Deborah Conway faces down antisemitism through Songs of Strength

While facing increasing discrimination, Deborah Conway is looking forward to performing at this month’s “Shir: Songs of Strength” concerts.

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Two plans, one standard: why the islamophobia report must be judged against the antisemitism plan

In the space of just a few months, Australians have been handed two national reports on hate: one on antisemitism by Jillian Segal, and one on Islamophobia by Aftab Malik. Read more

Mayors unite on Gold Coast to confront surge in antisemitism

In response to surging antisemitism, more than 250 mayors and councillors representing nearly 100 municipal councils convened on the Gold Coast last week for the first-ever Australian Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism.

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Nova survivor brings a human face to IRGC’s role in antisemitism

Iranian Jewish activist and Nova festival survivor Natalie Sanandaji has welcomed Australia’s decision to expel Iran’s ambassador and list the IRGC as a terrorist organisation.

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Penny Wong meets released hostage

Released hostage Eli Sharabi met Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Canberra yesterday. Read more

Rabbi uses shofar to blow antisemitism out of the Edinburgh Festival

This year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe was marred by controversy after two Jewish comedians were banned from performing at a city venue, sparking widespread accusations of antisemitism.

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Israel to combat media bias via flurry of international delegations

Four hundred international delegations with more than 5,000 participants will visit the Jewish state by the end of the year, as part of a new campaign to fight the widespread anti-Israel narratives in world media, the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem announced on Thursday. Read more

‘Forever tarnished’: Netanyahu spews more vitriol on PM

Israel’s prime minister has launched another verbal salvo against Anthony Albanese over his handling of the situation in the Middle East as calls grow for calm. Read more

Sydney to host urgent antisemitism Q&A with Israel’s envoy and Team Shalva

Sydney’s Jewish community is gearing up for a dramatic and inspiring evening on Thursday, 28 August, when Israel’s Special Envoy  for Combatting Antisemitism, Michal Cotler-Wunsh and Team Shalva come together for a powerful community event.

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ECAJ warns of flaws in university racism survey

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) has raised concerns about flaws in the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Racism@Uni survey process.

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Australia accused of antisemitism after blocking Israeli lawmaker’s visit

Israeli right-wing politicians denounced Australia on Monday after Canberra barred Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman from visiting the country, calling the decision antisemitic and a capitulation to terrorism. Read more

The Madonna of Gaza

The superstar Madonna has urged the Pope Leo XIV to visit the Gaza Strip and “bring his light” to the children there “before it is too late.” Read more

Balance key as government reviews antisemitism report

Australia must find a balance between protecting people against racial vilification and shielding institutions, the race discrimination commissioner says. Read more

Is combating media bias Netanyahu’s mission impossible?

The contrast was glaring. A week after The New York Times put a horrifying yet completely misleading picture of a Palestinian Arab child in Gaza on its front page to illustrate a story that lent weight to the false claim that Israel was deliberately starving people in Gaza, it had an opportunity to put an equally awful photo in the same spot. Read more

After the bridge: where do we go from here?

Normally, by midweek, I’m sitting down to write—an op-ed, a column, a reflection to be published here in Australia or shared across the globe. It’s something I do routinely, not out of obligation, but because there is always something urgent to say—something that needs to be said. Read more

August 3, Sydney

This was Australia, Sunday 3rd August 2025, not Berlin 1935. Read more

Thousands shut down Sydney Harbour Bridge

An estimated 25,000 people marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge to protest the war on Gaza, with hundreds of police mobilised. Read more

Melbourne synagogue defaced for fourth time in five weeks

The Melbourne Hebrew Congregation in South Yarra has been vandalised for the fourth time in just over a month, in what Jewish leaders are calling a sustained campaign of antisemitic harassment.

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Poll reveals that less a quarter of Australians have a positive attitude to Jews

A new survey commissioned by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) has exposed deeply troubling attitudes and experiences, fuelling urgent calls for national and local action. Read more

Outrageous antisemitic targeting of young Jewish students

Ten and eleven-year-old Jewish students from Melbourne’s Mount Scopus Memorial College were targeted with antisemitic chanting during a school excursion to the Melbourne Museum on Thursday. Read more

Jewish organisations sign harmony accord amid fringe backlash

In a landmark move toward communal cooperation and resilience, the New Zealand Jewish Council and the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand today joined Muslim community representatives in signing the New Zealand Harmony Accord — a government-supported initiative aimed at fostering dialogue, mutual respect, and unity in the face of rising hate. Read more

Trump and Rubio take on Jew-hatred & Jew-bashing at UN

President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are taking on the United Nations (UN) – the epicentre of Jew-hatred and Jew-bashing being exported to many of the UN’s 193 member States worldwide. Read more

Australia’s antisemitism plan can’t wait for a counterpart

Antisemitism in Australia is at crisis level—there is no other way to describe it. Read more

Protesters urge Israel sanctions ahead of MPs return

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters have marched on the Israeli embassy in Canberra while calling for the federal government to place sanctions on the country ahead of parliament’s return. Read more

Hypocrisy and double standards over the massacre of the Druze

The hypocrisy, double standards and malevolence are off the scale. Read more

NZ Jewish Council clarifies antisemitism strategy call amid free speech concerns

A public exchange between the New Zealand Jewish Council and the Free Speech Union has drawn attention to the difficult balance between countering rising antisemitism and preserving freedom of expression in New Zealand’s public institutions. Read more

Jews know who we are — it’s time others did too

Antisemitism in Australia has reached a point where the government is finally — and seemingly — doing something about it, declaring that something must change. Read more

Dealing with antisemitism service introduced by JCCV

As the volume and intensity of antisemitic incidents have increased dramatically since the October 7 massacres, the Victorian Jewish community has felt increasingly isolated, deserted and targeted. Read more

U.S. sanctions UN rights monitor for ‘political warfare’ against Israel

The United States has imposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian territories, citing her efforts to push for International Criminal Court action against American and Israeli officials. Read more

 Segal’s antisemitism report urges bold reforms across education, media and migration

In response to a 300% surge in antisemitic incidents across Australia,  a landmark action report was today launched with the support of the government, aimed at combating anti-Jewish hatred.

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