Crackdown on masks and certain flags at protests

Face masks, balaclavas, glue and chains could be banned under a crackdown on extreme and radical influences at protests in Victoria. Read more

Australia backs Gaza ceasefire amid humanitarian crisis

Australia supported a ceasefire in Gaza and joined calls for the reversal of Israeli laws banning a Palestinian aid agency from operating at the United Nations. Read more

Car burned after graffiti sprayed to ‘strike fear’

Graffiti scrawled in the midst of a Jewish community area wasn’t a random act of vandalism as leaders condemn the latest anti-Semitic hate crime as “abhorrent”. Read more

Netanyahu blames Labor over synagogue fire

Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the Melbourne synagogue attack on social media, blaming the Australian Labor government’s “extreme anti-Israeli position”. Read more

Five Torahs beyond salvaging

Members of Melbourne’s Jewish community have gathered in a park near the burnt-out Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea in solidarity after it was firebombed by two men who are on the run from police. Read more

Synagogue blaze an ‘act of hate, anti-Semitism’: PM

Around 60 firefighters and 17 trucks were called to the Adass Israel synagogue at Ripponlea in Glen Eira around 4.18am on Friday. Read more

Australia ‘abandons’ ally after Middle East UN vote

Australia’s vote at the United Nations backing the call for Israel to withdraw from occupied Palestinian Territories has marked a deepening rift with the US, as Labor stands accused of selling out the Jewish community for votes.
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Reaction to ceasefire

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has supported the deal, saying it was “a critical step for alleviating immense human suffering and ensuring displaced communities on both sides of the Israel-Lebanon border can return home”. Read more

Beefed-up hate laws won’t touch religious free pass

Religious exceptions to anti-vilification laws will be guaranteed as protected groups are expanded and criminal offences created to stamp out deepening hate and division. Read more

Sydney University apologises

The Jewish community is calling for a stronger investigation into anti-Semitism on university campuses, but others say it could tackle valid criticism of Israel. Read more

Holocaust, colonisation in school curriculum overhaul

Students across NSW will learn about the effects of colonisation on Indigenous Australians as part of a major high-school education overhaul. Read more

Israeli hostage rescued from Gaza after ten months

Israeli hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi has been transferred to hospital and his condition is stable after his rescue ten months after he was abducted. Read more

‘Not who we are’: premier condemns far-right protest

A far-right protest march through Brisbane has been condemned by Queensland’s premier and the Jewish community. Read more

Misrepresentations and crucial omissions

The Israeli embassy has accused Australia of making misrepresentations and crucial omissions in its response to a report on aid worker Zomi Frankcom’s death. Read more

Martin Indyk, diplomat who sought Mideast peace, dies

Martin Indyk, an author, think tank leader and diplomat who worked toward peace in the Middle East, has died aged 73. Read more

Albanese – ‘Right thing’: Australia acts against Israeli settlers

Israeli settlers linked to beatings, sexual assaults and the torture of Palestinians in the West Bank have been sanctioned by Australia. Read more

Josh Burns’ office smashed and set on fire

Vandals have smashed windows and set fire to the front of federal Labor MP Josh Burns’ Melbourne electoral office in what he has branded a “politically motivated attack”. Read more

Israeli hostage freed in time to visit terminal mother – rescuer dies from wounds

Hours after being rescued from eight months captivity in Gaza, freed hostage Noa Argamani arrived at a hospital in Tel Aviv to see her terminally ill mother. Read more

Vic premier ‘fed up’ with university encampments

“Fed up” Victorian premier Jacinta Allan is calling for pro-Palestine protesters occupying universities to leave, as the state’s police union warns moving in on the encampments is a no-win situation. Read more

“A sad and shameful day for all Australians” 

Australia’s support of a UN resolution on Palestine will help to broker peace, the foreign minister says, but a Labor MP argues it will leave Jewish Australians isolated. Read more

Arrests as protests over Gaza war disrupt major cities

Arrests have been made as train stations, ports and parts of Australia’s biggest cities are blockaded by widespread protests against the war in Gaza. Read more

Iran attacks: Australian and Jewish reactions

Statements from the World Jewish Congress and Australian leaders following the Iranian attack on Israel. Read more

Australia calls for two-solution to end Gaza violence

Recognising Palestinian statehood could be the only way to end the cycle of violence in the Middle East and build momentum toward a two-state solution, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says.

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Australia resumes UN Gaza funding after security checks

Australia has unfrozen aid to a United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees after security advice, following accusations some staff helped attack Israel. Read more

Victorian Iftar dinner cancelled over Gaza war tensions

The Victorian premier has cancelled an upcoming Iftar dinner following growing calls for a boycott over Australia’s response to the Gaza war and tensions over controversial comments by an Islamic leader. Read more

October 7 attack ‘legitimate’: Islamic Council rep

A spokesman for a leading Islamic group in Victoria has described Hamas’ attack on Israel in October as legitimate resistance, as he called on the premier to cancel an annual Iftar dinner. Read more

No evidence ‘gas the Jews’ was chanted at Opera House

Police have found no evidence an offensive anti-Semitic phrase was used at a widely condemned pro-Palestine rally on the steps of Sydney Opera House. Read more

Burger shop fire arrests, police rule out hate crime

Two men have been arrested over a burger shop fire in Melbourne that sparked a violent clash between supporters of Palestine and Israel. Read more

Wong sounds alarm over civilian deaths and ‘just’ peace

As the number of Palestinians being killed in the Gaza war continues to climb since the October 7 Hamas attack, Penny Wong has urged for genuine steps towards peace and security. Read more

Penny Wong: decision not to visit the Oct 7 sites ” insulting and deeply concerning”

Australia’s Foreign Minister, Senator Penny Wong is visiting Israel and will not be inspecting the kibbutzim, targets of the October 7 massacre. Read more

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