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Two AOs and another AM and OAM

The morning brought the news from readers that we had missed four Jewish recipients of the Australia Day Awards. They have been added to the...

2026 Australia Day Awards: The Jewish Recipients

JWire congratulates all Jewish recipients of this year’s Australia Day Awards. VIC ten awards - NSW three awards - WA three awards - SA one...
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Don’t forget Iran!

The pace and range of U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign-policy initiatives are simply dizzying. In keeping with Trump’s keen sense...

Relief and caution grip Venezuelan Jews after Maduro’s capture

Members of Venezuela’s Jewish community are reportedly reacting with a mixture of relief and unease following the capture of...

Who’s afraid of Bondi Beach’s Matilda?

Perhaps New York Times columnist M. Gessen will be as afraid to see a movie about Matilda as much...

Fake hero and AI lies: misinformation rife after Bondi

As the country grapples with the aftermath of the deadly Bondi terrorist attack, online misinformation is exploiting the suffering...

6:47pm

The Federal and NSW Governments have designated Sunday, December 21, as a Day of Reflection to honour the victims...

Chanukah slaughter on Bondi Beach claims at least 12 dead with 29 injured

A coordinated shooting at a beachside Chanukah celebration left at least 12 dead Sunday night, including children and a...

From Australia’s Jewish past

Mirrie Irma Jaffa Hill, OBE - a prolific Australian composer of her time Mirrie was born on 1 December 1889...

Israel cleared to compete in Eurovision 2026 after broadcasters drop vote

Israel will be allowed to compete in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after participating broadcasters dropped a proposed ballot...

Chancellor warns universities failed Jewish students after October 7

Western Sydney University chancellor Jennifer Westacott revealed her childhood experience of “severe violence” and antisemitism in a speech to...

Does it matter that they’re lying about Israel?

A curious thing happened in Israel last week. More than 100 military officers from 20 different countries attended an...

From Australia’s Jewish past

Eva Isaacs – psychologist and educationalist Eva Indyk was born in 1910 in Poland to Saul and Phyllis Indyk. She was...

Netanyahu on elimination of  acting Hezbollah Chief of Staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the Israeli public on television Sunday night after the Israeli military eliminated the acting...

Former Neighbours star found guilty over Nazi gesture

A man who once starred on the television soap Neighbours has been found guilty of making a gesture that...

From Australia’s Jewish Past

Moses Isidore Goodman AM - pianist, composer and conductor Isador, as he was known and whose name has frequently been...

Hamas hands over first seven hostages in Gaza ceasefire

Hamas has handed over the first seven hostages to the Red Cross as part of the Gaza ceasefire. Hamas has...

Former US television host Jerry Springer dies at 79

Jerry Springer, the one-time mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional guests...

Israeli journalists recite ‘Kaddish’ for end of Netanyahu’s Rule on live television

Oded Ben-Ami and Amnon Abramovich, two of Israel’s top journalists, on Wednesday prayed for the end of the Netanyahu era while broadcasting live on Israel’s Channel 12, reciting part of the Jewish prayer “Kaddish,” which is traditionally recited while mourning.

20 years of Russian television…in Melbourne

Melbourne=based Sputnik Russian Cultural and Television Association will celebrate its 20th anniversary on television with a gala concert featuring world-class musicians at St Kilda Town Hall at the end of June.