Antisemitic incidents in Australia fell 20 percent in the 12 months between Oct. 1, 2024, and Sept. 30, 2025, but still dwarf pre–Oct. 7, 2023, levels, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) reported on Wednesday.

The group documented 1,654 incidents during the time period, down from 2,062 the previous year but still roughly five times the annual average in the decade before the Hamas-led attack on Israel.

Serious incidents, including arson attacks on synagogues, preschools and other Jewish institutions, reached their highest level since ECAJ began tracking, the council reported. The report highlights antisemitic arson attacks on Jewish community sites that Australian intelligence has linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which Canberra subsequently designated

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