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JCA president Ian Sandler.
April 24, 2025, 5:32 pm
Now more than ever, community counts
'The funds we raise directly sustain the programs, services and infrastructure that underpin Jewish life here in NSW and the ACT'
By Ian Sandler
Senator Sarah Henderson.
April 24, 2025, 5:26 pm
Coalition will end the hate on university campuses
Some of Australia’s most prestigious universities failed to uphold the basic rights of safety, respect and inclusion for Jewish Australians
By Sarah Henderson
Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Photo: AAP.
April 24, 2025, 5:14 pm
Major parties outline diverging policies in AIJAC questionnaire
Topics ranged from Australia’s relationship with Israel and the Gaza conflict to strategies for addressing antisemitism, multiculturalism, and handling public broadcaster complaints
By AJN STAFF
Professor Uriya Shavit is the chief editor of the Tel Aviv University Annual Antisemitism Report.
April 24, 2025, 4:45 pm
Tel Aviv University report highlights Australia’s alarming rise in antisemitism
The TAU report is widely considered the most authoritative global assessment of antisemitism trends
By AJN STAFF
Major General Jeffrey Rosenfeld, patron of VAJEX.
April 24, 2025, 12:25 pm
VAJEX pivots to include younger generation
The Victorian Association of Jewish Ex & Servicemen & Women (VAJEX) has a new mission – renewal
By Bruce Hill
ECAJ president Daniel Aghion at the roof body's 2023 AGM. Photo: Giselle Haber
April 22, 2025, 5:56 pm
Be dignified and respectful to candidates and volunteers
'It is the nature of our democracy that we will agree with some parties and candidates on these issues, and disagree with others, sometimes profoundly'
By Daniel Aghion
Mark Dreyfus speaks about the Hamas attack in Federal Parliament on Monday, October 16. Photo: Screenshot
April 22, 2025, 11:50 am
Labor, Dreyfus direct preferences to Greens
'There should be unity from the major parties around marginalising the Greens for what they have done to our communities and our country'
By Gareth Narunsky
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus in Parliament last Thursday. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
April 18, 2025, 9:05 pm
Labor preferences spark alarm in Jewish community amid rising antisemitism
'For many in the Jewish community, this is not merely a political issue—it is a matter of trust, of moral clarity, and of personal safety'
By SHANE SHMUEL
The vandalised sign (swastika has been pixellated).
April 17, 2025, 5:17 pm
Campaign sign at Jewish MP’s house vandalised with antisemitic graffiti
The vandalised sign supporting Benson Saulo had with the words "Libs = Nazis" scrawled alongside a swastika drawn on Saulo's forehead
By AJN STAFF
Julian Leeser. Photo: Peter Haskin
April 17, 2025, 2:48 pm
Julian Leeser: ‘Election of great consequence’ for Jews
Jewish Liberal Member for Berowra says ‘no regrets' over Voice stance; slams Labor on antisemitism, warns of Greens-supported minority government
By Gareth Narunsky
AUJS UTS president Moshe Kadoury addresses the 'Rise & Respond Global Student Summit Against Antisemitism' in New York City, March 23, 2025. Photo: Courtesy
April 17, 2025, 1:30 pm
Energised by global support, AUJS leader says UTS incident ‘won’t stop us’
Moshe Kadoury, who heads the AUJS branch at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), recently returned from the 'Rise & Respond: Global Student Summit Against Antisemitism' in New York
By TOBIAS SIEGAL 
DJ Jackalon performing at last year's Yom Ha'atzmaut event. Photo: Peter Haskin
April 17, 2025, 11:13 am
Marking Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut
"We celebrate the miracle that is Israel, and the miracles it performs every day."
By AJN STAFF
Members of the Victorian Parliamentary delegation at the MHM with Sue Hampel (left).
April 17, 2025, 10:51 am
Bipartisan Victorian delegation heading to Poland
A bipartisan Victorian delegation will join March of the Living in Poland for the 80th anniversary.
By Bruce Hill
The upcoming federal election "will be the most fateful our community has ever experienced". Photo: AAP Image/Richard Wainwright, Lukas Coch
April 17, 2025, 10:35 am
Contrasts
wo weeks from the federal election, we have a clearer picture of where both major parties now stand.
By AJN STAFF
Proposed changes to the boundaries of the electorate of Macnamara.
April 11, 2025, 1:58 pm
Why voting Liberal could result in a Greens win
'Jews who vote Liberal in Macnamara should understand the unintended consequence of that decision'
By Bruce Solomon
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