Overview
- NSW Police confirmed an active investigation into whether comments at the Biennale of Sydney breached racial hate laws, with the commissioner noting the high legal threshold for hate-speech offences.
- Video from the opening night shows Zubeyda Muzeyyen, known as DJ Haram, urging attendees to oppose a "Zio-Australian-Epstein empire" and leading chants including "long live the resistance" and "glory to all of our martyrs."
- The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies lodged a formal complaint alleging the remarks could incite hatred under state law and may amount to advocacy of violence under federal law.
- PwC ended its partnership with the Biennale, saying it no longer had confidence the event was inclusive, and the company’s branding is being removed with a scheduled event canceled.
- NSW leaders condemned the remarks, with Premier Chris Minns ruling out withdrawing $1.6 million in public funding as Arts Minister John Graham pressed the Biennale to ensure Jewish audiences feel welcome.