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Nova Peris takes ambassador role as Shalom Gamarada expands to Sydney University

J-Wire News Service — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:42:40 +0000

Olympic gold medallist, former senator and long-time advocate for Aboriginal communities Nova Peris has been appointed ambassador of the Indigenous education charity Shalom Gamarada, the organisation announced today. The move is part of a major leadership overhaul that also brings high-profile businessman David Gonski on board as patron and media executive Alexandra Senter as chair. […]

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Former Sydney Uni staffer banned from campus after court appearance

Rob Klein — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 02:55:21 +0000

A former staff member of the University of Sydney has faced court charged with multiple offences after allegedly launching an unprovoked antisemitic tirade at Jewish students during a religious gathering on campus last year. Former teacher and lecturer Rose Nakad appeared at Newtown Local Court today, Tuesday 3rd of February, where her legal team indicated […]

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South Australia doubles Holocaust education funding in wake of Bondi terror attack

Rob Klein — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 21:13:04 +0000

The South Australian Government has announced a major boost to Holocaust education programmes, more than doubling its funding in response to rising antisemitism following the terror attack at Bondi Beach. The $500,000 commitment over three years will expand programmes at the Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner Education Centre (AHMSEC), the state’s only public institution […]

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Chancellor warns universities failed Jewish students after October 7

Rob Klein — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:46:22 +0000

Western Sydney University chancellor Jennifer Westacott revealed her childhood experience of “severe violence” and antisemitism in a speech to Australian Jewish Funders and the Dor Foundation on Monday, 1 December. She used the address to warn that Australian universities failed Jewish students after October 7. According to The Australian, Westacott told the Melbourne gathering that […]

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Peace education now

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 22:56:14 +0000

President Trump’s Gaza peace plan, adopted by the UN Security Council on November 17, 2025, includes references to a reformed Palestinian Authority that would be able to regain control over the Gaza administration…write David Bedein and Arnon Groiss. This could serve as a pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood. Earlier this year, on September 12, […]

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Oxford Union: Israel is a greater threat than Iran

Canaan Lidor - JNS — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 06:13:23 +0000

The Oxford Union on Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion declaring Israel a greater “threat to regional stability” than Iran following a debate between Hillel Neuer, the director of UN Watch, and Mohammad Shtayyeh, a former Palestinian Authority prime minister, The Jewish Chronicle reported. Neuer, whose organisation monitors expressions of bias against Israel […]

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Historic first: Holocaust included in draft NZ Year 10 curriculum

Greg Bouwer — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:37:27 +0000

For the first time in New Zealand history, the Holocaust is explicitly included in the draft Year 10 Social Sciences curriculum, marking a major step forward in Holocaust education across New Zealand. The draft curriculum, released by the Ministry of Education, contains two sections relevant to students’ study of the Holocaust. The first, “Persecution of Jews and other minorities,” traces […]

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Uni students demand action against Israel

AAP — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:54:40 +0000

More than 5000 students across Australia are expected to gather for mass meetings, where they will vote in a national student referendum on Palestine. Thousands of students are gathering at mass meetings on university campuses across the country to debate and vote on whether the federal government and universities should implement sanctions on Israel. The […]

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Shas quits Netanyahu government, stops short of toppling it

Pesach Benson — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 07:16:14 +0000

The Orthodox Shas party quit the Israeli government on Wednesday, but a decision not to immediately topple the government gives Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu time to resolve the thorny issue of mandatory army service for yeshiva students. Although the move technically leaves Netanyahu’s government with 50 of the Knesset’s 120 seats, Shas’ Council of Torah Sages […]

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University of Sydney issues formal warning over Gaza image

Rob Klein — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 06:05:18 +0000

The University of Sydney has issued an official warning to the student association at its Conservatorium of Music following a controversial slide presented during an Orientation Week event that criticized Israel’s actions in Gaza and attributed rising global antisemitism to Israeli policy. The warning, issued after a formal complaint by the Executive Council of Australian […]

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