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Jewish Council slams Special Envoy’s ‘Trumpian’ roadmap for antisemitism

MEDIA RELEASE 2026 The Jewish Council of Australia has condemned Special Envoy Jillian Segal’s latest report on antisemitism, […] ...
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Jewish Council condemns Victoria Opposition Leader Jess Wilson’s threat to crack down on protest and criminalise pro-Palestinian phrases

MEDIA RELEASE 26 October 2026 The Jewish Council of Australia condemns the political threats made by Opposition Leader Jess ...
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‘Changing the figurehead does not change the apartheid system’ says Jewish Council as Israeli election results roll in

MEDIA RELEASE 28 October 2026 As Israel’s election result remains unclear, the Jewish Council of Australia reminds the ...
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Here Where We Live is Our Country: Molly Crabapple In Conversation with Omar Musa (South Coast)

What happens when we recover a Jewish political history that is too often forgotten? Join New York Times bestselling author, […] ...
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Jewish Council Rejects Special Envoy’s antisemitism plan

The Jewish Council of Australia has today warned that the newly released Special Envoy’s Plan to Combat Antisemitism risks undermining Australia’s democratic freedoms, inflaming community divisions, ...
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Media Release: Unity, safety and prevention — not fulfilling divisive pro-Israel wishlist — must guide the Government’s response to Bondi attack

In the wake of the horrific antisemitic attack in Bondi, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today made a series of announcements in regard to combatting antisemitism and stated that the Government would ...
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Jewish Council of Australia slams universities’ adoption of dangerous, politicised and unworkable antisemitism definition

Today, Australia’s 39 universities endorsed a dangerous and politicised definition of antisemitism which threatens academic freedom, will have a chilling effect on legitimate criticism of Israel, and ...
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Petition: say no to Herzog visiting Australia

NOTE: This petition is now closed, to keep up to date with future petitions, sign up to our newsletter. Prime Minister Albanese will be rolling out the red carpet for a visit from Israeli President ...
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Jewish Coalition Opposes Anti-Democratic Antisemitism Plan, Calls for United, Whole-of Society Approach

The Jewish Council of Australia joins a coalition of nine Jewish organisations in releasing an open letter urging the Australian Government to reject the plan proposed by Australia’s Special Envoy to ...