Pressure on PM to recall parliament to combat hate

As a task force meets for the first time to tackle anti-Semitism on university campuses, the opposition is calling for an urgent recall of parliament. Read more

Hate preachers on notice as Bondi victims mourned

The youngest and oldest victims of the Bondi Beach terror attacks have been laid to rest as the government moves ahead with cracking down on extremist clerics. Read more

Plan to expel preachers spewing hate after Bondi attack

People found to be spouting racial hatred could have their visas cancelled as the government seeks to stamp out extremism after the deadly Bondi attack.
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Push for migration, hate speech shift after massacre

The government is under pressure to bolster hate speech laws after pledging to strengthen migration rules to ensure people with antisemitic views can’t settle in the country following the Bondi massacre. Read more

Bondi terror accused Naveed Akram faces 59 charges

Accused terrorist Naveed Akram has been charged with murder among 59 offences over the deadly Bondi Beach attack.
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PM ‘ready for the fight’ on antisemitism and gun laws

As governments contemplate landmark reforms to the nation’s gun laws in the wake of the Bondi stabbing, Jewish groups say cultural change is also needed. Read more

Coalition launches antisemitism and counter-terror taskforce

The Coalition has established a dedicated Taskforce on Antisemitism, Extremism and Counter-Terrorism, citing an escalating threat to public safety and Australia’s Jewish community. Read more

Australian values’: massacre fuels immigration debate

Australia’s immigration policy is back on the agenda after two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish celebration taking place at Sydney’s most iconic beach. Read more

Father and son behind Bondi terror attack

Two men who killed 15 people, including a child, and injured dozens more in a terrorist attack at one of the world’s most famous beaches were father and son.
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A Hakoah director for 24 years

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

UIA Australia leadership transition as Esther Frenkiel concludes four-year term

United Israel Appeal Australia has praised Esther Frenkiel as she concluded her four-year term as Federal President, and welcomed Andrew Boyarsky as her successor. Read more

Fresh charges for bikie over Iran-linked arson attacks

A bikie mastermind and his two alleged accomplices face further criminal charges after a kosher deli was firebombed in an attack suspected to be linked with Iran. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past

Sydney David Einfeld AO – Politician and Community Leader Read more

Why is US justice for its victims of terror still thwarted?

This week, my family should be joyously marking a child’s birthday. Malki—vibrant, sweet-natured, empathetic, musically talented, everyone’s friend and lovingly devoted to caring for her youngest, very disabled sister—was our first daughter. She would now be 40. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past

Eva Isaacs – psychologist and educationalist Read more

Two years of impact marking a lifelong commitment

UIA communities in both Victoria and New South Wales gathered for their AGMs and Report Back events, marking a clear post-ceasefire shift from emergency response to the long-term rebuilding of Israel both physically and emotionally. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past

Georges Mora – entrepreneur, art dealer, patron, connoisseur, and restaurateur Read more

‘Go home’: neo-Nazi’s visa torn up after shock protest

One of the 60 demonstrators who took part in a fascist protest touting Hitler slogans outside a state parliament has had his visa cancelled. Read more

From Australia’s Jewish past

Miriam Doris Hampson OAM – theatre administrator extraordinaire and political activist Read more

‘Expelling an ambassador is nothing to the Iranians’

In a rare public announcement on Oct. 26, Israel’s Mossad intelligence organisation exposed the identity of a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force commander whom it said was responsible for a global terror network targeting Israelis and Jews, including failed plots in Australia, Greece and Germany. Read more

‘Will not be bullied’: female MPs stare down neo-Nazis

Two women representing large Jewish communities say they will not be intimidated by extremist neo-Nazis as police permission for a street rally is questioned. Read more

Words stopped being enough a long time ago — consequences are long overdue

Across Australia, for more than two years, we’ve witnessed a dangerous decline — not just in rhetoric, but in leadership, accountability, and moral courage. The result is a nation increasingly failing to protect its Jewish community — and, by extension, the values that define us all. Read more

Australian parliament clears path to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation

Australia’s Parliament has passed new counterterrorism legislation allowing the federal government to list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, following confirmation from intelligence agencies that the Iranian regime directed two antisemitic attacks in Australia’s largest cities.

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A boomerang for Israel

An Aboriginal artist and co-founder of the Indigenous Friends of Israel is heading to Israel to gift a two-metre boomerang he made and painted to the Israeli government. Read more

Government defends Israeli defence deals amidst violent protests at maritime expo

Thirteen people were arrested after violent clashes broke out between pro-Palestinian protesters and police outside a major defence and maritime expo in Sydney.

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Job applicant targeted with antisemitic hate

A young Israeli woman was surprised to be the target of a nasty antisemitic message after being rejected for a job by The Garden of Eden nursery in Albert Park. Read more

100 Australian doctors prepare to immigrate to Israel

Over one hundred Australian doctors were gathering this week in both Melbourne and Sydney as part of a major immigration fair for medical professionals planning on moving to Israel following the war against Hamas in Gaza. Read more

Mossad exposes Iranian general directing global attacks on Jewish targets including Australia

Israel revealed new details about the Iranian regime’s global terrorist operations on Sunday, exposing a senior Revolutionary Guards commander as the orchestrator behind multiple foiled attacks in Australia, Greece, and Germany. Read more

JIFF launches with a deadly dinner party in “Bad Shabbos”

The Jewish International Film Festival has opened with a lively farce in Bad Shabbos, a sharp, fast-paced comedy that turns a well-intentioned Shabbat dinner into complete mayhem.

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