“I wish the Australians were with us”. Eighty years ago this week, as the Allies launched the greatest seaborne invasion in history, a key British general voiced what many were thinking. Knowing that the D-Day landings – the first step in liberating Western Europe from the Nazis – would beContinue Reading
From free hospital visits and dental care to food vouchers and metrocards, one state is moving to settle refugees fleeing violence in Gaza and Ukraine with a sweep of temporary benefits as they begin life anew in Australia. South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas, the grandson of Lithuanian and Hungarian refugees,Continue 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