NSW Premier Chris Minns
Caroline Marcus and Eddy Boas. Photo: Giselle Haber
June 5, 2025, 11:04 am
‘Living proof that the human spirit can’t be broken’
The Holocaust Survivors Reunion Lunch gathered 200 people at NSW Parliament, 85 of them Holocaust survivors.
By Carly Adno
Navi Pillay.
May 29, 2025, 11:51 am
Anti-Israel UN recipient
Peter Wertheim said rewarding Pillay "will only promote more hatred, division and violence, not peace".
By Carly Adno
Dr George Foster (left) with Holocaust survivor Eddy Boas.
May 8, 2025, 11:47 am
‘Joyous’ event to counter hate
"With this function, we hope to give them much sought-after relief and pleasure," says Dr George Foster.
By AJN STAFF
Israeli ambassador Amir Maimon (right) presents Premier Chris Minns with a framed copy of President Isaac Herzog's letter. Photo: Giselle Haber
May 7, 2025, 9:22 am
Herzog’s praise of Minns
"I will never apologise for taking the poison of antisemitism swiftly and seriously,” says Chris Minns.
By Gareth Narunsky
Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi wore a keffiyeh "in solidarity with Palestinians" in Parliament last May. Photo: Facebook
March 18, 2025, 2:48 pm
Greens push to sink hate laws
ECAJ co-CEO Peter Wertheim condemned Faruqi's comments as “mendacious nonsense” in a statement to The AJN.
By Peter Kohn
Newtown Synagogue was recently vandalised.
February 6, 2025, 12:06 pm
NSW Premier strengthens hate speech laws to combat antisemitic attacks
"These are strong new laws, and they need to be because these attacks have to stop."
By AJN STAFF
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks in federal Parliament on February 4.
February 6, 2025, 10:52 am
PM declines to answer caravan question
The NSW Premier said a "comprehensive investigation" was being undertaken.
By Gareth Narunsky
In Dover Heights cars were set ablaze, antisemitic slogans were graffitied on firebombed cars and the former house of Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-CEO Alex Ryvchin was doused in red paint.
January 23, 2025, 9:44 am
‘This is a campaign of domestic terrorism’
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies president David Ossip said the incident “should outrage and disturb all Australians”.
By Carly Adno
NSW Police are being criticised for inaction over an alleged antisemitic incident. A second man has been arrested for allegedly trying to set a synagogue alight in Sydney's Inner West. Photo: NSW Police
January 22, 2025, 12:30 pm
Two arrested over arson at Newtown Synagogue
"They are watching you and you will be caught if you intend to commit one of these heinous crimes," Police Minister Yasmin Catley warned.
By Carly Adno
Graffiti at Newtown Synagogue on Saturday morning.
January 16, 2025, 10:51 am
Three antisemitic graffiti attacks in 24 hours
Speaking outside Newtown Shule, NSW Premier Chris Minns told reporters on Sunday it was a “racist, antisemitic targeted attack”.
By Gareth Narunsky
NSW Premier Chris Minns at Central Synagogue. Photo: NSW Premier's Office
December 12, 2024, 10:59 am
Minns pledges support
"I understand that the Jewish community gathers today under a dark cloud and I'm heartbroken at that fact," says NSW Premier Chris Minns.
By Carly Adno
Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan (centre) with Jillian Segal and NSW Premier Chris Minns.
November 6, 2024, 10:08 am
Dayan calls for ‘moral leadership’
"I think the most important issue is the academisation of antisemitism all over the world," says Chairman of Yad Vashem Dani Dayan.
By Carly Adno
An artist's impression of the new Hakoah at White City.
September 26, 2024, 8:00 am
Hakoah dream back to life
"The best thing we can do is build our own club, for our own community, that will be the hub of our community," Lowy told The AJN in August.
By AJN STAFF
From left: Noah Loven, Danielle Tischmann, NSW Premier Chris Minns, Zac Morris, Jack Mars. 
September 19, 2024, 10:47 am
Minns meets AUJS
"We discussed challenges faced by Jewish students on campuses in NSW, including rising antisemitism, and discussed proactive steps to confront it," Minns told The AJN.
By AJN STAFF
NSW Premier Chris Minns. Photo: Giselle Haber
May 30, 2024, 11:15 am
Premier’s praise for Israel
Addressing Jewish communal leaders, fellow politicians, dignitaries and representatives of other communities and faiths, Minns recalled travelling to Israel.
By Gareth Narunsky
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