“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

Farewell messages for Scott Morrison

Former Liberal Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced his retirement from politics. Read more

Words of support from Boris and Scott

It was almost an impromptu event when UIA major donors received a week’s notice to hear former prime ministers Australian Scott Morrison and British Boris Johnson following their visit to the Oct 7 kibbutzim. Read more

Australia’s leaders send messages for Yom Ha’atzmaut

Both Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Leader of the Opposition Anthony Albanese have sent messages on Israel’s  74th birthday. Read more

Prime Minister Scott Morrison sends his Passover message

As the sun sets at Passover, Jewish families in Australia and around the globe will come together to find strength in faith, family, fellowship and community. Read more

Australia adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism that the Australian government pledges to embrace the definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. Read more

The Prime Minister’s Rosh Hashanah message

I extend my warmest greetings to all who are marking Rosh Hashanah – the start of the Jewish New Year and the anniversary of the beginning of life. Read more

Senior NSW politician adds his voice to listing Hezbollah as 100% terrorist group in Australia

The NSW Shadow Minister for Police and Counter-Terrorism has thrown his support behind a growing campaign to list the entirety of Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation in Australia. Read more

Canada follows Australia’s stance on Durban 4

The Canadian has announced it will join Australia in not attending the Durban 4 Conference in September citing the anti-Israel sentiments showing previously. Read more

Scott Morrison says no to Durban 4

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has applauded Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement that Australia will not participate in the event to mark the 20th anniversary of the UN World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. Read more

The Prime Minister’s message for Yom Ha’azmaut

Yom Ha’atzmaut is usually a time of celebration and reflection—a moment to recall the promise of freedom, the strength of hope, and the emergence of a proud and potent nation. Read more

Scott Morrison and Jacinda Ardern in a video conference with Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participated in a video conference on Friday hosted by Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, with prominent world leaders on the corona pandemic including Australia’s Scott Morrison and New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern. Read more

This global health crisis and Passover

A special message from Prime Minister Scott Morrison for an out of the ordinary Passover. Read more

Australian leadership condemns Hamas

Australia’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister have condemned Hamas following the failure of un general assembly resolution on ‘activities of Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza. Read more

Australia’s Jerusalem Embassy move sinks in sea of Islamic threats

Forget about Australia moving its Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Read more

Liberal campaigner resigns over neo-Nazi revelations

A Victorian Liberal Party campaigner resigned on Wednesday after it was revealed that he was a former neo-Nazi. Read more