7 October was not the start of antisemitism in Australia. For as long as there have been Jewish Australians, there has been an undercurrent of antisemitism in this country. In recent years, that undercurrent has grown significantly. Dr RYANÂ (Kooyong) (16:14): None of...
The electorate of Wentworth has the country’s highest proportion of Jewish Australians, and my community is scared. The horrific attacks by Hamas on 7 October have not only created a war in Israel and Gaza; they’re causing an unprecedented rise in...
In recent days and weeks, we saw that with Hamas on 7 October and, since then, in the Middle East. The Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Bill 2023 goes some of the way to addressing some of the wrong that is in the...
I’m very concerned about the serious and growing increase in antisemitism in Australia. There’s been a 482 per cent increase in the past seven weeks alone. It is the worst since World War II, and it is something I thought we would never see in Australia....
It’s so important that we don’t let hate divide us, especially during these very challenging times. My heart goes out to the innocent men, women and children of Palestine, Israel and Ukraine and their families here in Australia who are currently suffering....