Muslims in Australia

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Muslims in Australia

Muslims in Australia represent a small but growing segment of the population. According to the 2021 Census, there are approximately 813,392 Muslims in Australia, making up about 3.2% of the total population. The Muslim community in Australia is diverse, comprising people from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds, including those of Lebanese, Turkish, Afghan, and Indonesian descent.Islam is the second-largest religion in Australia, following Christianity. The community has established numerous mosques, Islamic schools, and cultural centers across the country.

IQNA – The construction of the first mosque and Islamic center in Bendigo, southeast Australia, has been completed after 15 years.
News ID: 3497173    Publish Date : 2026/04/21

IQNA – A surge in anti-Muslim rhetoric — led publicly by One Nation’s firebrand leader Pauline Hanson — has left young Muslim Australians feeling alienated in their own country, with many questioning their place in a nation they once called home.
News ID: 3496919    Publish Date : 2026/03/29

IQNA – A fire broke out at a heritage-listed former church in Kilmore, north of Melbourne, Australia.
News ID: 3496873    Publish Date : 2026/03/25

IQNA – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was heckled and booed on Friday over his stance on Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza.
News ID: 3496831    Publish Date : 2026/03/20

IQNA – As Muslims in Sydney marked the beginning of Ramadan, a holy month of prayer and reflection, the city's largest mosque was reeling from its third threatening letter in under a month.
News ID: 3496472    Publish Date : 2026/02/19

IQNA – Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner, Giridharan Sivaraman, has formally called on One Nation leader Pauline Hanson to withdraw her recent anti-Muslim remarks.
News ID: 3496468    Publish Date : 2026/02/18

IQNA – The Mufti of the Akkar region of Lebanon said Islam is a religion based on the values ​​of shared and peaceful coexistence.
News ID: 3496329    Publish Date : 2026/02/07

IQNA – For the second time, a mosque in Sydney has received a letter threatening to burn it down, prompting a police investigation and raising fears within the Muslim community.
News ID: 3496312    Publish Date : 2026/02/05

IQNA – Reported hate crimes targeting Muslim communities across Australia have surged by 300 percent, according to new data, with incidents ranging from violent threats and public abuse to the desecration of a Muslim cemetery.
News ID: 3495896    Publish Date : 2025/12/29

IQNA – In the wake of the Bondi tragedy that has united the nation in grief, many Australian Muslims are facing a frightening parallel reality: a surge in abusive and threatening behavior wrongly blaming them for the attack.
News ID: 3495834    Publish Date : 2025/12/24

IQNA – For Australian activist Robert Martin, the path to Islam was navigated through the turbulent waters of the Mediterranean.
News ID: 3495830    Publish Date : 2025/12/23

IQNA – Community and faith leaders have forcefully denounced a “cowardly act of hatred” after a Brisbane mosque was found vandalized with a swastika, urging the public to stand together against racism and division.
News ID: 3495793    Publish Date : 2025/12/20

IQNA – Amid the chaos of Sydney’s Bondi Beach attack, a Muslim man’s instinct was to run toward danger.
News ID: 3495785    Publish Date : 2025/12/19

IQNA – Australian police are investigating racist graffiti sprayed on an Islamic school in Melbourne’s outer west following a series of recent Islamophobic incidents in the area.
News ID: 3495780    Publish Date : 2025/12/18

IQNA – Pig heads were placed on Muslim graves at a cemetery in western Sydney following the Bondi Beach mass shooting, prompting condemnation from community leaders and police attention.
News ID: 3495745    Publish Date : 2025/12/15

IQNA – The Virgin Mary Mosque, defaced with Islamophobic slogans over the weekend, will hold a public meeting to discuss the incident, which politicians have decried as a hateful attack on the community.
News ID: 3495635    Publish Date : 2025/12/06

IQNA – Australian mosques and Islamic centres took part in a nationwide blood donation campaign on 28 November, supporting the Australian Islamic Medical Association’s annual drive with the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood.
News ID: 3495614    Publish Date : 2025/12/04

IQNA – A prominent advocate for Muslim women has slammed Senator Pauline Hanson over her recent burqa stunt, saying the action undermines community cohesion and encourages harmful attitudes toward minorities.
News ID: 3495537    Publish Date : 2025/11/27

IQNA – Australian far-right senator Pauline Hanson triggered sharp condemnations on Monday after entering parliament in a burka as part of her renewed effort to prohibit full-face coverings in public.
News ID: 3495514    Publish Date : 2025/11/24

IQNA – After years of resistance and rebuilding trust, Bendigo’s first mosque is almost ready to open—standing as a symbol of inclusion and resilience for Victoria’s growing Muslim community.
News ID: 3495354    Publish Date : 2025/11/11