A senior Labor figure has ruled out the expulsion and suspension of first-time West Australian senator Fatima Payman after she voted against the government on a Greens motion recognising the statehood of Palestine. On Tuesday afternoon, the 29-year-old defied her colleagues and became the first Labor member to cross theContinue Reading
Jewish leaders have welcomed the return of four hostages taken captive by Hamas militants following a rescue operation carried out by the Israeli military. Local officials reported more than 200 Palestinians were killed and more than 400 were injured after Israeli forces heavily bombarded Nuseirat refugee camp in central GazaContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese says it’s “not appropriate” a West Australian Labor senator used a controversial chant when she broke ranks with the government’s position on Palestine, as the Coalition heaps on pressure on him to “take action”. On Wednesday, Fatima Payman blindsided her party when she accused Israel of committing genocideContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has hit back at Karl Stefanovic after he compared Palestine and Hamas to a block of Cadbury’s Top Deck chocolate. The Prime Minister was quick to tell the Today show host he’d got it all wrong when asked about a recent speech that suggested Australia could be aContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has confirmed his government will support a proposal to make “doxxing” illegal, after the private information of hundreds of Jewish Australian artists and creatives were published. The social media profiles, pictures, and occupation of 600 Jewish-Australians from a WhatsApp group was shared online in a downloadable spreadsheet —Continue Reading
Police have delivered a bombshell update in their investigation into shocking alleged anti-Semitic phrases chanted during a pro-Palestine protest at the Sydney Opera House. Video and audio clips from the Opera House protest, which took place on October 9, just two days after Hamas terrorists slaughtered hundreds of Jewish men,Continue Reading
Hundreds of students have walked out of high schools across Melbourne in support of Palestine and to send a message to politicians who encouraged them to just stay in class. “We are high school students and we understand the truth so why doesn’t everyone else?” one student said in anContinue Reading
Hundreds of students walked out of high schools across Melbourne to express their support for Palestine on Thursday – in defiance of the politicians who’d encouraged them to stay in class. The rally started on the steps of Flinders Street Station and made its way through the Melbourne CBD fromContinue Reading
The owner of a rival jumping castle operator in Western Sydney has received death threats and abusive phone calls, after her business was incorrectly identified as the company who refused a booking from a Jewish school. On Tuesday it was revealed the owner of Western Sydney Jump refused a bookingContinue Reading
Australian Jews could soon take-up self-defence classes to defend against possible assaults, as the community grapples with a wave of anti-Semitic abuse and hatred in the wake of the October 7 Israel-Gaza war. The Australian Jewish Association, a grassroots social media page that tracks alleged anti-Semitic attacks, said on SundayContinue Reading