Bias-motivated incidents in Australia

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44 incidents, newest first.

October 2026

• Man assaults woman in domestic violence incident at Alice Springs home

  A 31-year-old man allegedly struck a 33-year-old woman several times in the face in the kitchen of a home in Alice Springs, then assaulted a three-year-old boy in the hallway.

  Oct 24 · Alice SpringsSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Racist anti-Indian stickers appear in Cessnock, Australia

  Stickers depicting an Indian man defecating and demanding 'Remigration now!' appeared in Cessnock, New South Wales, targeting Indian migrants.

  Oct 15 · CessnockRacismXenophobia1 source

• MP told in parliament she should be 'stoned in the square'

  A female MP was told in the House of Representatives that she and the prime minister should be 'shamed and stoned in the square'.

  Oct 13RacismSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Recording device found in female showers on Navy vessel

  A recording device was found in female shower facilities on HMAS Leeuwin while the Navy vessel was docked in Cairns.

  Oct 11 · CairnsSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Racial slur uttered during Perth activewear brand's TikTok livestream

  During a TikTok livestream by the Perth activewear brand Kikiva, a family member of the founder was heard using a racial slur off camera.

  Oct 9 · PerthRacism2 sources

September 2026

• Man filmed throwing bacon and ham at Warragul Mosque

  A man in a grey tracksuit was filmed throwing bacon and ham at the entrance and sign of the Warragul Mosque in regional Victoria.

  Sep 9 · WarragulReligious Discrimination1 source

August 2026

• Jewish family verbally abused at Melbourne Airport

  A woman at Melbourne Airport's international departures terminal shouted antisemitic slurs including 'Zionist pig' and 'baby killer' at members of an Israeli-Australian Jewish family, including a father in a kippah and his eleven-year-old daughter, and later at a mother with her infant.

  Aug 24 · MelbourneReligious Discrimination1 source

• Racist graffiti targets Indigenous Elder at Cuttagee Bridge

  Racist graffiti was spray-painted at Cuttagee Bridge targeting Gary Campbell, an Indigenous Elder and Bega Valley Medallion recipient.

  Aug 24 · Cuttagee BridgeRacism1 source

• Jewish men confronted at Sydney pub over ritual fringes

  Two Jewish men were confronted by two women at the Golden Sheaf Hotel in Double Bay, Sydney; one woman pulled on the tzitzit worn by an observant Jewish man and the other called out 'Satan's little helpers'.

  Aug 15 · Double BayReligious Discrimination1 source

• Woman sexually assaulted in Alice Springs home invasion

  A man allegedly entered a residence in Gillen, Alice Springs, and sexually assaulted an adult woman known to him before fleeing.

  Aug 14 · Alice SpringsSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman killed in domestic violence assault at Slacks Creek

  A 27-year-old woman was found unresponsive at a property on Rowanda Street in Slacks Creek and declared dead after emergency services performed CPR.

  Aug 12 · Slacks CreekSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Neo-Nazi vandals spray swastikas inside Adelaide workers club

  Intruders broke into the Semaphore Workers Club in Adelaide, smashed a heritage bay window and spray-painted swastikas on two 120-year-old billiard tables.

  Aug 10 · SemaphoreRacismReligious Discrimination1 source

July 2026

• Woman stabbed by partner in domestic violence attack

  A man stabbed his female partner, leaving her with serious stab wounds, at a domestic violence scene in Exeter, Tasmania, before fleeing and dying in a head-on crash.

  Jul 24 · ExeterSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Jewish family's Adelaide home vandalized with antisemitic graffiti

  A Jewish family's home in Camden Park, in Adelaide's western suburbs, was spray-painted with messages and Nazi symbols.

  Jul 11 · AdelaideReligious Discrimination1 source

June 2026

• Muslim father assaulted outside Melbourne mosque carpark

  Two men ambushed and beat a 43-year-old Muslim father of three in the carpark outside his local mosque in Hampton Park, Melbourne, after asking if he was Muslim.

  Jun 24 · MelbourneReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Jewish woman verbally abused by store employee in Melbourne

  An elderly Jewish woman was subjected to an antisemitic tirade by a Vodafone store employee in Elsternwick, Melbourne, who shouted "Free Palestine," called her a "dirty Zionist," and filmed her without consent.

  Jun 23 · MelbourneReligious Discrimination1 source

• Comedian posts skit mocking Aboriginal Australians

  A comedian posted a video skit mocking Aboriginal Australians, using white face paint and racist stereotypes, drawing public criticism.

  Jun 2Racism1 source

May 2026

• Woman and two sons found dead in Campbelltown home; man charged

  A 46-year-old woman and her two sons, aged 4 and 12, were found dead in a home in Campbelltown, New South Wales.

  May 18 · CampbelltownSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man threatens to shoot worshippers at Queensland mosque

  A man threatened to shoot worshippers at the Bald Hills Mosque in Queensland, Australia, prompting condemnation from a local lawmaker.

  May 10 · Bald HillsReligious Discrimination1 source

• Gunmen open fire on Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, killing at least 15

  Two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens, including an assistant rabbi.

  May 3 · SydneyReligious Discrimination1 source

• Australian Jewish group receives antisemitic death threat in mailbox

  A staff member of the Australian Jewish Association found a letter in the group's mailbox threatening to kill and rape Jews and claiming to work with Hezbollah.

  May 3 · SydneyReligious Discrimination1 source

April 2026

• Five-year-old girl abducted from outback town camp near Alice Springs

  A five-year-old girl was reported missing from her home at the Old Timers Aboriginal town camp near Alice Springs after being put to bed, and police believe she was abducted.

