchester synagogueOct 2 – Oct 8, 2025
  5. The antisemitic mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi BeachDec 14 – Dec 18, 2025
  6. Britain's 2026 attacks and plots against its Jewish communityMar 4 – Sep 27, 2026
  7. The attack on a Michigan synagogue, which the FBI called Hezbollah-inspiredMar 12 – Mar 30, 2026

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Aug 26– 272025Australia expels Iranian ambassador after spy agency finds Iran directed antisemitic attacks on its soil38 articles · 32 independent sources
2 left, 10 center, 7 right
Jul 52025Congregation flees after arsonist sets fire to an Australian synagogue door7 articles · 7 independent sources
1 left, 1 center, 1 right
Jan 292025Australian authorities foil possible antisemitic attack after finding trailer packed with explosives5 articles · 5 independent sources
0 left, 2 center, 1 right

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Dec 2Jan 27Mar 17May 12Jun 30Aug 25

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Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Dec 2, 20241214
Dec 9, 202416011
Jan 20, 20251214
Jan 27, 20250215
Jun 30, 20251117
Aug 25, 2025210730

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

18% left · 56% center · 26% right of 27 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 6 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. December 2024

    Dec 6– 9Australian police seek three suspects in synagogue blaze5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Dec 6– 9Melbourne synagogue attack to be investigated as a terrorist incident13 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 1 right

  3. January 2025

    Jan 22Australia Probes String of Antisemitic Crimes6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right

  5. July 2025

    Jul 5Congregation flees after arsonist sets fire to an Australian synagogue door7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right

  6. August 2025

    Aug 26– 27Australia expels Iranian ambassador after spy agency finds Iran directed antisemitic attacks on its soil38 articles · 32 independent sources
    2 left, 10 center, 7 right