Jewish Council of Australia
A Limmud Oz musical session last year. Photo: Peter Haskin
June 4, 2026, 11:34 am
Fest to proceed despite partnership split
A speaker controversy has led two partner organisations to withdraw from Limmud Oz Sydney.
By BRUCE HILL AND SHANE DESIATNIK
The Australian National Imams Council. Photo: ANIC website.
May 21, 2026, 9:09 am
Imams council claims commitment to Jewish community
ANIC submission to Royal Commission urges distinction between antisemitism and Israel criticism
By Bruce Hill
Nazi spy Caren Mory who killed herself at the end of the war but appears on the Jewish Council of Australia’s list of Australian Jews opposing President Herzog’s visit to Australia. Photo: Jewish News (UK).
February 10, 2026, 12:41 pm
Jewish Council of Australia ad sparks outrage
Letter opposing Herzog criticised amid claims it lists deceased people, kapos, joke names and fake identities.
By Bruce Hill
The "Dutton's Jew" slide at the QUT symposium in January.
July 23, 2025, 2:44 pm
QUT review: ‘Dutton’s Jew’ symposium not antisemitic
The review acknowledged 'some of the content was capable of causing offence and more careful consideration should have been given'
By AJN STAFF
Zara Cooper, who posts under the name Clammy Fraud.
April 8, 2025, 2:05 pm
Victoria Police drop intervention order against Israel advocate
Victoria Police have withdrawn their case against Zara Cooper after telling the magistrate there was no prospect of success.
By Carly Adno
Zara Cooper, who posts under the name Clammy Fraud.
March 25, 2025, 4:23 pm
Antisemitism campaigner targeted by police
Zara Cooper has appeared in court after Victoria Police applied for a personal safety intervention order (PSIO) against her on behalf of Sarah Schwartz.
By AJN STAFF
Members of a Pro-Palestine encampment at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Thursday, May 2, 2024. Photo: AAP Image/Joel Carrett
January 30, 2025, 12:07 pm
Stop calling them the JCA
But I implore you all – do not abbreviate their name to JCA when you do.
By Gareth Narunsky
A speech and slide presentation by Sarah Schwartz at the Queensland University of Technology.
January 24, 2025, 9:53 am
Bizarre “anti-racism” conference at QUT slammed
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies said the symposium featured presentations that characterised Jews as "hateful, racist and xenophobic.
By Bruce Hill
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces Jillian Segal as Australia's Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism. Photo: Giselle Haber
July 18, 2024, 11:17 am
Whose voice?
Since the barbaric Hamas attacks of October 7 ... the Jewish community has experienced an explosion in unjust victim-blaming and a tsunami of antisemitic incidents.
By AJN STAFF
Jillian Segal addresses the media after being announced as Australia's special envoy to combat antisemitism, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese looks on, at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Photo: Giselle Haber
July 18, 2024, 8:00 am
‘Fringe group’ labels Jillian Segal pro-war
“I would have more faith in Mehreen Faruqi’s suggestions on how to combat antisemitism if she was able to call out the vile antisemitism within her party," says Josh Burns MP.
By Bruce Hill
Greens deputy leader Mehreen Faruqi speaks at an anti-Israel rally in Sydney. Photo: Instagram
July 11, 2024, 2:08 pm
Jewish Council labels Segal pro war
“We already have a Race Discrimination Commissioner which is empowered to fight all forms of racism," says Greens Deputy Leader and Antiracism spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi.
By Bruce Hill
ECAJ co-CEO Peter Wertheim. Photo: Giselle Haber
June 20, 2024, 8:00 am
Jewish Council’s far-right slur
ECAJ co-CEO Peter Wertheim said those who seek to play down the surge in antisemitic incidents clearly have no idea what they are talking about.
By Bruce Hill
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