Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council
Mimi Lebovits and her husband Shaya survived the Bondi terror attack.
June 11, 2026, 8:00 am
Six months on from Bondi terrorist attack
Survivor Mimi Lebovits says the pain remains raw 6 months after the Bondi terror attack that claimed 15 lives.
By Gareth Narunsky
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses the media at Australian Federal Police National Headquarters in Canberra on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Photo: AAP Image/Hilary Wardhaugh
December 30, 2025, 8:36 pm
Jewish community leadership demands royal commission in joint statements
'We have issued repeated warnings to government about increasing Jew hatred in this country, and the social permissiveness that has been allowed to grow resulting in further attacks'
By AJN STAFF
Greens leader Larissa Waters speaks to the media after her elevation on Thursday, May 15. Photo: AAP Image/Joel Carrett
May 22, 2025, 8:00 am
Greens ‘in total denial’
At the election the Greens' four lower-house seats were reduced to one.
By Peter Kohn
A displaced Palestinians camp in Rafah in December 2023. Photo: Mahmud Hams/AFP
August 29, 2024, 11:35 am
Concern over Gaza visas
Australia towers above other "Five Eyes" nations and comparable countries in Gazan visa approvals.
By Peter Kohn
Greens councillor Ludovico Fabiano. Photo: Facebook
November 6, 2023, 6:54 am
Greens deputy mayor removed
"I call on our community to look forward and come together in unity to support each other during this time of heartbreak for many," she added.
By Gareth Narunsky
'One of a kind' Jeremy Jones. Photo: Giselle Haber
September 27, 2023, 12:53 pm
Macquarie St pays tribute
"He was that rare combination of a great mind and a great heart, and he put all of his gifts at the service of those who needed them."
By Gareth Narunsky
Breann Fallon of the Sydney Jewish Museum addresses Tuesday's Senate inquiry. Photo: Screenshot
May 4, 2023, 10:42 am
Australia ‘decades behind’ on Nazi symbols ban
The inquiry heard from a wide range of communal organisations, including Jewish communal leaders, the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network and the Hindu community.
By Peter Kohn
The neo-Nazi protesters outside Parliament House in Melbourne. Photo: AAP Image/James Ross
March 23, 2023, 11:11 am
Lib push for MP at rally to be expelled
The Victorian government has announced it will move to ban the Nazi salute in the wake of an anti-trans rally at which neo-Nazis performed salutes on the steps of the Victorian Parliament, while Jewish community groups have backed a push for Moira Deeming to be expelled from the Liberal Party.
By Gareth Narunsky
AIJAC executive director Colin Rubenstein (left) with Ehud Ya'ari. Photo: Shane Desiatnik
March 22, 2023, 7:26 am
Ya’ari on Bibi: ‘You can’t steer a car like this’
"The people [protesting] are the ones who serve in the army, pay taxes, and build the Israeli economy – they feel infuriated, and they are saying no."
By Shane Desiatnik
Jeremy Jones speaking at the Australian Friends of the Hebrew University's Honours Club. Photo: AUSTFHU
March 18, 2023, 7:10 am
Jones enthralls audience
By AJN STAFF
Commission of Inquiry head Navi Pillay, 2014. Photo: AP Photo/Paul Schemm, File
November 3, 2022, 9:38 am
Commission of Inquiry to investigate ‘apartheid’ claims
Australia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dr Fiona Webster this week stated, "Australia reaffirms our view that the HRC brings disproportionate scrutiny to Israel."
By Peter Kohn
A swastika on a tram stop on Hawthorn Road in Caulfield. Photo: Peter Haskin
September 1, 2022, 9:13 am
Jews, shules targets for far-right
A report from State Parliament's Legal and Social Issues Committee has stated that "left-wing organisations, Jewish people and synagogues, Muslims, Asians and gay people" were targets.
By Peter Kohn
Delegates at the First Zionist Congress. Photo: National Photo Collection of Israel
September 1, 2022, 8:27 am
125 years of modern Zionism
'At Basel, I founded the Jewish state. If I said this out loud today, I would be greeted by universal laughter. In five years perhaps, and certainly in 50 years, everyone will perceive it'
By Peter Kohn
A ball of fire and smoke rises during Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, on August 5, 2022. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90
August 11, 2022, 8:36 am
Local communal leaders laud ceasefire
The fighting last weekend saw a thousand rockets fired at Israeli civilians after Israel.
By Gareth Narunsky
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (left) and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid leave the podiums after their joint statement at the Knesset. Photo: AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo
June 23, 2022, 8:14 am
Israel goes back to the polls
Australian Jewish leaders have paid tribute to the outgoing Israeli coalition, as Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announce they are dissolving the Knesset and their eight-party government.
By Peter Kohn
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