澳大利亚反犹太主义皇家委员会第五听证会在墨尔本进行，审查警察与犹太社区的关系[1]。维多利亚警察承认，一通包含"种族灭绝"和"蛆虫老鼠犹太人"等辱骂内容的针对犹太教堂的电话未被记录为仇恨犯罪事件[1]。此外，一处5.5米的纳粒卐字符号也未按相关报告系统分类[1]。
犹太社区所面临的安全成本压力成为听证会的重点。Bialik College在2025年向每名学生收取1,130美元的安全费，Mount Scopus Memorial College则收取840美元[1]。其中，Bialik College自2022年以来安保成本增长了230%[1]。委员会执行委员会自2023年获得联邦资金2,500万美元，但该年收到的超过160份资金申请总额达4,200万美元[1]。犹太社区代表Peter Wertheim建议政府应完全补偿安全成本[1]。
反犹太主义皇家委员会将于2025年7月28日至31日在悉尼举行下一次听证会，届时将审查各政府部门应对反犹太主义的框架[1]。
Australia's antisemitism royal commission held its fifth hearing in Melbourne, examining police-community relations and revealing significant gaps in how authorities respond to incidents targeting Jewish Australians.[1] Victoria Police acknowledged that an abusive phone call to a synagogue—in which callers accused the congregation of "genocide" and used derogatory language—was not recorded as a hate crime.[1] Additionally, a 5.5-meter Nazi swastika symbol was not classified according to relevant reporting systems.[1]
The hearing also exposed mounting financial pressure on Jewish institutions to ensure their own security.[1] Bialik College charges students $1,130 annually for safety measures, while Mount Scopus Memorial College charges $840, with Bialik's security costs having increased 230 percent since 2022.[1] The community sector's Executive Council received $25 million in federal funding in 2023 but faced over 160 applications requesting a combined $42 million that same year.[1] Peter Wertheim has called for the government to fully compensate security expenses rather than leaving institutions to bear these costs.[1] The next hearing of the royal commission will take place in Sydney from July 28 to 31, 2025, to examine how various government agencies address antisemitism.[1]