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NSW Parliament passes new laws to protect places of worship

Rob Klein — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 06:24:15 +0000

The NSW Parliament has passed legislation ensuring people can attend their places of worship without being blocked, harassed or intimidated, with police retaining powers to move on protesters who interfere with access. The Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Amendment (Places of Worship) Bill 2025 was passed by Parliament on Thursday, 27 November. The legislation confirms […]

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Indigenous public servant suspended after Gaza support

AAP — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:51:52 +0000

An Aboriginal public servant says it is incredibly disrespectful to be invited to play music in parliament, then be punted for expressing anti-genocide views. A First Nations public servant and singer due to perform at an awards dinner in front of a premier has been suspended for showing solidarity with Gaza. Jayden Kitchener-Waters, 25, says […]

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

AAP — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 07:35:43 +0000

One of the 60 demonstrators who took part in a fascist protest touting Hitler slogans outside a state parliament has had his visa cancelled. A South African neo-Nazi who attended a rally that chanted Hitler Youth slogans will be kicked out of Australia. Matthew Gruter was one of 60 demonstrators linked to the National Socialist […]

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Neo-Nazis chant antisemitic slogans outside NSW Parliament

Rob Klein — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 09:20:40 +0000

Almost 70 neo-Nazis from the National Socialist Network (NSN) rallied outside New South Wales Parliament House on Saturday targeting Jewish groups with hate speech. Uniformed NSW Police officers observed the rally without intervening. The group dispersed peacefully, and no arrests were made at the scene. The gathering came about nine months after the state passed […]

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Tributes to Jeremy Jones AM in the NSW Parliament

J-Wire Newsdesk — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 02:30:01 +0000

A pillar of the Australian Jewish community Jeremy Jones passed away last week at the age of 64 following a futile battle with cancer. A motion to recognise his work was passed in the NSW Parliament yesterday. The motion was moved by Susan Carter, a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. She […]

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NSW Parliament’s Hansard adopts growing consensus on the spelling of “antisemitism”

J-Wire Newsdesk — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 06:18:47 +0000

The NSW Parliament’s Hansard department – which officially records parliamentary proceedings – has adopted the official spelling of “antisemitism” over the increasingly archaic common misspelling “antisemitism”. This brings NSW Parliament into line with growing international practice. The change was communicated last week by the Editor of Hansard, Ms Vanessa Schlenert, after representations from NSW Labor […]

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Promotion for Ron Hoenig

J-Wire Staff — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 02:05:14 +0000

Labor Member for Heffron Ron Hoenig has been appointed Shadow Minister for Emergency Services in a NSW Opposition frontbench reshuffle following the announcement that Member for Macquarie Fields and former Opposition Minister for Health, Dr Andrew McDonald, would not be contesting the next State Election.

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A Menorah for NSW Parliament

Rabbi Eli Feldman — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:51:35 +0000

The Sydney Yeshiva presented a Menorah to the NSW State Parliament

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