Bob Hawke
August 28, 2023, 4:27 pm
Davis slams stance
"Australia has got to be in a position where we are not one-sided, but we do need to respect the contribution of the Jewish community; it is a democracy."
By AJN STAFF
Bob Hawke described meeting Golda Meir as “a life-changing experience”
May 22, 2019, 4:18 pm
Bob Hawke: From a love affair to ‘just friends’
AUSTRALIAN Jews and the State of Israel owe Bob Hawke a great deal, writes Sam Lipski.
Tributes have poured in for former prime minister Bob Hawke, who passed away aged 89. Photo: AJN file
May 17, 2019, 11:20 am
Jewish community mourns Hawke
JEWISH leaders and politicians have paid tribute to former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 89.
Malcolm Turnbull with Bob Hawke and Bill Shorten at Monday's memorial service for Barry Cohen. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
February 8, 2018, 12:00 am
Australia pays tribute to Barry Cohen
The colourful life and illustrious career of Barry Cohen were honoured by past and present political leaders at a state memorial service held at Old Parliament House – where the late politician spent three years of his more than two decades in office.
Warren Mundine. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas.
March 9, 2017, 12:00 am
Mundine hits out at Labor grandees
Former Australian Labor Party (ALP) president and Aboriginal leader Nyunggai Warren Mundine has hit out at the Labor leaders who called for the recognition of a Palestinian state.
By Joshua Levi
Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Malcolm Turnbull in Sydney. Photo: Noel Kessel
February 23, 2017, 12:00 am
History in the making
A sea of security personnel, dignitaries, photographers and police welcomed Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s first sitting Prime Minister to step on Australian soil, as he arrived in Sydney in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
By Joshua Levi
From left: Michael Danby, Josh Frydenberg and Mark Dreyfus. Photo: Eldad Ohayon
December 4, 2015, 12:00 am
Lighting up Capital Hill
A CHANUKIAH hasn’t been lit in Federal Parliament since 1988 when Bob Hawke was prime minister. But that all changed on Tuesday when political rivals Josh Frydenberg and Michael Danby co-hosted a Chanukah party under the auspices of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), with the support of the ACT Jewish Community and Chabad ACT.
17-5-15. From left: Greg Barton, Suzaane Rutland, Sam Lipski. Book launch of "Let My People Go" at Beth Weizmann. Photo: Peter Haskin
May 27, 2015, 12:00 am
Refusenik campaign recalled
By Peter Kohn
May 8, 2015, 12:01 am
Refusenik campaign recalled
By Peter Kohn
October 23, 2014, 12:00 am
Our ‘disappointing relationship’ with Gough
By Peter Kohn
April 16, 2013, 12:00 am
Australia has ‘failed badly’ on Nazis
AUSTRALIA’S strategies for bringing alleged Nazi war criminals in this country to justice are fundamentally flawed, according to a key anti-Nazi campaigner.
By Peter Kohn
April 12, 2013, 12:00 am
Hawke would have quit over Israel
GOUGH Whitlam, the prime minister who shines brightest in Labor’s pantheon, had an “immoral, unethical and ungrateful attitude” towards Israel, his nemesis Bob Hawke allegedly said.
By Peter Kohn
June 1, 2011, 2:00 am
Technion head at the cutting edge of science
UNMANNED mine removal vehicles, microscopic “nano-swimmers” that deliver medication directly to the area of the body that needs it, and a robotic snake were some of the latest groundbreaking projects presented by Professor Danny Weihs at the Technion Society of Australia’s 2011 celebration supper last Sunday.
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