Josh Burns MP
Josh Burns at the Royal Commission.
July 2, 2026, 8:00 am
Burns describes relentless online abuse
Josh Burns tells the royal commission the firebombing and online hate sent one message: Jews don't belong.
By Gareth Narunsky
The Jewmos Rosh Hashanah dinner. Photo: Michael Simson.
September 25, 2025, 11:58 am
Dinner highlights identity crisis
"It's particularly difficult to be an LGBT Jew in a very kind of liberal left-wing world," Jarod Rhine-Davis said.
By Bruce Hill
Josh Burns. Photo: Facebook.
April 24, 2025, 8:00 am
Josh Burns: ‘I’ve been in there fighting for the community’
Burns is keenly aware of the frustration felt by many in the Jewish community.
By Sharyn Kolieb
[From left to right] Jaz Brandson, AUJS ACT Co-President, Jack Mars, AUJS Public Affairs Coordinator, Inquiry chair Josh Burns MP, Danielle Tischmann AUJS Co President.
February 13, 2025, 3:48 pm
Jewish students demand action on antisemitism
'This cannot be another report that sits on a shelf,' AUJS warns as judicial inquiry remains an option
By Bruce Hill
Macnamara MP and Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Josh Burns, presenting the report into antisemitism at Australian Universities. Photo: Screenshot
February 12, 2025, 5:10 pm
Universities must act on antisemitism says report
The committee's report, which draws on 47 public submissions and four public hearings, makes 10 recommendations for immediate implementation.
By Bruce Hill
Chair of the parliamentary inquiry Macnamara MP Josh Burns at Wednesday's hearing.
February 6, 2025, 10:56 am
Uni heads face tough questions
Committee members expressed frustration over his handling of controversial academic Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah's social media posts.
By Bruce Hill
Macnamara MP Josh Burns questioning university representatives at the inquiry.
December 19, 2024, 9:56 am
Burns wants changes by next year
Josh Burns MP, who is Jewish, told The AJN he's working to have reforms in place by February, targeting improvements in universities' complaint processes.
By Bruce Hill
Removal of undamaged torah scrolls, tallisim, and prayer books from the Adass Israel shule. Not all could be salvaged. Photo: Peter Haskin
December 10, 2024, 9:07 pm
Ruined Torah scrolls to be replaced
$250,000 government grant for firebombed synagogue
By Bruce Hill
Photo: Supplied
September 4, 2024, 1:47 pm
Moving service for murdered hostages held at Bondi
“We meet today in pain and anguish,” declared Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-CEO Alex Ryvchin.
By Gareth Narunsky
July 31, 2024, 10:35 am
University lecture goes ahead despite protests
Around a hundred demonstrators chanted anti-Israel slogans outside the Law Faculty.
By Bruce Hill
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