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Press conference on Bondi attack with Anthony Albanese, Nigel Ryan and Mike Burgess
Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 11:53 pm
Transcript of press conference with Anthony Albanese, Nigel Ryan and Mike Burgess, Director General of ASIO
PRESS CONFERENCE
CANBERRA
SUNDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2025
SUBJECT: Bondi Terrorist Attack.
Chanukah slaughter on Bondi Beach claims at least 12 dead with 29 injured
Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 9:06 pm
A coordinated shooting at a beachside Chanukah celebration left at least 12 dead Sunday night, including children and a police officer, as two gunmen opened fire on families attending a festival at one of Australia’s most iconic beaches.
Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 6:59 pm
From Australia’s political leadership, Chanukah messages.
Australia evaluates Israeli ‘smart sight’ technology as drone threats reshape modern warfare
Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 6:07 pm
Australia’s Defence Force is evaluating an advanced Israeli-developed weapon sight designed to help frontline soldiers detect and neutralise hostile drones — a move that highlights both the changing nature of warfare and the increasingly complex politics surrounding defence procurement. Read more
Israeli elementary schools to go phone-free
Friday, December 12, 2025 at 6:34 pm
Starting in February, students in Israeli elementary schools will no longer be allowed to use cell phones on school grounds, Education Minister Yoav Kisch announced on Thursday. Read more
One dead, dozens rescued as Byron sweeps across Israel
Friday, December 12, 2025 at 6:27 pm
Storm Byron battered Israel for the second consecutive day on Thursday, bringing heavy rain, flash floods, and icy temperatures that claimed at least one life and caused injuries across the country. Read more
‘Dual roles undermine trust in media’: most journalists killed in Gaza had terror ties, study finds
Friday, December 12, 2025 at 6:03 pm
A comprehensive study released Thursday finds that about 60% of individuals identified as journalists killed during the war in Gaza were members of or affiliated with terrorist organizations, primarily Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Read more
Top Israeli journo addresses AIJAC
Friday, December 12, 2025 at 5:50 pm
Veteran journalist Maayan Hoffman, currently Executive Editor at ILTV Israel News, a correspondent for The Media Line and a regular columnist for All Israel News and Ynet, recently addressed an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) media luncheon in Sydney on the regional state of play and developments in Israel after two years of war. Read more
Primal Scream probed over alleged antisemitic imagery
Friday, December 12, 2025 at 5:34 pm
Scottish rockers Primal Scream have been reported to police over showing allegedly antisemitic graphics at a London gig. Read more
Friday, December 12, 2025 at 4:41 pm
CyberWell, working alongside a nonprofit trusted partner of Meta (Facebook, Instagram and Threads), TikTok and YouTube to combat online antisemitism, has identified a rapidly expanding trend of coded antisemitic hate speech that uses emojis and coded language to target Jews across social platforms. Read more
Trump to announce Gaza Peace Council members in early 2026
Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 6:53 pm
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday evening that the appointment of a Gaza Peace Council will take place next year. Read more
First material evidence of Judah Maccabee’s battlefield discovered near Jerusalem
Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 6:41 pm
New archaeological finds in the hills south of Jerusalem may offer the first material evidence from one of Judah Maccabee’s battles, the Press Service of Israel has learned, as the Chanukah holiday approaches. Read more
A Hakoah director for 24 years
Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 4:17 pm
He was 21, still studying law and not a soccer fan, but Frank Lowy wanted George Farkas to join the Hakoah board ahead of the new club’s opening on Hall St in 1975. Read more
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Maccabi Tel Aviv declines allocation for Aston Villa match issuing a strong statement
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 5:20 pm
Maccabi Tel Aviv announced last night that it has decided to decline any allocation offered for away fans at next month’s match against Aston Villa in Birmingham. Read more
Maccabi under-18s seek to win their third championship since 1998
Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 4:45 pm
2025 is set to go down as one of the most successful in the decorated football history of Jewish-affiliated soccer clubs. Read more
