A man tried to set a synagogue in East Melbourne, Australia, on fire on Friday, officials said, the latest in a spell of anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim episodes in the country since the start of the ...

There were three attacks that night and none of them belonged in Australia."There were no injuries to the 20 people inside the East Melbourne Synagogue, who fled from the fire on Friday (July 4 ...

The vandalism unfolded in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Australia Day is a divisive holiday that critics see as a symbol of racism and oppression. By Mike Ives Some Australians were in no mood ...

MELBOURNE, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Two historic statues were damaged in Melbourne ahead of Australia Day celebrations on Sunday, with tens of thousands of people across the country joining protests in ...

Since 1938, when Aboriginal leaders first declared January 26 a “Day of Mourning”, attitudes to this day have reflected how people in Australia see the nation’s history, particularly about ...