Peter Wertheim
Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
July 27, 2026, 3:17 pm
Jewish groups condemn new Labor platform on Israel
Jewish leaders condemn Labor's new Israel platform, warning key safeguards on Hamas and security were removed.
By Bruce Hill
Neo-Nazis protest outside the NSW Parliament. Photo: X
May 15, 2026, 3:59 pm
‘White Australia’ neo-Nazi group banned
It is now a criminal offence to support, fund, train, recruit for, join or direct the organisation
By AJN STAFF
AFR editor-in-chief James Chessell. Photo: LinkedIn
March 31, 2026, 9:53 pm
Chessell concedes cartoon used antisemitic tropes
AFR editor said he had since done reading on antisemitism which had 'opened his eyes' and that he was on a learning curve to develop his understanding further
By AJN STAFF
A rally by Hizb ut-Tahrir which took place in Sydney in May 2021.
March 6, 2026, 9:30 am
Government lists Hizb ut-Tahrir as banned hate group
Other countries that have banned Hizb ut-Tahrir include Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the United Kingdom
ECAJ co-CEO Peter Wertheim. Photo: Giselle Haber
January 15, 2026, 1:44 pm
ECAJ urges Coalition not to reject bill despite shortcomings
'The ECAJ would urge the Coalition not to allow the perfect to become the enemy of the good,' ECAJ co-CEO Peter Wertheim says
By AJN STAFF
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signs the condolence book for Bondi victims at Parliament House on December 20, 2025. Photo: Facebook
January 12, 2026, 5:45 pm
Parliament recalled for national security laws on extremism
The new reforms could make it easier for hardline Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir to be banned
By AJN STAFF
High school students from Jewish and Catholic schools in Sydney came together at a forum to mark the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate.
October 29, 2025, 4:37 pm
Forum marks 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate
High school students from Jewish and Catholic schools in Sydney came together at a special forum to discuss antisemitism
By AJN STAFF
The Hamas flag at the Brisbane protest. Photo: X
September 12, 2025, 2:37 pm
Jewish leaders outraged over Hamas flag loophole
'The fact that that person claims not to have known that it was a Hamas flag, in the context of a political demonstration about the Gaza war, defies credulity'
By AJN STAFF
Cleric Wissam Haddad was found to have breached Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. Screenshot: YouTube
August 1, 2025, 2:45 pm
Islamic preacher loses charity status after Four Corners investigation
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) stripped Haddad's Dawah Van Incorporated of its charity registration in June
By AJN STAFF
From left: Peter Wertheim, Anthony Albanese, Daniel Aghion, and Simone Abel.
July 31, 2025, 11:29 am
Jewish leaders meet Albanese as Palestine recognition pressure mounts
'The Prime Minister reiterated what he has said publicly about the recognition of a Palestinian state. It is on the Government's agenda, but it is not imminent'
By AJN STAFF
Wissam Haddad (left) leaves the Federal Court of Australia, in Sydney, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.. Photo: AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts
July 18, 2025, 11:19 am
Court blocks hate preacher’s bid to ‘bury’ corrective notices
Justice Stewart accepted expert evidence that social media posts could quickly disappear from view unless given prominence through platform features
By AJN STAFF
Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) co-CEO Peter Wertheim (left) and deputy president Robert Goot.
July 1, 2025, 4:18 pm
Decision to take Islamic preacher to court ‘vindicated’
'It confirms that the days when Jewish communities and the Jewish people can be vilified and targeted with impunity are long gone'.
By Carly Adno
Wissam Haddad (left) leaves the Federal Court of Australia, in Sydney, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.. Photo: AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts
July 1, 2025, 1:08 pm
Federal Court finds Islamic preacher breached racial discrimination laws
Judge says Wissam Haddad conveyed 'disparaging imputations about Jewish people' that included 'age-old tropes against Jewish people that are fundamentally racist and antisemitic'
By Gareth Narunsky
ECAJ deputy president Robert Goot (centre) and co-CEO Peter Wertheim (right) arrive at the Federal Court of Australia, in Sydney on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Photo: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi
June 17, 2025, 12:50 pm
Judge reserves decision in racial hate case
“It’s a tragedy when our institutions fail us and citizens are left to fend for themselves," says Peter Wertheim.
By AJN STAFF
ECAJ deputy president Robert Goot (centre) and co-CEO Peter Wertheim (right) arrive at the Federal Court of Australia, in Sydney on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Photo: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi
June 11, 2025, 2:39 pm
ECAJ takes on Islamic hate preacher in court
The court is set to determine if Haddad – and Bankstown's Al Madina Dawah Centre, which posted videos of the sermons online – contravened the Racial Discrimination Act
By AJN STAFF
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