Antisemitism hearings begin | ABC News Top Stories

Antisemitism hearings begin | ABC News Top Stories

From ABC News Top Stories by ABC Australia

May 3, 2026 · 2 min

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The episode discusses the beginning of antisemitism hearings in Sydney and other current news events including a murder charge and international relations with Iran.

People who've experienced antisemitic attacks are among those expected to give evidence at the Royal Commission on antisemitism and social cohesion when hearings begin in Sydney today. The first block of hearings will focus on lived experiences of antisemitism and its impacts on Jewish Australians. The inquiry, which is due to produce its final report by mid-December, has already received more the 5,500 submissions. Northern Territory Police have charged 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis with one count of murder over the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby. There are also two other charges which cannot be reported due to legal reasons. The five-year-old was found dead near Alice Springs after a five-day search involving police and hundreds of volunteers. Her kinship grandfather, Warlpiri elder Robin Japanangka Granites has asked the community to let justice take its course, and says the family doesn't want the five-year-old's death politicised. Iran is reportedly reviewing a response from the United States to its 14-point proposal to end the war. US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social overnight that he'd been considering Tehran's plan but couldn't 'imagine it would be acceptable'…

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