Tag: Australia
Bondi Beach shooter loses bid to protect family members’ identities
The Islamist charged with murdering 15 people in the Dec. 14 shooting spree at a Chanukah party at Sydney’s Bondi Beach has lost a bid to protect the identities of family members, local media...
At some point, the country has to stop arguing with reality
Australia is an open, tolerant democracy and that is worth defending. But openness should never mean blindness.
Currently in the country, events are being organized to honor the memory of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the 86-year-old...
Australia opens Sydney terror inquiry
Australia’s high-powered federal inquiry into December’s antisemitic terrorist attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach began on Tuesday.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Jan. 8 the launch of the Royal Commission to investigate the Dec....
Australia: Man rams vehicle into Brisbane synagogue
Police have charged a man for ramming his vehicle into the front gates of a synagogue in Brisbane, Australia, on Friday evening.
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli tweeted on Saturday that “This will be very distressful...
Declassified Hamas memos confirm guilt of World Vision’s Gaza director
Israel came under criticism when, in 2016, it arrested World Vision’s Gaza director, Mohammed El Halabi, for working with Hamas. European diplomats, United Nations officials and so-called “humanitarian” NGOs accused Israel of condemning an...
Israel’s president to visit Down Under next week
Barring the outbreak of war with Iran, Israeli President Isaac Herzog is slated to visit Australia next week.
The five-day trip has drawn opposition from pro-Palestinian groups, with protests planned in major cities.
Herzog is expected...
Guy Sasson wins historic quad tennis title in Melbourne
Israeli wheelchair tennis player Guy Sasson (right) and his Dutch partner, Niels Vink, won the quad doubles wheelchair tennis title at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Jan. 30, 2026.
Israeli wheelchair tennis player Guy Sasson...
Australian city defers approval for menorah, angering Jews
“What happened in Stonnington Council was a slap in the face of the Jewish community,” said Dr. Dvir Abramovich, chair of the Melbourne-based Anti-Defamation Commission.
The Stonnington City Council in Australia has delayed approval for...
Israel deports foreign activist who supports Hamas
The Israel Police announced on Thursday that a “foreign activist” had been deported the previous day over support for the Hamas terrorist organization.
“As part of a focused operation by Judea and Samaria District detectives,...
World leaders praise Gaza agreement
World leaders from across the globe on Thursday welcomed Israel and Hamas’s agreement to the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s ceasefire deal, reflecting both intense global relief that the end to the...