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August 2026 Newsletter
AVERT's August 2026 newsletter: submissions to the INSLM, NSW Legislative Assembly and Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, Associate Professor Keiran Hardy announced as incoming Convenor, the week-long 25th anniversary of 9/11 event series, and the 2026 Research Symposium call for proposals.
26 August 2026
Legacies of 9/11: AVERT announces 25th anniversary event series
To mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the AVERT Research Network is presenting Legacies of 9/11: 25 Years of Changing Global Security — a week-long se…
20 July 2026
AVERT National Research Symposium 2026: Youth and Extremism
Update (24 August 2026): The Call for Proposals have now closed and we would like to thank everyone who submitted a proposal. Presenters will be notified by 15 September 2026.
15 June 2026
Welcome to the AVERT Executive Committee: Andrew Zammit
We are pleased to welcome Andrew Zammit as the newest member of our Executive Committee. Andrew Zammit is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Victoria University and his research car…
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7–11 September 2026
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Legacies of 9/11: 25 Years of Changing Global Security
A week-long series of panel discussions marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, presented by the AVERT Research Network with partner organisations including ANU, Moonshot, Macquarie University, and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. Each session is separately hosted and requires its own registration.
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Royal commission report doesn't help us start making sense of Bondi terror attack
Justice Virginia Bell has handed the governor-general her interim findings from the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese responde…
We can't coerce our way to social cohesion. Here's what else governments should be doing
Last week, Queensland followed the New South Wales and federal parliaments by passing stronger hate crime laws in response to the Bondi terror attack.
Is Australia's terrorism definition still fit for purpose?
With the alleged attempted bombing at Perth's Invasion Day protest now declared a terrorist act, the release of coronial findings into the Bondi Westfield stabbing, and ever-growin…
What is extremism, and how do we decide?
As controversy over Australia's new hate laws continues, last weekend's so-called March for Australia rallies were the latest in a string of events that have raised the temperature…
With its new laws, the government is tackling hate speech quickly, but not properly
On Tuesday, in response to the Bondi terrorist attack and mounting pressure to take strong action, the Albanese government released draft legislation to counter hate crime and stre…
How Australia's anti‑immigration rallies were amplified online by the global far right
Over the weekend, rallies were staged across various Australian cities under the branding "March for Australia". The rallies, which were attended by avowed neo-Nazis and elected po…
