Overview
- NSW Police, called to Heffron Park in Maroubra on Saturday, spoke with a 42-year-old woman and issued a move-on order after reports she hurled slurs at Maccabi under-12 players.
- The woman was charged on Sunday with using offensive language in a public place, is due at Waverley Local Court on June 17, and faces a maximum $660 fine or a community corrections order.
- Netball NSW and Netball Australia have provisionally suspended the individual from all netball activities while police and integrity inquiries continue.
- Saints Netball Club issued an unreserved apology and condemned the alleged remarks, while the Randwick Netball Association said it is investigating and reaffirmed zero tolerance for discrimination.
- Jewish community leaders linked the episode to a broader rise in antisemitic incidents under review by a new royal commission, with Maccabi reporting young players felt unsafe and one asked to remove her uniform to avoid being identified as Jewish.