Jewish Council of Australia news & media
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jewish Council petition against Victoria’s proposed anti-protest laws covered in The Guardian
A petition organised by the Jewish Council against Victoria’s proposed anti-protest laws was recently covered by The Guardian. An excerpt […]
Max Kaiser criticism of the antisemitism plan quoted in The Guardian
Executive Officer Dr Max Kaiser was recently quoted by The Guardian in a story titled Australian envoy’s antisemitism plan criticised […]
Max Kaiser quoted by SMH about the antisemitism report
Executive Officer Dr Max Kaiser was recently quoted by SMH for a story titled Jewish groups back antisemitism report, while […]
Ohad Kozminsky speaks to SMH: “Melbourne grapples with antisemitism and the blaming of weekly pro-Palestine protests”
Executive Member Ohad Kozminsky recently spoke to SMH for a story titled Melbourne grapples with antisemitism and the blaming of […]
Max Kaiser speaks to SBS about the Special Envoy’s recommendations to combat antisemitism
Executive Officer Dr Max Kaiser recently spoke to SBS for a story titled Mixed reaction from Jewish groups to antisemitism […]
Deepcut covers Jewish Council’s exclusion from anti-hate taskforce
Deepcut recently published a story about the Jewish Council’s exclusion from the anti-hate taskforce. An excerpt from the opening: The […]
Max Kaiser quoted in Al Jazeera about the plan to combat antisemitism
Executive Officer Dr Max Kaiser was recently quoted in Al Jazeera in a story titled Defund universities that allow anti-Semitism, […]
Max Kaiser speaks to the ABC about the plan to combat antisemitism
Executive Officer Dr Max Kaiser recently spoke to the ABC as part of a story titled Envoy calls for action […]
Max Kaiser quoted in 9 News about the plan to combat antisemitism
Executive Officer Dr Max Kaiser was recently quoted by 9 News about the plan to combat antisemitism. Below is an […]
