Jewish Council of Australia news & media
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Statement: Jewish Council stands with First Nations people
September 1, 2025 The Jewish Council of Australia stands with First Nations people after the cowardly Nazi attack on Camp […]
Statement: White supremacist rallies threaten us all
August 31, 2025 The “March for Australia” rallies planned for Sunday 31 August are organised by white supremacists, with heavy […]
CAMPAIGN: Is your mayor attending a far-right junket?
Across the country, our local mayors and councillors are being offered all-expenses-paid trips to a so-called “antisemitism summit” on the […]
Max Kaiser speaks to Deepcut News about Lorraine Finlay’s attendance at the Antisemitism Summit
Executive Officer Max Kaiser recently spoke to Deepcut News for an article titled “Australian Human Rights Commissioner to speak at […]
Media Release: Jewish Council condemn mayors’ and councillors’ junket to far-right “antisemitism summit”
August 23, 2025 Mayors and councillors — elected to represent their communities — are being offered free flights, accommodation, and […]
Max Kaiser quoted by Canberra Times regarding Netanyahu’s criticism of the PM
Executive Officer Max Kaiser was recently quoted by Canberra Times in an article titled “Jewish group decries ‘reckless’ Netanyahu attacks […]
Bart Shteinman speaks to The Guardian about Netanyahu’s attack on Albanese
Executive Member Bart Shteinman recently spoke to The Guardian for an article about Netanyahu’s attack on Albanese. An excerpt of […]
Bart Shteinman quoted by SMH about Simcha Rothman’s visa cancellation
Executive Member Bart Shteinman was recently quoted by SMH for an article titled “Israeli visa cancellation: Benjamin Netanyahu blasts Anthony […]
Australasian Muslim Times interviews Max Kaiser
The Australasian Muslim Times recently interviewed Executive Officer Max Kaiser “to find out more about the organisation and discuss Jewish-Muslim […]
Sarah Schwartz quoted by The Age about Australia’s recognition of Palestine
Executive Officer Sarah Schwartz was recently quoted by The Age in reaction to Australia’s recognition of Palestine. An excerpt of […]
Media Release: Recognition of the State of Palestine must be combined with principled action to stop Israel’s intensifying genocide in Gaza
The Jewish Council of Australia affirms the Palestinian people’s fundamental right to self-determination—a right that has been systematically denied by […]
Dr Na’ama Carlin speaks to SBS Hebrew about participating in March for Humanity
Executive Member Dr Na’ama Carlin recently spoke to SBS Hebrew about her reasons for participating in March for Humanity, her […]
Media Release: Jewish Council backs march across Sydney Harbour Bridge
Tens of thousands of people will march across Sydney Harbour Bridge tomorrow afternoon in the momentous March for Humanity – […]
Crikey covers independent review that vindicates Sarah Schwartz against allegations from The Australian
Crikey has recently published a story titled News Corp smear campaign against Sarah Schwartz demolished by independent review. An excerpt […]
MEDIA ALERT: Independent review finds no racist or antisemitic content at QUT Symposium
An independent review by The Honourable John Middleton AM KC into the National Symposium on Unifying Anti-Racist Research has found […]
Off White: The Truth about Antisemitism – a Jewish Council Conversation with Rachel Shabi
As authoritarian ‘antisemitism’ plans and envoys continue to distort our politics at home and abroad, it has become difficult to […]
Sarah Schwartz on ABC’s Afternoon Briefing to speak about the antisemitism report
Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to Patricia Karvelas on ABC’s Afternoon Briefing about the Special Envoy’s report about combatting antisemitism. Click […]
Sarah Schwartz speaks to 7am Podcast about the Special Envoy’s plan to Combat Antisemitism in Australia
Executive Officer Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to 7am Podcast about the Special Envoy’s plan and “on the rise in antisemitism […]
Na’ama Carlin piece in Crikey: “How to silence academic speech on Palestine”
Executive Member Dr Na’ama Carlin has recently had a piece published in Crikey titled How to silence academic speech on […]
Louise Adler piece in The Guardian about the special envoy’s plan
Advisory Committee member Louise Adler has recently had a piece published in The Guardian titled The special envoy’s plan is […]
