4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (400+ words) The prime minister has defended a decision not to follow the UK in announcing trade bans on Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. Anthony Albanese has defended his government’s decision not to join the UK in restricting trade with…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (581+ words) Glen Eira City Council has become the first local government in Victoria to adopt a dedicated Antisemitism Strategy and Action Plan, covering 2026 to 2028. The two-year plan was developed in response to data showing that Glen Eira accounted for 43 per cent…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (591+ words) ASIO director-general Mike Burgess says leaders underestimated repeated warnings about rising antisemitism and the growing risk of politically motivated violence before the Bondi Beach terror attack. In his first extensive interview since the 14 December 2025 attack, Burgess said ASIO had repeatedly…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (204+ words) The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has been granted a short extension by the Australian Government, pushing delivery of its final report from December 14 to Friday, December 18, 2026. Commissioner Virginia Bell AC SC requested the extension to ensure the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (910+ words) Rabbi Yehoram Ulman has closed the public hearings of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion with a deeply personal appeal for Australia to confront hatred and create a country in which Jewish people are genuinely safe. The Chabad…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (639+ words) Waverley Mayor Will Nemesh has told the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion that councils have an important role in confronting antisemitism at the community level, pointing to Waverley’s own strategy as a model for local government across Australia....

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (790+ words) Jewish residents are concealing visible signs of their identity, while children express concern for their safety, as antisemitism takes an increasingly personal toll across Melbourne, the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has heard from local mayors. Port Phillip…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (321+ words) Arguably the best soprano in recorded history, Dame Joan Sutherland, would have received her centenary letter from King Charles, had she lived to November 7 this year. Sadly, the heavenly voice left this earthly domain in 2010. To commemorate that amazing lady,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1305+ words) The Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion heard something notable on 20 August. A witness appearing to promote a framework against dehumanising speech defended a framework that could legitimise dehumanisation. Rita Jabri Markwell, a solicitor and adviser to the Australian…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (945+ words) This past week has seen more outbreaks of uncontrollable blabbering from around the globe.There seem to be few boundaries when the objects of the rhetoric cover Israel, Jews and events connected to them. Every day brings more reports of…...