michael danby Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/michael-danby/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:44:22 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.jwire.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Jwirelogocleangoog.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 michael danby Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/michael-danby/ 32 32 6446428 Hamas spied on World Vision employees to disrupt Gaza aid director’s trial https://www.jwire.com.au/hamas-spied-on-world-vision-employees-to-disrupt-gaza-aid-directors-trial/ https://www.jwire.com.au/hamas-spied-on-world-vision-employees-to-disrupt-gaza-aid-directors-trial/#respond Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:21:38 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=177596 Internal Hamas documents seized by Israeli soldiers and reviewed by experts reveal that the terror group spied on and interrogated the staff of World Vision to obstruct the trial of the charity’s former Gaza director, Mohammed el-Halabi, according to newly analyzed materials published by NGO-Monitor.  The development sharpens concerns that U.S. and Australian funds earmarked […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/hamas-spied-on-world-vision-employees-to-disrupt-gaza-aid-directors-trial/feed/ 0 177596 Former ALP dignitaries join the call for a Royal Commission https://www.jwire.com.au/former-alp-dignitaries-joins-the-call-for-a-royal-commission/ https://www.jwire.com.au/former-alp-dignitaries-joins-the-call-for-a-royal-commission/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:41:06 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=176211 A group of former federal and state parliamentary ALP dignitaries has called on the Albanese government to establish a Commonwealth Royal Commission into Antisemitism and the events that led to and enabled the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach on December 14. In a statement,  the group wrote: ” At stake is the health of our […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/former-alp-dignitaries-joins-the-call-for-a-royal-commission/feed/ 1 176211 Bob Carr targets Israel again https://www.jwire.com.au/bob-carr-targets-israel-again/ https://www.jwire.com.au/bob-carr-targets-israel-again/#comments Tue, 04 May 2021 04:25:11 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=124076 Former NSW Premier and former Minister for Foreign Affairs Bob Carr has sent an email to "to all supporters of Palestine in the Australian Labor Party".

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/bob-carr-targets-israel-again/feed/ 3 124076 Michael Danby attends Anzac Day service in France https://www.jwire.com.au/michael-danby-attends-anzac-day-service-in-france/ https://www.jwire.com.au/michael-danby-attends-anzac-day-service-in-france/#comments Tue, 07 May 2019 04:57:51 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=98217 Labor MP Michael Danby attended the 2019 Anzac Day Dawn Service at Villers- Bretonneux in France last week, as the Federal Opposition’s representative.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/michael-danby-attends-anzac-day-service-in-france/feed/ 1 98217 Why the Magnitsky Act is important for Australia https://www.jwire.com.au/why-the-magnitsky-act-is-important-for-australia/ https://www.jwire.com.au/why-the-magnitsky-act-is-important-for-australia/#respond Tue, 11 Dec 2018 04:08:41 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=92425 Most Australians were unfamiliar with Ukraine prior to the missile shooting down Malaysian Airlines MH17.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/why-the-magnitsky-act-is-important-for-australia/feed/ 0 92425 AIJAC thanks Danby https://www.jwire.com.au/aijac-thanks-danby/ https://www.jwire.com.au/aijac-thanks-danby/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2018 06:14:20 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=87158 The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council has praised Michael Danby who yesterday announced his retirement from federal parliament.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/aijac-thanks-danby/feed/ 2 87158 Michael Danby shares his thoughts with J-Wire readers https://www.jwire.com.au/michael-danby-shares-his-thoughts-with-j-wire-readers/ https://www.jwire.com.au/michael-danby-shares-his-thoughts-with-j-wire-readers/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2018 04:49:17 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=87062 My love of the Australian Jewish community emerges from having a similar background to many families in the community who endured the Holocaust...writes Michael Danby.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/michael-danby-shares-his-thoughts-with-j-wire-readers/feed/ 3 87062 Danby: Australia to stay in UNHRC but join the US in fighting anti-Israel bias at the UN https://www.jwire.com.au/danby-australia-to-stay-in-unhrc-but-join-the-us-in-fighting-anti-israel-bias-at-the-un/ https://www.jwire.com.au/danby-australia-to-stay-in-unhrc-but-join-the-us-in-fighting-anti-israel-bias-at-the-un/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2018 05:53:45 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=86633 Australia should remain in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), but in America’s absence we will have to fight even harder for the organisation based at the old League of Nations headquarters in Geneva, to rebalance its focus on international human rights...writes Michael Danby.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/danby-australia-to-stay-in-unhrc-but-join-the-us-in-fighting-anti-israel-bias-at-the-un/feed/ 1 86633 Brisbane 6th in the non-Arab non-Muslim world on list of antisemitic posts https://www.jwire.com.au/brisbane-6th-in-the-non-arab-non-muslim-world-on-list-of-antisemitic-posts/ https://www.jwire.com.au/brisbane-6th-in-the-non-arab-non-muslim-world-on-list-of-antisemitic-posts/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2018 00:30:55 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=81508 Brisbane may be a hotbed of anti-Jewish activity on social media according to new research produced by the Israel Ministry of Diaspora Affairs.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/brisbane-6th-in-the-non-arab-non-muslim-world-on-list-of-antisemitic-posts/feed/ 2 81508 A former NSW premier goes into bat for Michael Danby https://www.jwire.com.au/a-former-nsw-premier-goes-into-bat-for-michael-danby/ https://www.jwire.com.au/a-former-nsw-premier-goes-into-bat-for-michael-danby/#comments Tue, 16 Jan 2018 22:55:57 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=80966 Former NSW premier Morris Iemma has questions for Fairfax  media who have mounted a front page attack against Labor Federal MP for using taxpayer funds for funding ads to point out bias in ABC reporting in Israel.

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