Jewish Council of Australia in the media
Our appearances in local and national media
Max Kaiser speaks to ABC Drive Sydney about the government’s hate speech bill
Executive Officer Max Kaiser recently spoke to ABC Drive Sydney about the government’s hate speech bill. Below is an excerpt from his appearance. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jewish Council of Australia (@jewishcouncil) Click here to listen to the excerpt directly on our Instagram page.
Antony Loewenstein quoted by NBC about the government’s response to the Bondi attack
Advisory Committee member Antony Loewenstein was recently quoted by NBC for a story titled “‘It’ll never be the same again’: Bondi Beach attack shatters life for Australia’s Jewish residents”. Below is an excerpt from his comments in the story. I think [the laws are] an absolute abomination. They are rushed, not thought through, and they’re…
Ohad Kozminsky speaks to SBS about Isaac Herzog’s proposed visit
Executive member Ohad Kozminsky recently spoke to SBS for a story titled “Israeli president’s planned post-Bondi-attack visit to Australia draws mixed reaction”. Below is an excerpt from his comments in the story. A visit from the head of a foreign country that has been committing genocide will only inflame tensions and exacerbate division in our…
Ohad Kozminsky speaks to Canberra Times about the proposed laws in response to the Bondi massacre
Executive member Ohad Kozminsky recently spoke to Canberra Times for a story titled “Canberra’s pro-Palestine Jews want freedom of speech protected in new laws”. Below is an excerpt from his comments in the story. It is not a contradiction to be horrified by the massacre of Bondi and to be entirely against it and at…
Naama Blatman and Antony Loewenstein speak to al Jazeera for story “The spin and misinformation around Bondi was inevitable”
Executive Member Naama Blatman and Advisory Committee Antony Loewenstein recently spoke to al Jazeera for a story titled “The spin and misinformation around Bondi was inevitable”. Below is al Jazeera’s description of the segment: The horrific Bondi Beach attack in Australia was pulled into Israel’s global information war this past week. As blame was directed…
Antony Loewenstein column in Middle East Eye: “Israel’s propaganda machine endangers every Jew on the planet – including me”
Advisory Committee member Antony Loewenstein recently had a piece published in Middle East Eye “Israel’s propaganda machine endangers every Jew on the planet – including me”. Below is an excerpt from the start of the piece: Within hours of the horrific, antisemitic attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney this month, the Israeli government and its…
Green Left covers Jewish Council Chanukah vigil
Green Left recently published a story about the Jewish Council-hosted Chanukah vigil titled “Naarm community unites for Chanukah vigil”. Below is an excerpt from the start of the story. More than 300 people gathered for a Chanukah vigil called by the Jewish Council of Australia (JCA) in Naarm/Melbourne on December 21 to commemorate the lives…
Dr Naama Blatman quoted in SBS and The Guardian about Minns’ protest ban
Executive Member Dr Naama Blatman was recently quoted by SBS and the Guardian. Below is an excerpt from her comments: We call on the Minns government and members of the NSW parliament not to politicise our grief and not to capitalise on our tragedy, not to pass laws that stifle our freedoms and punish us…
Sarah Schwartz speaks at the Bondi massacre community vigil
Executive Officer Sarah Schwartz spoke at the interfaith and intercommunity vigil on Sunday night to mourn the victims of the Bondi massacre. Below is an excerpt from her speech. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jewish Council of Australia (@jewishcouncil) Click here to watch the excerpt on Instagram.
Mas Kaiser quoted by SBS about the rise of the far right in Australia
Executive Officer Max Kaiser was recently quoted in an SBS story titled “From fringe to frontline: How Australia’s far right gained mainstream attention in 2025”. Below is an excerpt from his comments in the story. The hate these fascists feel for Jews is the same hate they show for First Nations Australians, Muslims, queer people…
Bart Shteinman speaks to ABC about his reflections on the aftermath of the Bondi attack
Executive Member Bart Shteinman recently spoke to the ABC for a piece titled “In the darkest week, the search for the light begins”. Below is an excerpt from his comments in the story. In the context of everything that’s happened over the last two years, we are an incredibly divided community. Those divisions cut through…
Max Kaiser speaks to ABC: How to turn feelings of helplessness into support after the Bondi attack
Executive Officer Max Kaiser recently spoke to ABC for a story titled “How to turn feelings of helplessness into support after the Bondi attack”. Below is an excerpt from his comments in the story. We need a collective community response to these horrific events[…]We really need people to understand that racism can’t be solved with…
Sarah Schwartz appears on The Beinart Notebook: After the Bondi Chanukah Massacre
Executive Officer Sarah Schwartz recently appeared on The Beinart Notebook on an episode titled “After the Bondi Chanukah Massacre”. Click here to watch her appearance. (Full episode requires subscription but a 10 minute excerpt is available for free.)
Max Kaiser speaks to The Guardian about NSW Labor’s response to the Bondi attack
Executive Officer Max Kaiser recently spoke to The Guardian for an article titled “‘Protests had nothing to do with the attacks’: activists condemn premier’s plan to restrict rallies after Bondi shooting”. An excerpt from his quoted comments is below: It’s disturbing that the media and politicians are maligning this movement when there exists very real…
Max Kaiser speaks to BBC about Albanese’s response to the Bondi attack
Executive Officer Max Kaiser recently spoke to BBC for a story titled “Australian PM announces crackdown on hate speech after Bondi shooting”. Below is an excerpt from his comments in the story. If education initiatives like university scorecards become a form of ideological policing […] they will only make Jews less safe, and do the…
Max Kaiser speaks to The Guardian about Labor’s plan to combat antisemitism
Executive Officer Max Kaiser recently spoke to the Guardian for a story titled “Peak Jewish body calls Labor’s plan to combat antisemitism an essential ‘first step’ but some warn it risks division”. An excerpt from his comments is below. Our grief should not be used as a political weapon, nor as an excuse to pursue…
New piece by Tahlia Bowen in Cheek Media – “After Bondi: In grief, we must come together”
Jewish Council member Tahlia Bowen has recently had a piece published in Cheek Media titled “After Bondi: In grief, we must come together”. An excerpt from the start is below: I didn’t reach for my phone as easily on Monday morning. Instead, I let my alarm ring out, dreading what might have transpired during my…
Max Kaiser speaks to Deepcut News about the response to the Bondi attack
Executive Officer Max Kaiser recently spoke to Deepcut news for an article titled “Jewish Council urges ‘pushback’ against divisive rhetoric after Bondi attack”. An excerpt from his comments is below: It’s clear we are all hurting and all see the great danger of this moment. The worst thing that could happen now would be responses…
Sarah Schwartz appears on Jewish Currents podcast: Processing the Attack at Bondi Beach
Executive Officer Sarah Schwartz recently appeared on the “On The Nose” podcast by Jewish Currents episode titled “Processing the Attack at Bondi Beach”. Below is a description of the episode from the show-notes: On this episode of On the Nose, Jewish Currents editor-in-chief Arielle Angel and senior editor Mari Cohen spoke with Sarah Schwartz, the…
Max Kaiser speaks to CNN: after Bondi, how do we move forward?
Executive Officer Max Kaiser recently spoke to CNN about the Bondi massacre. See an excerpt from his segment below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jewish Council of Australia (@jewishcouncil) Click here to watch the excerpt on Instagram.
