activists Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/activists/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:09:47 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Court rules NZ Super Fund policy unlawful — but stops short of ordering divestment https://www.jwire.com.au/court-rules-nz-super-fund-policy-unlawful-but-stops-short-of-ordering-divestment/ https://www.jwire.com.au/court-rules-nz-super-fund-policy-unlawful-but-stops-short-of-ordering-divestment/#respond Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:09:47 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=179853 A New Zealand High Court ruling on the country’s sovereign wealth fund has found its ethical investment framework unlawful, but stopped short of requiring divestment from companies linked to Israeli settlement activity. The case challenged decisions by the New Zealand Superannuation Fund to retain investments in four companies — Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia and Motorola Solutions […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/court-rules-nz-super-fund-policy-unlawful-but-stops-short-of-ordering-divestment/feed/ 0 179853 Pro-Palestine activists arrested after rooftop standoff https://www.jwire.com.au/pro-palestine-activists-arrested-after-rooftop-standoff/ https://www.jwire.com.au/pro-palestine-activists-arrested-after-rooftop-standoff/#comments Mon, 19 Feb 2024 21:52:49 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=156039 Pro-Palestine activists are expected to front court after staging a demonstration on the roof of a Melbourne factory. Eight activists aged between 26 and 62 were arrested on Monday afternoon, hours after allegedly climbing onto the roof of an aircraft manufacturing facility on the Mountain Highway at Bayswater in the city’s east about 6am. The […]

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