The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies welcomed the second arrest, saying on Facebook that it was "imperative that every perpetrator of these attacks has the book thrown at them."

An off-duty police officer who was bashed in Sydney's inner west remains in a serious condition as two men allegedly involved in the attack have been charged.

Chris Minns, the premier of New South Wales, emphasized that the operation targeting these antisemitic crimes is “just getting started.”

Authorities in Australia on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 33-year-old man accused of vandalizing and attempting to set fire to a Sydney synagogue earlier this month.

A childcare centre has been set alight and graffitied with anti-Semitic words at Maroubra in Sydney's south-east overnight.

An Australian state has committed more police to investigate a spate of antisemitic crimes after a childcare center was torched near a Sydney synagogue.

A second man has been arrested after an alleged attempt to set a Synagogue on fire in Newtown. New South Wales police confirmed a 37-year-old man has been arrested. The man was tasered before being taken in for questioning.

Captain Cook statue disfigured and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day - Police say they are investigating incident which saw statue’s hand and nose knocked off

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the country, police said on Wednesday.

Police say they are stepping up investigations after building was graffitied with anti-Jewish slogans and then burnt, causing massive damage but no injuries

The 33-year-old man Camperdown was arrested Tuesday in a Strike Force Pearl raid on two addresses in the area.

Acting New South Police Wales Police Commissioner Peter Thurtell said Strike Force Pearl, which was formed several months ago to investigate antisemitic crimes in Sydney, ''will have its resources ...