  Apr 26 · Alice SpringsSexism / Gender-Based Violence8 sources

• Indigenous elder booed during Anzac Day Welcome to Country in Sydney

  At the Anzac Day dawn service at Martin Place in Sydney, a small group of interjectors shouted and jeered as Uncle Ray Minniecon delivered his acknowledgment of country.

  Apr 25 · SydneyRacism3 sources

• Welcome to country ceremony booed at Anzac Day dawn service in Perth

  A welcome to country and acknowledgment of country honouring First Nations people was booed during an Anzac Day dawn service in Perth, part of a campaign by an anti-immigration group.

  Apr 25 · PerthRacism1 source

March 2026

• Man assaults woman in her 40s, robs her in Tennant Creek domestic violence attack

  A 43-year-old man went to a woman's residence in Tennant Creek, assaulted her and stole property from her.

  Mar 24 · Tennant CreekSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Suspicious fire damages former church being converted into mosque

  A suspicious fire caused significant damage to a heritage-listed former church in Kilmore, Victoria, that was being converted into a mosque.

  Mar 24 · KilmoreReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Swastika etched into window of Jewish bagel shop in Sydney

  A swastika was etched into the window of Lox in a Box, a Jewish bagel and sandwich shop, in Paddington, Sydney, before its opening.

  Mar 21 · PaddingtonReligious Discrimination1 source

• DJ Haram's 'Zio-Australian-Epstein empire' remark at Sydney Biennale condemned as antisemitic

  At the Sydney Biennale opening night at White Bay Power Station, US artist DJ Haram said a 'Zio-Australian-Epstein empire' was silencing dissenters, remarks Jewish groups and officials condemned as antisemitic.

  Mar 13 · SydneyReligious Discrimination3 sources

• Mother and baby daughter stabbed to death at family home

  A 38-year-old woman and her one-year-old daughter were found dead from edged-weapon injuries at their family home in Logan, Queensland, after a man was struck by a vehicle nearby.

  Mar 12 · LoganSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Vandalism at Monash University Religious Centre

  Vandals targeted the Monash University Religious Centre on the Clayton campus with Islamophobic and anti-Palestinian graffiti.

  Mar 7 · ClaytonRacismReligious Discrimination1 source

February 2026

• Jewish teenager assaulted at scout camp in Victoria

  An 18-year-old Jewish teenager was verbally abused and punched in the face three times by a fellow scout at a scout camp at Lardner Park, south of Warragul, Victoria.

  Feb 21 · WarragulReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Truck rammed into Brisbane synagogue gates

  A man drove a light truck into the gates of the largest synagogue in Brisbane, smashing them, before fleeing.

  Feb 20 · BrisbaneReligious Discrimination1 source

• Sikh nurse assaulted, nose broken in racial attack at Australian gym

  A 22-year-old Sikh nurse was verbally abused with a racial slur and then physically assaulted by three men outside a gym in Corio, Geelong, leaving him with a broken nose.

  Feb 17 · GeelongRacism2 sources

• Australian senator says there are no 'good' Muslims, singles out Muslim suburb

  One Nation leader Pauline Hanson said in a Sky News interview that there are no 'good' Muslims and that Muslims hate Westerners, and later named the Muslim-majority Sydney suburb of Lakemba as a place people don't want to go.

  Feb 16 · SydneyReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Sydney police break up Muslim prayer group at protest

  Police in Sydney's city centre pulled Muslim men and women from their knees and took them away while they were praying during a protest, and a man was repeatedly punched by officers.

  Feb 9 · SydneyReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Man stabs woman in home invasion, later shot dead by police

  A man armed with a chainsaw and knife broke into a home in Tuncurry and stabbed a 28-year-old woman before fleeing and carjacking vehicles.

  Feb 6 · TuncurrySexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Death threat letter sent to Lakemba Mosque imam

  A letter threatening to kill Muslims and urging violence on Australia Day was delivered by post to the Imam of Lakemba Mosque in Sydney's southwest.

  Feb 4 · LakembaRacismReligious Discrimination4 sources

January 2026

• Bomb thrown into crowd at Invasion Day rally in Perth

  A homemade bomb was thrown into a crowd at the start of a Day of Mourning rally at Forrest Place in Boorloo/Perth.

  Jan 26 · PerthRacism2 sources

• Three killed in suspected domestic violence shooting in Lake Cargelligo

  A gunman opened fire in Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales, killing three people, including two women, and injuring a man.

  Jan 22 · Lake CargelligoSexism / Gender-Based Violence14 sources

• Jewish teenagers chased and threatened by car in Melbourne

  A car with occupants shouting antisemitic slurs and Nazi salutes chased a group of Jewish teenagers near a synagogue in southeast Melbourne, nearly striking one as they fled.

  Jan 19 · MelbourneReligious Discrimination1 source

• Teenage boys targeted with antisemitic abuse and ute in Melbourne

  Two men in a stolen ute yelled antisemitic abuse at five teenage boys and deliberately drove at them on Glen Eira Road in St Kilda East, Melbourne.

  Jan 19 · MelbourneReligious Discrimination1 source

• Adelaide Festival removes Palestinian writer from lineup

  The Adelaide Festival board removed Palestinian academic and writer Randa Abdel-Fattah from its Writers' Week lineup, saying it would not be 'culturally sensitive' to program her so soon after the Bondi attack.

  Jan 8 · AdelaideRacism9 sources

• Woman shot in hand during domestic incident near Mullewa

  A woman was shot through the hand during an altercation with a man near Mullewa in Western Australia's Mid West.

  Jan 7 · MullewaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

December 2025

• Gunmen open fire on Jewish Hanukkah celebration in Bondi

  Two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi, killing 15 people and injuring more than 40.

  Dec 14 · BondiReligious Discrimination2 sources