Nick Cater and James Brown Address AIJAC Luncheon in Sydney
August 21, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Two of Australia’s most prominent public intellectuals, Nick Cater, Executive Director of the Menzies Research Centre and James Brown, Research Director of the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Centre, addressed an AIJAC luncheon in Sydney having recently returned from an Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) RAMBAM delegation to Israel. Read more
Clergymen increase their understanding
Nine clergymen and women from Australia and New Zealand recently returned from a study tour to Israel organised by the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) Rambam Israel Fellowship Program. Read more
AIJAC asks policy questions
June 3, 2016 by Tzvi Fleischer
The Coalition and the ALP have answered election policy questions posed by The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council. Read more
Democracy in Australia
June 3, 2016 by Colin Rubenstein
With this year’s long election campaign in full swing, many Australians are doubtless tiring of the often wearying daily grind of policy announcements, campaign public appearances, photo-opportunities, mutual mud-slinging, and over-analysed play-by-play journalism…writes Dr Colin Rubenstein. Read more
AIJAC says thank you
June 2, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council has thanked Foreign Minister Julie Bishop for the country’s vote against a World Health Organisation motion accusing Israel of violating the rights of West Bank residents. Read more
Rivlin talks to AIJAC’s Mark Leibler
March 4, 2016 by Agencies
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council national chairman Mark Leibler has spoke with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin about the postponement of his planned State Visit to Australia. Read more
Australian reporters report on their trip to Israel
December 11, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Journalists’ report card
December 2, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
Journalists who participated in this year’s NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ annual Journalists Study Mission to Israel will report to the community at a public meeting in Sydney next week. Read more
Australia plans tax treaty with Israel
September 18, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The Australian Government has announced its intention to enter into tax treaty negotiations with Israel. Read more
Community welcomes Malcolm
September 16, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is no stranger to the country’s Jewish community given that his federal seat of Wentworth is home to the majority of Jews living in Sydney. Read more
ALP resolution: AIJAC has its say
July 26, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council’s chairman Mark Leibler and executive director Dr Colin Rubenstein have issued a statement on the ALP Middle East resolution. Read more
Australia’s stand at ECOSOC welcomed
July 24, 2015 by J-Wire News Service
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council has welcomed the principled stand Australia took in opposing the viciously anti-Israel resolution at the recent UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) annual session. Read more
Journos report back
November 27, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The journalists who participated in the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies’ recent Journalists Mission to Israel will address a public meeting in Sydney next week. Read more
AIJAC and the Boat People
July 25, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council has voiced its views on how Australia is dealing with asylum seekers. Read more
Jewish umbrella body supports use of Quran in front bench swearing in
July 4, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has congratulated the first Muslim to be appointed to the front bench of the Australian government…and supports the use of the Quran for his swearing in. Read more
Love letter to Hamas – Paul McGeough’s front-page profiles of Khaled Meshal…writes Sharon Mittelman
March 6, 2013 by Sharyn Mittelman
The Age and Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday dedicated their front pages to a profile of Hamas leader Khaled Meshal – interviewed in Qatar by Fairfax senior journalist Paul McGeough. There were also a number of subsequent articles on Meshal by McGeough over the weekend in those papers. Read more
New Attorney-General to be sworn in tomorrow
February 3, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
Mark Dreyfus QC entered parliament in 2007. Tomorrow will be sworn in as Australia’s Attorney-General. Read more
Election comment from the PM’s office
January 31, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
As Jewish voters across Australia ponder the ramifications of an election to be held on Yom Kippur, J-Wire has received a comment from one of Julia Gillard’s senior advisors as the debate about the date Read more
AIJAC welcomes call for negotiations…but
January 20, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
A call for a return to negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians by the the Foreign Ministers of Australia and the U.K. has been welcomed by The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council…but not their views on the settlements. Read more
Israeli ambassador rebuked – community responds
December 5, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council and the Zionist Federation of Australia have voiced their criticism of Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s decision to rebuke the Israeli ambassador Yuval Rotem over the settlements issue. Read more
An award for John Howard
November 30, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard has received the inaugural “AIJAC Award Recognising Distinguished Leadership” and spoke about the current debate in the United Nations over the debate to assign observer status to Palestine. Read more
David Pryce-Jones addresses AIJAC
November 29, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
Australian Financial Review editor Paul Bailey was hosted in Israel by the Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council coincidentally at the time of the 10-day war with Gaza. He joined distinguished British author/historian David Pryce-Jones in speaking to an AIJAC lunch in Sydney this week… Read more
Qantas meets with AIJAC
Qantas Managing Director & CEO Mr Alan Joyce has met with AIJAC National Chairman Mr Mark Leibler AC and Dr Colin Rubenstein AM Executive Director AIJAC in Melbourne. Read more
Rambam in the House
September 5, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
MLA Walt Secord has told the NSW Parliament of his AIJAC/Rambam experience. Read more
Rambam 10 years old
September 3, 2012 by Henry Benjamin
The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council’s Rambam Israel Fellowship Project has celebrated its 10th anniversary. Read more
NSW Parliamentarian makes personal Genocide Study Tour
February 18, 2012 by J-Wire Staff
NSW Labor Upper House MP and NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair, Walt Secord has made a self-funded genocide study tour to Israel, Armenia, Iraqi Kurdistan and Auschwitz-Birkeneau. Read more
Al-Manar to be further investigated
February 4, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
Al-Manar, the reported Hezbollah-backed TV station fed into Australia via satellite, is the subject of a new investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authroity. Read more
