Multiple people were seen being pulled from Sydney’s iconic Mardi Gras parade route by police, after a protest group fought with police and let off flares in front of NSW Labor’s float. Shocking video of the moment, just after 9.30pm, showed a woman from a pro-Palestinian protest group appearing toContinue Reading
ABC chair Ita Buttrose has doubled down on her support for David Anderson after the broadcaster’s union passed a vote of no confidence in the managing director. More than 100 of the ABC’s union staff rebuked Mr Anderson on Monday over his handling of the sacking of presenter Antoinette Lattouf,Continue Reading
Hundreds of protesters gathered on the front lawns of Parliament House in Canberra, waving Palestinian flags in front of a confronting display of white cloths laid out to represent children killed in Gaza. The cloths were placed in bundles, with names and ages of those who had died in theContinue Reading
Thousands of people have turned out for the “Set Them Free” rally in Sydney, where a Jewish-Australian leader has warned unless anti-Semitism was confronted by all, “it will devour once more”. Alex Ryvchin, co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, told the 5000-strong crowd gathered at Moore ParkContinue Reading
Concerning footage has captured the moment a woman and child shouted ‘f*** the Jews’ following an ‘anti-Israel’ rally in Sydney. The footage, which was shared by the Australian Jewish Association on social media, shows a woman and young boy walking through crowds at Coogee Beach, where a group of motorcycleContinue Reading
A motorbike and truck convoy, making its way through Sydney’s east, has copped criticism from both pro-Israel and pro-Palestine supporters, and branded “psychological warfare.” About a dozen riders from Al Quds community centre in Regents Park, their bikes adorned with Palestine flags, made their journey from Lidcombe to Coogee onContinue Reading
NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley was unable to recall when and what was spoken about in a phone call with Premier Chris Minns on the day of a pro-Palestinian protest which escalated at the Sydney Opera House. In the now highly criticised demonstration on October 8, attendees marched from theContinue Reading
Internal emails between NSW Police members have revealed senior staffers held concerns of a potential clash between Jewish and Palestinian community groups on the night of Sydney Opera House protests. In a tranche of documents released to the NSW parliament on Tuesday reveal NSW Police had reservations over the government’sContinue Reading
NSW Police have revealed footage of a man who was filmed throwing a flare while attending the controversial pro-Palestinian protests at the Sydney Opera House last week. The demonstration descended into chaos after a small group of protesters lit flares and burned the Israeli flag, while chanting offensive, anti-Semitic phrases.Continue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has “unequivocally” condemned terrorist attacks by Hamas militants in Israel as Australia’s leaders clashed over the nation’s response to escalating war conflict in Gaza. Speaking to parliament, Mr Albanese said unfolding violence in Israel and Gaza had caused deep distress across the Australian community and calledContinue Reading