National Press Club invites official accused of making antisemitic remarks Australian Jewish News, 28 September 2023 The National Press Club has invited a United Nations official who has been accused of making remarks using antisemitic themes to give an address. Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for Palestinian Human Rights, is appearing at the event in […]

Australian Jewish News 14 September 2023 (link) UIA, in partnership with Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) and Taglit, are once again excited to be sending 40 young adults on a Birthright trip of a lifetime. Participants from across Australia will embark on a journey to experience Israel in a way that others probably never will […]

In early August, after a Palestinian opened fire on a Tel Aviv street, injuring a police officer (who later succumbed to his wounds) before being shot and killed himself, the ABC chose to run this headline: “Palestinian man killed in Tel Aviv shooting that leaves another critically injured” The ZFA submitted a complaint to the […]

‘Wake up, mate’: Fighting antisemitism in Australian education – opinion Jerusalem Post, 5 September 2023 I have been a student in Australia for most of my life. And so when I visited last week and spoke to university students about the rise in antisemitic incidents, I was alarmed to say the least. The “no worries” […]

Two in three Jewish uni students face anti-Semitism The Australian, 14 August 2023 https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/two-in-three-jewish-uni-students-face-antisemitism/news-story/78051f7b151133e188169e4a1fce1dd7 Almost two-thirds of Jewish university students say they have experienced anti-Semitism on campus, while some are avoiding going to university in person out of fear of vilification, a survey commissioned by peak Jewish bodies has revealed. The nationwide survey by the […]

Survey finds two thirds of Jewish students face anti-Semitism, anti-Israel attacks at university Daily Telegraph, 15 August 2023 https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/new-south-wales-education/survey-finds-two-thirds-of-jewish-students-face-antisemitism-antiisrael-attacks-at-university/news-story/47aa514d66b9c46fe94965f3285986b8 Leftist groups on campuses across the country have been “ostracising” and harassing Jewish students, with a national survey revealing two thirds of Jews have faced anti-Semitism from their university peers – and staff. Jewish university students […]

Survey results from Zionist Federation of Australia report described as ‘heartbreaking’ Herald Sun, 15 August 2023 https://www.heraldsun.com.au/victoria-education/australasian-union-of-jewish-students-president-alissa-foster-says-survey-results-are-heartbreaking/news-story/0b23164af93dd478d722ac6ad43c6846 More than half of all Jewish students are hiding their faith or avoiding classes altogether to avoid antisemitism on campus, a damning report has found. Jewish university students are hiding their faith, removing religious clothing and avoiding class […]

Canberra Times opinion piece (original article here), by Bren Carlill Last weekend, the Victorian state Labor conference passed a resolution calling on the Albanese government to recognise Palestinian statehood. This came a couple of days after former Labor foreign minister Gareth Evans published his case for doing the same. The last few Labor national conferences have passed resolutions […]

Yoni Bashan, The Australian, 27 February. PwC Australia is the latest supporting partner to distance itself from the Adelaide Festival over its platforming of two journalists known for publishing anti-Semitic slurs and hate speech to their online audiences. The accounting firm’s logo seemingly vanished from the festival’s website over the weekend following a litany of […]

Michael Pelly, Financial Review, 21 February 2023. Australia’s largest law firm, MinterEllison, will cut ties with the Adelaide Festival over the inclusion of two Palestinian writers with a track record of hostility against Jewish people and Ukraine. Minters chief executive Virginia Briggs said in statement on Tuesday morning that the firm had not only withdrawn […]

Yoni Bashan and Christine Lacy, The Australian, 21 February 2023. Law firm MinterEllison is in damage control and facing internal ructions from partners over its sponsorship of the Adelaide Festival and the platforming of two writers known for their unabashed hatred of Jews. Margin Call has confirmed that MinterEllison chief executive Virginia Briggs has ordered the removal […]

Jeremy Leibler, The Australian, 20 February 2023 It’s telling to compare the fracas generated last year by Sydney Festival’s inclusion of a dance performance created by an Israeli and sponsored by the embassy of Israel with the scenario playing out at this year’s Adelaide Writers’ Week. The catalyst for confected outrage and intimidation of artists […]