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Coalition vows to block wider hate speech laws over free speech concerns

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The Coalition has warned it will oppose any new federal hate speech laws that threaten free speech, despite renewed...

ECAJ urges visa ban for comedian Bassem Youssef

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Australia’s peak Jewish representative body has urged the federal government to deny Egyptian-American comedian Bassem Youssef a visa ahead...

Neo-Nazi group White Australia banned

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The Australian Government has listed White Australia, the neo-Nazi group formerly known as the National Socialist Network, as a...

Royal Commission – antisemitism ‘interlaced’ with actions of Israel

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While most Jewish Australians hold a strong attachment to the state of Israel, opinions on the government and its...

Jewish community leaders welcome Hizb ut-Tahrir ban

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Jewish community leaders have welcomed the federal government’s decision to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir under new hate group laws, describing...

ECAJ considers contempt action over extremist Islamic preacher’s video

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The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) is exploring contempt of court proceedings against Islamic preacher Wisam Haddad. This...

ECAJ calls for compromise on hate speech laws

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Australia’s peak Jewish body has warned against a wholesale rejection of the federal government’s proposed hate speech legislation, as...

Concerns grow that antisemitism bill leaves dangerous loopholes

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Representatives of the Jewish community have told a Senate committee the government’s draft antisemitism bill risks missing its mark...

Government unveils hate speech and gun reform bill after Bondi terror attack

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The federal government has released draft legislation aimed at strengthening hate speech laws and tightening gun controls in response...

Parliament recalled as government moves to tighten hate laws

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Federal parliament will reconvene in Canberra on 19 and 20 January to consider new laws targeting antisemitism, hate crimes...

Stories of starvation spurs statehood push for Palestine

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Australia recognising Palestinian statehood is only a matter of time, the Australian treasurer says, as an expert warns starvation...

Islamist preacher unable to ‘bury’ antiSemitism ruling

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An Islamist preacher who used harmful racial stereotypes about Jewish people in sermons will be forced to tell the...

 Segal’s antisemitism report urges bold reforms across education, media and migration

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In response to a 300% surge in antisemitic incidents across Australia,  a landmark action report was today launched with...

ECAJ lodges complaints with the Australian Human Rights Commission against hate preachers

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The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has formally lodged complaints with the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) against two...

The Voice: Albanese addresses faith leaders

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has addressed the Faith Leaders Roundtable in Glebe on the upcoming The Voice referendum. The Jewish...

Leifer: Who is saying what…and the timeline of a gruelling experience

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Sisters sexually molested by their ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer felt a wave of relief and validation as they...

New $40 million program to improve security in faith-based locations

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The Albanese Government will help protect faith-based places with a new $40 million grants program to improve security and...

Leaders object to sales of Nazi memorabilia

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An auctioneer specialising in military memorabilia has been criticised by Jewish organisations ahead of a sale of Nazi artefacts. But...

L’Chaim – to Life: Peter Wertheim

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Maurice Klein talks with Peter Wertheim, Co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), about the recent National...

Neo-Nazi slogans deface ACT Senate candidate’s signs

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Signs for Independent ACT candidate for the senate Kim Rubenstein have been defaced with antisemitic slogans. In a statement, she...

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