George Brandis

March 2, 2017, 12:00 am

Jewish community leaders have welcomed this week’s findings by Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights report on the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA), which failed to reach a consensus on amending freedom-of-speech laws.

By Peter Kohn

AIJAC executive director Colin Rubenstein.

November 10, 2016, 12:00 am

Caution urged over 18C inquiry

Communal leaders are cautiously welcoming a parliamentary inquiry into freedom of speech, but maintain sections 18C and 18D should remain untouched.

By Evan Zlatkis

Muhammad Raza Saqib Mustafai in the offensive video. Photo: YouTube screengrab

October 13, 2016, 12:00 am

‘Urgent need’ to act on genocide advocacy

A Pakistani cleric sent home from an Australian speaking tour last week after a video emerged of him declaring, “It is the guarantee of world peace when the last Jew is slain” illustrates the “urgent need” for a new criminal offence of advocacy of genocide.

By Evan Zlatkis

Attorney General George Brandis with Malcolm Turnbull. Photo: AAP Image.

August 12, 2016, 12:01 am

New genocide advocacy law

Confirmation that a new federal criminal offence of advocacy of genocide will be “introduced early" was welcomed by ECAJ executive director Peter Wertheim.

By Shane Desiatnik

August 11, 2016, 12:01 am

Latest bid to scrap 18C falters

Under threat during the Abbott government, Section 18C appears to have dodged another bullet, and its survival has been hailed by the Jewish community.

By Peter Kohn

July 27, 2016, 3:04 pm

Legal legend mourned

Senior politicians, communal leaders and the legal fraternity have paid tribute to former Federal Court judge and barrister Alan Goldberg.

By Joshua Levi

From left: Dave Sharma, George Brandis, Benjamin Netanyahu and Christopher Pyne.

December 17, 2015, 12:00 am

Pyne, Brandis hail inspirational Israel

INNOVATION was high on the agenda when government minister Christopher Pyne met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem earlier this week.

By Gareth Narunsky

December 3, 2015, 12:00 am

Cementing Israel trade ties

THE federal government will look into the feasibility of a free trade deal between Australia and Israel, Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb’s office has confirmed to The AJN.

By Gareth Narunsky

Federal Attorney-General, Senator George Brandis. Photo: AAP Image/Lukas Coch

November 12, 2015, 12:00 am

New legislation on advocating genocide

THE federal government today (Thursday) introduced to Parliament a new criminal offence of advocating genocide, which could see offenders who publicly “counsel, promote, encourage or urge” genocide imprisoned for up to seven years.

By Evan Zlatkis

September 10, 2015, 12:00 am

Advocacy of genocide to be criminalised

ANTI-Discrimination Board of NSW president Stepan Kerkyasharian has joined communal leaders in welcoming the federal government’s plans to introduce a new crime of “advocacy of genocide”.

By Evan Zlatkis

August 8, 2014, 12:00 am

Government shelves 18C repeal

THE Abbott government has bowed to pressure from ethnic groups including the Australian Jewish community, scrapping its proposed wind-back of the Racial Discrimination Act on Tuesday.

By adam kamien

June 27, 2014, 12:00 am

East Jerusalem stance clarified

COMMUNAL leaders this week said they have no issue with an apparent softening of the federal government’s stance on the status of East Jerusalem.

By Gareth Narunsky

June 13, 2014, 12:00 am

Leaders laud East Jerusalem stance

ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lauded the Australian government after Attorney-General George Brandis (pictured) clarified last week the Coalition does not refer to East Jerusalem as “occupied”.

By Gareth Narunsky

May 30, 2014, 12:00 am

Brandis backing down on RDA

IT has been revealed that Attorney-General George Brandis (pictured) is considering reining in the sweeping changes the government had proposed to make to the Racial Discrimination Act.

By Gareth Narunsky

May 16, 2014, 12:00 am

Denier Toben backs Brandis over RDA

HOLOCAUST denier Fredrick Toben has claimed in his submission to the federal government’s race law review that Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act was “designed by Jewish interests” to “legally protect the Holocaust-Shoah narrative”.

By Gareth Narunsky