Jewish Council of Australia news & media
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Crikey and WSWS report on media’s misrepresentations of Sarah Schwartz
Crikey recently reported on the media’s misrepresentation of Sarah’s speech, and WSWS (World Socialist Web Site) reported on the Murdoch […]
Read Sarah Schwartz’s article in the Guardian and speech in full – when Peter Dutton and the Coalition use the Jewish community as political footballs it makes all of us less safe
Dear supporters, Today, our Executive Officer Sarah Schwartz published this article in the Guardian, about how Peter Dutton and the […]
Offensive smear campaign by the Murdoch Press against the Jewish Council’s anti-racism work and Sarah Schwartz
Dear supporters, Today marks 237 years since the commencement of the violent dispossession of First Nations peoples from this land. […]
BBC cites Jewish Council in story about the Australian police’s investigation about whether antisemitic attacks are being funded overseas
The Jewish Council has recently spoken to the BBC for a story about the Australian police’s investigation into the recent […]
Sarah Schwartz speaks to The Guardian about the recent antisemitic attacks in Sydney
Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to The Guardian about the recent antisemitic attacks in Sydney. An excerpt from Sarah’s response quoted […]
Sarah Schwartz speaks to ABC about the Government’s announcement of a national antisemitic crime database
Sarah Schwartz recently responded to the Government’s announcement of a national antisemitic crime database. Click here to listen to the […]
Max Kaiser speaks to Crikey and Pedestrian about the limited effects of a law and order approach in addressing racism in Australia
Max Kaiser recently to Crikey and Pedestrian about the limited effects of a law and order approach that doesn’t get […]
Sarah Schwartz speaks to ABC Mornings about ensuring that people can protest
Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to ABC Mornings about the recent protests and the right to protest. Click here to listen […]
Max Kaiser speaks to the Daily Mail about the recent antisemitic attacks
Max Kaiser recently spoke to the Daily Mail about the recent antisemitic attacks. An excerpt of Max’s statements quoted in […]
Max Kaiser speaks to Al Jazeera calling out Elon Musk’s unambiguous Nazi-salute
Max Kaiser recently spoke to Al Jazeera, calling out Elon Musk’s unambiguous Nazi-salute at Trump’s inauguration celebration, cautioning about the […]
Joint statement on recent hate crimes in Australia
[Image credit] Human Rights Watch, Jewish Council of Australia, Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, Australian National Imams Council, Human Rights […]
Antisemitic arson attack on childcare centre in Maroubra
This morning, a childcare centre was set alight and graffitied with antisemitic words. This is only the latest in a […]
Jewish Council speaks to the Guardian, 6 News and AAP about the ceasefire
Sarah Schwartz and Max Kaiser have recently spoken to a range of news outlets about the ceasefire. Click here to […]
Advisory Member Antony Lowenstein speaks to CNN about the ceasefire deal
Antony Loewenstein recently spoke to CNN about the ceasefire deal and its implications for Gaza’s future. Click here to watch […]
Ceasefire deal: relief, mourning and hope for a future of peace, justice and accountability
[Image credit] Yesterday we woke to news that Israel had agreed to a ceasefire deal with Hamas, many details of […]
Sarah Schwartz speaks to ABC about the recent attack on Allawah synagogue
Sarah Schwartz recently spoke to ABC about the recent attack on Allawah synagogue. Click here to read the article.
Jewish Council condemns graffiti attack on Synagogue
The Jewish Council of Australia strongly condemns the antisemitic graffiti vandalism at the Allawah synagogue in southern Sydney which uses […]
Executive Member Ohad Kozminsky speaks to SBS about the proposed changes to protest laws in Victoria
Executive Member Ohad Kozminsky recently spoke to SBS about the proposed changes to protest laws in Victoria. From the episode’s […]
Sarah Schwartz appearance on The Briefing podcast
Sarah Schwartz recently appeared on The Briefing podcast on an episode called “The politics of a Jewish synagogue fire attack: […]
Sarah Schwartz appears on ABC Radio National to discuss the fallout from the arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue
Sarah Schwartz recently appeared on ABC Radio National in a segment titled Need to address “festering racism” in Australia says […]
