Leifer guilty of abusing vulnerable, isolated students
April 3, 2023 by AAP
In an isolated ultra-Orthodox community, Malka Leifer was revered in a way three Melbourne sisters had never witnessed in a woman. Read more
Malka Leifer found guilty of school abuse charges
Former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer has been found guilty of 18 sexual abuse offences against two former students. Read more
Leifer trial jury still out and heading for ninth day
March 31, 2023 by AAP
Jurors in the trial of former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer will return to court on Monday to continue deliberations for a ninth day after being sent home. Read more
Leifer jury told to relax before resuming deliberations
March 29, 2023 by AAP
Jurors considering verdicts in ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer’s sexual abuse trial have been sent home after another day of deliberations and urged to relax. Read more
Those showing Nazi symbols in Qld, Tasmania face jail
March 29, 2023 by AAP
People showing Nazi symbols will face jail time or fines under proposed laws in Queensland and Tasmania amid intense concern about a recent neo-Nazi protest in Melbourne.
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Heat grows on state Liberal leader over trans-furore MP
March 28, 2023 by AAP
Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto is under fire for suspending rather than expelling Moira Deeming from the parliamentary Liberal party. Read more
Malka Leifer abuse jury push on for verdicts
March 28, 2023 by AAP
Jurors deliberating in the trial of former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer have revealed they’ve reached a unanimous decision on some charges against her. Read more
Israel judicial overhaul suspended after day of turmoil
March 28, 2023 by AAP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has paused his signature plan to overhaul Israel’s judiciary after a day of nationwide turmoil when workers joined a general strike against the proposal, and hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets. Read more
Nazi symbol ban goes under the spotlight in new inquiry
March 27, 2023 by AAP
A proposed ban on Nazi symbols will go under the spotlight after attention on the hateful ideology was thrust back into the public arena following a protest in Victoria. Read more
Protests increase as Netanyahu sacks defence minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sacked Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, triggering mass protests a day after Gallant broke ranks with the government and urged a halt to a highly contested plan to overhaul the judicial system. Read more
Senior politicians break with Netanyahu on Judicial Reform
March 26, 2023 by AAP
Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant, a former IDF general, has broken with his own party, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party, and said that he cannot support the government’s judicial reform program. Read more
Emotions run high during Nazi symbol ban debate
March 24, 2023 by AAP
A parliamentarian has broken down during a debate on Nazi symbolism as tensions ran high in the Senate. Read more
Israel ratifies law limiting conditions for ousting PM
March 23, 2023 by AAP
Israel has ratified a law limiting the circumstances in which a prime minister can be removed, despite worries voiced by a government jurist that it might be meant to shield the incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu from any fallout from his corruption trials. Read more
Senator restrained by police as LGBTQI protests clash
March 23, 2023 by AAP
Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has been physically held back by police as she attempted to storm the lectern of an anti-transgender rights protest. Read more
Dutton calls for criminal ban on Nazi symbol display
March 22, 2023 by AAP
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has called on the federal government to urgently change criminal laws to prohibit the display of Nazi symbols. Read more
Jurors retire to consider Malka Leifer abuse verdict
March 22, 2023 by AAP
Jurors have begun deliberating over allegations former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer sexually abused three vulnerable students. Read more
Tasmania follows Victoria in pushing to ban Nazi salute
March 21, 2023 by AAP
Tasmania’s government plans to introduce laws to ban the Nazi salute, after outrage following an anti-transgender rights rally in Melbourne.
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Egypt hosts Israeli-Palestinian talks ahead of Ramadan
March 19, 2023 by AAP
Egypt is hosting Israeli and Palestinian officials in the resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh in a United States and Jordanian-backed effort to calm a surge of violence in the West Bank ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Read more
Nazis not welcome in Victoria, premier says after clash
Nazis are not welcome in Victoria after white supremacists taunted transgender rights protesters outside state parliament, Daniel Andrews says. Read more
Neo-Nazi crackdown on the cards after Melbourne clash
March 19, 2023 by AAP
Extra measures to crack down on neo-Nazism will be explored by the Victorian government after white supremacists taunted transgender rights protesters outside state parliament. Read more
Israelis rally against judicial overhaul for 11th week
Israelis have packed city streets in nationwide demonstrations now in their 11th week against plans by the hard-right government to curb the Supreme Court’s powers, which critics see as a threat to judicial independence. Read more
Prodigious pianist brings Roaring Twenties to the 2020s
March 16, 2023 by AAP
When Simon Tedeschi plays the nostalgic notes of Rhapsody in Blue, the virtuoso hears the story of his family in the Roaring Twenties. Read more
Defence calls for not guilty in Malka Leifer abuse case
Jurors have been warned about “dangerous” witnesses as they prepare to consider their verdicts in the case of former ultra-Orthodox Jewish teacher Malka Leifer. Read more
Leifer sex abuse case lag a disadvantage: Barrister
March 10, 2023 by AAP
A gap of almost two decades between former ultra-Orthodox Jewish teacher Malka Leifer’s alleged sex crimes and her facing trial is a disadvantage to her defence, her barrister claims. Read more
Hamas gunman wounds three in Tel Aviv attack
March 10, 2023 by AAP
A Palestinian gunman has opened fire in Tel Aviv, wounding three people before being killed by police in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has labelled a “terror attack” amid rising unrest in the West Bank. Read more
Malka Leifer’s former student accused of ‘blatant lies’
March 9, 2023 by AAP
A woman alleging former ultra-Orthodox Jewish school principal Malka Leifer sexually abused her has been accused of telling “blatant lies” to a jury. Read more
Palestinian police fire tear gas at militant fun
March 9, 2023 by AAP
Palestinian security forces have fired tear gas canisters and flash grenades at angry Palestinian protesters during a funeral for a militant in the occupied West Bank. Read more
Fiddler On The Roof star Chaim Topol dead at 87
March 9, 2023 by AAP
Israeli actor Chaim Topol, best known for his role as Tevye in the 1971 classic musical Fiddler On The Roof, has died aged 87 in Israel, a statement from the president’s office has announced. Read more
Leifer: Prosecution closes Crown’s case – urges guilty verdict
March 9, 2023 by AAP
Using pretend love and concern, former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer groomed and sexually abused three young students for her own gratification, jurors have been told. Read more
‘You can ask me 3000 times’: Teal won’t pick sides
March 9, 2023 by AAP
A potential key player in who forms NSW’s next government has firmly defended not committing herself to Labor or the coalition ahead of the state election. Read more
