australia day Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/australia-day/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Fri, 23 Jan 2026 07:21:27 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 SHIR to perform at ‘Australia Day Live’ in historic first for Jewish music https://www.jwire.com.au/shir-to-perform-at-australia-day-live-in-historic-first-for-jewish-music/ https://www.jwire.com.au/shir-to-perform-at-australia-day-live-in-historic-first-for-jewish-music/#respond Fri, 23 Jan 2026 06:40:08 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=176762 SHIR will take to the stage at ‘Australia Day Live’ this Monday night on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House, marking a first for the national event and a moment of deep significance for the Jewish community. It is believed to be the first time an openly Jewish band will perform at ‘Australia Day […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/shir-to-perform-at-australia-day-live-in-historic-first-for-jewish-music/feed/ 0 176762 Police ‘out in force’ on Aust Day amid racist attacks https://www.jwire.com.au/police-out-in-force-on-aust-day-amid-racist-attacks/ https://www.jwire.com.au/police-out-in-force-on-aust-day-amid-racist-attacks/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 01:50:39 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=165808 Already heightened tension in the community could further be inflamed by expected mass protests on Australia Day, prompting a major police response. Australia Day could become a flashpoint for heightened community tension amid a wave of antisemitic attacks and public shows of Islamophobia, one police minister says. State and federal authorities have launched major investigations […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/police-out-in-force-on-aust-day-amid-racist-attacks/feed/ 0 165808 Ambassador Jones https://www.jwire.com.au/ambassador-jones-3/ https://www.jwire.com.au/ambassador-jones-3/#respond Fri, 28 Jan 2022 02:46:07 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=133497 Jeremy Jones, Director of International and of Community Affairs for Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council was the 2022 Australia Day Ambassador for Gundagai NSW. The Ambassador Programme nominates “high achieving Australians” to give the Australia Day Address at Citizenship Ceremonies and other events. This was the 6th time Jeremy Jones has been given the honour […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/ambassador-jones-3/feed/ 0 133497 Australia Day Awards 2015 https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-day-awards-2015/ https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-day-awards-2015/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2015 04:30:14 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=49301 We republish the Australia Day Honours list having found one that got away...until today.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-day-awards-2015/feed/ 4 49301 Australia Day message from Tony Abbott https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-day-message-tony-abbott/ https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-day-message-tony-abbott/#respond Sun, 25 Jan 2015 23:50:39 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=49400 Prime Minister Tony Abbott delivers his Australia Day message for 2015.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-day-message-tony-abbott/feed/ 0 49400 An Australia Day story – friendship triumphs over hate https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-day-story-friendship-triumphs-hate/ https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-day-story-friendship-triumphs-hate/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2015 08:45:56 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=49363 Australia Day...and two women who survived the Holocaust and arrived in Australia on the sam ship on January 26, 1950 continue their ritual of celebrating the day together...

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