Penny Wong
New Israeli ambassador Amir Maimon speaks to Melbourne Jewish community leaders. Photo: Peter Haskin
June 13, 2025, 4:09 pm
‘This is not an act of escalation. It is an act of preservation’
'The regime’s expansionist ideology, its support for terrorist proxies across the Middle East, and its growing arsenal of long-range missiles demand urgent action'
By AJN STAFF
Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Photo: Peter Haskin
June 11, 2025, 2:30 pm
Australia joins sanctions on Israeli ministers
'This measure is an exercise in performative politics that will change absolutely nothing in the region,' ECAJ president Daniel Aghion says
By AJN STAFF
Mourners outside the White House last Thursday. Photo: Luke Tress/Times of Israel
May 29, 2025, 11:34 am
Australian Jewish leaders condemn DC murders
'When people in those hate-filled marches chant ‘globalise the intifada’, this is what they mean'.
By Gareth Narunsky
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) and Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong. Photo: AAP Image/Dominic Giannini
April 11, 2025, 10:50 am
Abandoning Israel is abandoning the Jewish people
History will remember those who stood for moral clarity – and those who chose political expediency. Australia must decide which side of history it wants to be on
By Jerry Lissing
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Photo: Giselle Haber
March 19, 2025, 1:56 pm
Albanese, Wong express concern over Gaza strikes
'We're calling upon all parties to respect the ceasefire and hostage deal that was put in place,' the Prime Minister said on Tuesday
By AJN STAFF
Foreign Minister Penny Wong addresses the UN General Assembly in September this year. Photo: AP Photo/Pamela Smith
January 24, 2025, 1:02 pm
Petition calls for Penny Wong not to represent Australia at Auschwitz
'Throughout her tenure, she [Wong] has not shown the level of understanding, empathy or compassion that our community expects and deserves'
By Gareth Narunsky
Foreign Minister Penny Wong addresses the UN General Assembly in September this year. Photo: AP Photo/Pamela Smith
December 18, 2024, 4:32 pm
Israeli counterpart slams Wong
Sa’ar expressed frustration that Australia had weakened its support for Israel in international forums, and that Wong had mentioned Israel in the same context as Russia and China
By AJN STAFF
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong in the Senate on November 28. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
December 12, 2024, 3:13 pm
Australian government’s conduct gravely disappointing
Israel is a central issue for upwards of 90 per cent of Australian Jews, so our government's actions towards Israel directly affect us
By Jamie Hyams
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Photo: Giselle Haber. On January 21, 2025, he finally called a meeting of national cabinet to discuss rising antisemitism.
December 12, 2024, 1:47 pm
Israel, Palestine and Labor’s ideological bonfire
'It's as if a rupture in Australia–Israel ties is the Albanese government's desired policy goal'
By Anthony Bergin and Mike Kelly
Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Photo: Peter Haskin
December 12, 2024, 1:39 pm
Australia votes for immediate Gaza ceasefire at UN
'If this resolution were to be put into effect, it would be a green light to Hamas to regroup, rearm and prepare for the next terrorist attack against Israel'
By Gareth Narunsky
Foreign Minister Penny Wong addresses the UN General Assembly in September this year. Photo: AP Photo/Pamela Smith
December 11, 2024, 2:30 pm
Wong accused of equating Israel with Russia, China
While delivering her Hawke Lecture, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Israel, Russia and China should abide by international law.
By AJN STAFF
Senator Michaelia Cash.
December 4, 2024, 2:32 pm
‘We side with our allies over terrorists’
Labor can’t seem to get enough of its silly games and threatening our global alliances
By MICHAELIA CASH
Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Photo: Peter Haskin
November 22, 2024, 9:55 am
A disturbing and insupportable trend
'Our government must make a stand if we are to save the UN as a meaningful organisation, defend free speech and strengthen our democracy'
By Mike Kelly
Federal MP Josh Burns tables the letter.Photo: Screenshot
November 16, 2024, 9:00 pm
Australia does not have the power to end this war
'What we do have the power to do is ensure the communities affected by it here can live safely and without discrimination.'
By Josh Burns
Education Minister Jason Clare. Photo: Facebook
October 29, 2024, 4:15 pm
Clare’s accusation of war crimes aimed at the wrong target
There’s no comparison between those who deliberately kill innocents as their goal and those who cause unavoidable civilian deaths when fighting their adversaries.
By Anthony Bergin
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