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Taskforce steps up national response to antisemitism in education

Rob Klein — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:14:18 +0000

Universities are facing growing scrutiny over antisemitism as a national taskforce accelerates efforts to address rising incidents across schools and campuses. The Antisemitism Education Taskforce met in Sydney on April 7, with chair David Gonski and Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Jillian Segal reaffirming a whole-of-system response spanning early learning through to higher education. The […]

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Inside Australia’s long fight against antisemitism

Rob Klein — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:48:13 +0000

Australia’s antisemitism crisis did not begin with the Bondi terror attack on 14 December 2025, but that night forced the country to confront it. The massacre, which killed 15 people at a Chanukah gathering, turned a growing problem into a national reckoning. Speaking exclusively to J-Wire, Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Jillian Segal reflects […]

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92-year-old survivor urges action against hatred at Adelaide museum reopening

Rob Klein — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:20:50 +0000

At 92, Holocaust survivor Andrew Steiner delivered a message shaped by experience and urgency: remembrance must lead to action. Steiner was speaking at the reopening of the upgraded education facilities at the Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner Education Centre on February 19, addressing about 180 guests at the restored Wakefield Street site. The centre […]

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Albanese pushes Israeli president on aid worker’s death

AAP — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:18:42 +0000

The prime minister has raised the death in Gaza of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom with the visiting Israeli president during talks in Canberra. Anthony Albanese has pressed Israeli President Isaac Herzog about the death of an Australian aid worker in Gaza during the head of state’s visit to Canberra. The prime minister confirmed he […]

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PM shuts door on racial vilification laws after Bondi attack

AAP — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 06:52:31 +0000

Racial vilification laws called for by Jewish advocates are unlikely to be pursued after laws passed Parliament in response to the Bondi terror attack. The prime minister has poured cold water on future laws to criminalise racial vilification after dumping the measure from laws rapidly passed in response to the Bondi terror attack. Hate speech […]

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Segal condemns Wilcox cartoon as Jewish leaders warn of antisemitic tropes

Rob Klein — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 06:17:13 +0000

Australia’s special envoy to combat antisemitism, Jillian Segal, has added her voice to criticism of a recent cartoon by Cathy Wilcox. She warned that imagery drawing on antisemitic tropes causes real harm, particularly in the aftermath of the Bondi terror attack. Ms Segal made the comments on Friday during an interview with Sky News, responding […]

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Antisemitism envoy says Bondi royal commission can drive change

AAP — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 04:28:07 +0000

A royal commission examining the Bondi terror attack can drive meaningful change across Australian society, the nation’s special envoy to combat antisemitism says, as political pressure builds for federal ministers to be called to account. Australia’s special envoy for antisemitism, Jillian Segal, welcomed the formal establishment of the inquiry, saying its terms of reference would […]

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PM ‘ready for the fight’ on antisemitism and gun laws

AAP — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:51:57 +0000

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. Combating anti-Semitism will not be ignored in the fight to tighten gun laws, the prime minister says, despite pushback from the National Party and gun groups. State and territory governments […]

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Australian values’: massacre fuels immigration debate

AAP — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:26:09 +0000

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. Immigration has been dragged back into focus following the Bondi massacre, amid calls from the coalition to put a spotlight on “Australian values”. Police and intelligence officials are investigating the massacre […]

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Segal defends response to neo-Nazi rally as envoys disagree on terror definition

Rob Klein — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:49:36 +0000

Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, Jillian Segal, appeared before Senate Estimates today, where she was questioned about her office’s response to a neo-Nazi demonstration held outside NSW Parliament on 8 November. Greens Senator David Shoebridge asked Ms Segal why her office had not issued a public statement following the rally by the National Socialist […]

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