Off-field abuse shouts the hate buried within

May 11, 2026 — 5:22pm

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Abuse at children’s sporting events by players, coaches and parents is too common and always unforgivable, but the hurling of antisemitic bile across a netball court during an under-12s game after weeks of heartbreaking evidence from the Jewish community to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism is particularly horrifying.

NSW police were called to Maroubra’s Heffron Park netball courts on Saturday morning following reports a woman had made “offensive comments” during a Randwick Netball Association match between Maccabi Netball Club and Saints Netball Club.

The 42-year-old woman was issued with a court attendance notice for using offensive language in or near a public place or school. She is due to appear before Waverley Local Court on June 17.

Netball Australia’s interim CEO Mark Falvo said that there were........

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