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.

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

The kindergarten was not a Jewish community facility, but local sources said that there was antisemitic graffiti at the premises.

Two cars were set on fire, multiple more graffitied with antisemitic slogans, and a house was splashed with paint in a Sydney suburb on Friday, according to statements by the New South Wales Police Force and New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, as law enforcement made arrests for a similar November incident.

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

Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the country

The building, adjacent to a synagogue and Jewish school, was set on fire and antisemitic slogans were graffitied in is the second antisemitic incident in four days

A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney's east has been splashed with red paint and had the sandstone damaged for the second time in 12 months.

As the Australia Day long weekend approaches, a sense of excitement fills the air. New South Wales (NSW) residents and visitors are expected to head to the state’s beaches and waterways to celebrate,

Police across the country have launched Australia Day operations with double demerit points now enforced in some states and territories. Police across the country are calling for motorists to slow down and keep safety in mind ahead of the 2025 Australia Day public holiday long weekend.

It is the second time in a year the statue has been defaced. It was subjected to similar vandalism in February last year before being repaired. Police investigating the graffiti s