Protesters disrupt Kiwi cyclists’ Israeli team at La Vuelta
Friday, August 29, 2025 at 5:40 pm
New Zealand cyclist George Bennett and his Israel–Premier Tech teammates were forced to a halt during the fifth stage of the prestigious Vuelta a España after protesters blocked the road waving Palestinian flags. Read more
Jessica Fox undergoes surgery after tumour diagnosis
Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 5:29 pm
Olympic kayak champion Jessica Fox has withdrawn from upcoming World Cup events in Europe after revealing she had a tumour removed from her kidney. Read more
Features and Articles
The humanitarian front against Israel
Amazing news: Amnesty International has now acknowledged that night follows day! Read more
Scientists in Israel, collaborating with Australian researchers, have unveiled a groundbreaking method to restore dying coral reefs, offering new hope for marine ecosystems threatened by climate change. Read more
INTO THE FRAY: Strange Bedfellows in Hate: From Carlson to the Caucasus
“Why are my tax dollars being used to murder Christians in Nagorno-Karabakh – to murder Armenian Christians?” – Tucker Carlson, November 8, 2025. Read more
When we talk about being Jewish, we become aware the very term is ambiguous and ill-defined. Read more
There have been far too many times in the long and convoluted history of the Jewish People when stark reality has been denied. Read more
This Chanukah, help J-Wire keep the light burning
A soldier’s new mission – fighting antisemitism
On the night of October 10, 2023, days after the massacre in Israel, crowds chanted ‘Where’s the Jews?’ at the Sydney Opera House. Watching the news the next day, Col Michael Scott turned to his wife. ‘I can’t stay silent,’ he said. It was at the moment he realised he had a responsibility to act.
HAVE YOU HEARD? / READERS SAY...
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 5:59 pm
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Winner of the Arthur Rubinstein Musical Society visits Australia
Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 5:30 pm
Australian Friends of the Arthur Rubinstein Musical Society, a prestigious Israeli piano competition, brought prize winner and Japanese piano sensation Yukine Kuroki to Melbourne and Sydney recently for sell-out recitals. Read more
Photo gallery: Pre-Chanukah celebration at NSW Parliament House
Friday, November 28, 2025 at 6:15 pm
NSW Premier Chris Minns and newly elected Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane used this year’s pre-Chanukah celebration at Parliament House to deliver firm messages of solidarity with the Jewish community. Read more
Friday, November 28, 2025 at 10:24 am
Australia Israel Exchange this past week signalled a major step forward in strengthening commercial, technological, and research ties between Australia and Israel. Read more
“Bound By History – For We Are One”
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 4:03 pm
The “Bound By History” event scheduled for December 2 was initiated as a response to the deeply disturbing rise in hostility towards Israel, the Jewish community in Australia and those who advocate for shared humanity since 7 October 2023. Read more
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Moriah Scholars in Entrepreneurship Program ignites innovation and visit to Israel
The Moriah Scholars in Entrepreneurship Program is uniquely designed to inspire entrepreneurship and innovation among our Year 11 students. Read more
Moriah College students excel in HSC
Moriah College’s Class of 2024 has delivered exceptional results in the Higher School Certificate (HSC), underscoring the school’s academic rigour and commitment to holistic student development. Read more
Two Mount Scopus students achieve ATAR score of 99.90
Mount Scopus graduating class’s efforts have gained praise from principal Dan Sztrajt. Read more
Jessica Fox wins another top gong at Sport NSW awards
Champion paddler Jessica Fox has won another gong, named Sport NSW’s athlete of a year for a remarkable sixth time.
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Seven-year-old Zachary’s mission to support the wounded
Seven-year-old Zachary Berman, a Year 1 student at Mount Sinai College in Maroubra, Australia, is turning personal challenges into a mission of compassion. Read more
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Chanukah runs from Sunday evening, 14 December to Monday night, 22 December. Read more
Dec-15 4:55pm SBS World Movies: The Scarlet and the Black
Based on the humanitarian works of Irish-born Vatican priest Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, who saved thousands of escaped prisoners of war, Jews and Italian Resistance families in occupied Rome during World War II, by hiding them in the church.
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